Never stop learning

I read about a book a week in the evenings and on weekends. Given the rapidly changing world we live in, my reading choices consist of books and blogs covering financial markets and trends, changes in consumer marketing as well as management and leadership development.

I’ve found the more I learn, especially from industries different than my own, the more new ideas and perspectives I can bring to my organization.

The Harvard Business Review blog sums up the importance of learning:

“Today, the challenge for leaders at every level is no longer just to out-hustle, out-muscle, and out-maneuver the competition. It is to out-think the competition in ways big and small… Are you learning as fast as the world is changing?”

The blog looks at three “habits of mind” that help keep leaders learning: