Business Keys To Success: Discernment

“Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought. Discernment is an indispensable quality for any leader who desires to maximize effectiveness.”—John Maxwell

 Over the years in my personal business coaching practice I have observed clients with a great deal of discernment. They always see the opportunities before others and they also see the dangers before others. Whether you are a self-employed business owner, entrepreneur, solo professional, corporate manager or corporate executive discernment can serve you well personally and professionally.

Discernment—Get to the Heart of the Matter
Whether you are starting your own business, running a small business or working in a large corporation you are required to lead in some shape or form. The way you lead is to get to the heart of whatever is holding you or your organization back from progress. Most of us have to deal with complexity and some chaos daily.
It’s hard to get a complete picture to get to the heart of the matter. You have to use discernment to complete a partial picture by using your intuition to fill in the missing pieces. Only when you do that can you get to the heart of the matter.

Discernment Will Enhance Your Problem Solving Ability
If you can see the root issue of a problem, you are much more likely to able to solve it. As a leader, the closer you are to working in your strength areas the stronger your intuition will be to see root causes. And if you are not in your areas of strength have team members who are strong in the areas you are not who can tap into their discernment to find the root causes.

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