Leaders and managers have to become better students of people and of human nature. We spend our time understanding processes and things rather than on understanding people.
‘People’ is obviously a big subject, but you can narrow it down and start with the things that are relevant to what you want to achieve.
So, what do you want to achieve? What do you need to know about people to do it? Are you failing to connect? Do you struggle to understand people’s motivations? Are there reasons why you don’t trust them or won’t delegate to them? Find the focus for your learning.
Investing in people knowledge and human understanding will give you a competitive advantage. It’s not exactly a crowded space. Most business professionals are somewhere else.
Ken Carroll