| Are you working in a company or law firm where | | | | Great synthesizers are nothing new. Plato and |
| executive coaches help today's leaders develop | | | | Aristotle sought to organize all human knowledge, |
| their leadership capability? Does your company or | | | | as did Augustine, Aquinas and others philosophical |
| law firm provide executive coaching and leadership | | | | giants. Today, scholars like E.O. Wilson continue the |
| development for high potentials and high | | | | tradition, which is more difficult and critical than |
| performing leaders? | | | | ever before. (Human knowledge apparently |
| One of the most powerful questions you can ask | | | | doubles every few years.) Without synthesis, |
| is "Do I have a synthesizing mind?" Emotionally | | | | much of this knowledge is unusable. |
| intelligent and socially intelligent organizations | | | | The good news? |
| provide executive coaching and leadership | | | | You can learn to be a better synthetic thinker. |
| development for today' leaders at all levels of the | | | | Start by understanding the different types of |
| organization. | | | | syntheses, such as narratives (perhaps the oldest |
| The Synthesizing Mind | | | | form). Think of stories from the Bible, myths and |
| The synthesizing mind is adept at selecting crucial | | | | legends, or finely crafted historical works. |
| information from the copious amounts available, | | | | Working with a seasoned executive coach trained |
| across disciplines. This requires the skill of pattern | | | | in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership |
| recognition. You must recognize important new | | | | assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI |
| information and skills and then incorporate them | | | | 260 can help company leaders learning how to |
| into your knowledge base and professional | | | | create a synthesizing mind. You can become a |
| repertoire. You must discern what merits your | | | | leader who models emotional intelligence and social |
| attention and what to ignore, organizing this | | | | intelligence, and who inspires people to become |
| information in ways that make sense to yourself | | | | fully engaged with the vision and mission of your |
| and others. | | | | company or law firm. |