episode 51 - the word is bostryx
Happy New Year!
Welcome to the first episode of the second season of ‘The Word is Leadership’. I hope you had a chance to recharge over the break. If you’re new here, you can catch up on season one by listening to previous episodes or checking out our eBooks and paperback on Amazon ( https://amzn.to/3DlzlKv ).
Today, the word is "bostryx," a botanical term for a type of cymose inflorescence and, honestly, I have no idea what this means, so we’re in uncharted territory.
This situation is a perfect opportunity to discuss how to generate possibilities when we have no idea what’s going on. I outline four techniques I use to create possibilities in such situations:
Be Literal: Stick closely to your purpose and apply it literally (n our case, it’s finding a leadership lesson from a random word not from its definition). This broadens your horizons.
Be Analogue: Use analogies to relate the unknown to something familiar. It will help you to travel down new paths while keeping to the destination.
Be Random: Use your immediate environment to spark ideas. Everything around you can serve as inspiration if you remain open to it.
Be Contrarian: Challenge assumptions by looking at the opposite perspective. Turn a negative connotation into a positive lesson or vice versa.
In closing, I invite you to share your techniques for generating possibilities. Comment on thewordisleadership.com or on the platform where you listen to this podcast. What methods do you use to create new ideas?
Thank you for joining me as we kick off season two. I’m excited for the journey ahead and look forward to uncovering more leadership insights with you.