Idea 35: Making time to think

One of the most impressive leaders I have known personally was Field Marshal Lord Montgomery. He believed that any leader in a high position must be ruthless about one thing – the use of his time. Listen to what he has to say:

What advice can be offered to a leader: He must discipline himself and lead a carefully regulated and ordered life. He must allow a certain amount of time for quiet thought and reflection; the best times are in the early morning, and in the evening. The quality, good or bad, of any action which is to be taken will vary directly with the time spent in thinking; against this, he must not be rigid; his decisions and plans must be readily adaptable to changing situations. A certain ruthlessness ...

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