This is the 2nd in a 3-part series of podcasts dedicated to exploring seemingly innocent behaviors that are frustrating managers and can stall an individual’s growth at work. 

 This week we tackle the topic of the rapid responses approach to work, with a stronger focus on getting something done versus producing high-quality work.

 At its core, this behavior is frustrating others because it stalls progress.

 In this podcast, Leslie revisits her conversation with Dr. Saundra Schrock to link our brain’s activities (default, automatic thinking) and prior experiences that lead us to respond quickly versus intentional, strategic thinking.

 Key topics covered include:

• Few to no answers to questions or problems at work have automatic answers.
• How automatic thinking leads to mistakes, lapses in judgment, & negative results.
• Developing foresight as the antidote to automatic thinking.

 Leslie shares a couple of exercises that help individuals measure their intentional thinking and steps to strengthen it.

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