{"id":29010,"date":"2020-07-15T02:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurazaliah\/?p=29010"},"modified":"2020-07-15T02:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:31:44","slug":"why-the-greatest-ceos-are-objective-thinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurazaliah\/2020\/07\/15\/why-the-greatest-ceos-are-objective-thinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Greatest CEOs Are Objective Thinkers"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"sc-fznzqM gFAFms article__header\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-AxhCb cdLcJg h2\">Interesting article from Inc.com<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"sc-AxhUy jVzrXj h3\">Taking your feelings out of the equation changes how you look at a problem&#8211;for the better.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-fzowVh jHVhzm social\">\n<ul class=\"social__list\">\n<li class=\"social__item\"><span class=\"sc-fzqNJr jfWdSf eyebrow\">BY <a title=\"Read more Inc. articles by Jim Schleckser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/author\/jim-schleckser\">JIM SCHLECKSER<\/a>, CEO, INC. CEO PROJECT<\/span><span class=\"sc-fzqNJr dwZcWF eyebrow\">@INCCEOPROJECT<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article class=\"sc-fzonjX bAWnqz article__body\">\n<figure class=\"sc-fznZeY LEPeo image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.incimages.com\/uploaded_files\/image\/1920x1080\/GettyImages-494882142_434569.jpg\" alt=\"Why the Greatest CEOs Are Objective Thinkers\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-fzplWN iNcZKM caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-fznYue bdaiIG avatar\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ModernArticleBody__cleanBodyText__sNffF article-body\">\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>I&#8217;ll never forget my own experience as a young man when I witnessed a horrific car accident. The incident taught me that there&#8217;s one critical trait that great\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jeff-steen\/why-as-ceo-you-need-to-make-your-apologies-personal.html\">CEOs<\/a>\u00a0and doctors share in common&#8211;they are capable of taking a clinical approach to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/chris-heivly\/are-you-a-problem-spotter-or-a-problem-solver.html\">problem-solving<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>After sending someone else to call 911, I went to the scene to help. I was a Boy Scout, after all, and knew my first aid. But I wasn&#8217;t prepared for what I saw on the scene. One person had died on impact while another had his legs trapped in the wreckage&#8211;it was terrible. When the EMTs arrived, they had to basically cut the car away to save the life of the passenger in the back and remove the body of the one in the front.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But I distinctly remember that the first EMT\u00a0arrived at the scene directly from her home and\u00a0clearly became emotionally involved with the wreck. She was distraught at the scene and had become essentially helpless as she watched others work. I later learned that she decided to quit because it was too much for her. She was unable to believe, as other EMTs train themselves to say, &#8220;this is not my accident.&#8221; What that means is that they understand the need to avoid falling prisoner to their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/lee-colan\/what-science-says-about-mastering-your-emotions.html\">emotions\u00a0<\/a>when lives are at stake. Her emotions took over and the logical mind she needed to fix the problem left her for the moment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"native_mid_article_injection\">\n<div id=\"native_mid_article_inject\" class=\"adElement AdContainer__adContainer__3lfQm \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>Strong leaders are able to adopt an impartial and neutral mindset rather than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jim-schleckser\/the-secret-formula-to-hard-conversations.html\">an emotional one<\/a>\u00a0when facing thorny challenges. We&#8217;re often not at our best when we&#8217;re letting our emotions dictate our decision making, engaging the fight-or-flight section of our brain. Some situations require us to zoom out and find an objective way to solve the problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The same logic is true for CEOs. I&#8217;m not saying that EMTs and CEOs are emotionless robots&#8211;they shouldn&#8217;t be. They&#8217;re passionate and empathetic humans like the rest of us, especially when it comes to their company and their employees. But when leaders\u00a0approach an emotionally-charged situation, the best\u00a0have learned how to rise above and analyze it from a more objective and clinical standpoint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve often seen CEOs struggle with this over the course of my career&#8211;especially those CEOs who wear their emotions on their sleeves, charging people up through their presence. Just think back to the many different difficult situations in your own life where people&#8217;s livelihoods were at stake to understand how emotionally charged running a business can be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But you just can&#8217;t make logical decisions when your emotions are in control. You need to find a way to become more dispassionate&#8211;just like a doctor facing a difficult life-saving surgery&#8211;if you want to perform optimally and make the best possible decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standardText lastItem\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Business is always going to be hard and there are always going to be situations that will test your emotions. Just remember that the greatest CEOs and leaders\u00a0realize that when they find themselves facing that kind of challenge, they need to put their passion for the business aside in order to think straight and achieve the most optimal outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticlePubdate__pubdate__3kWwF\">JUL 7, 2020<\/div>\n<div class=\"Article__articleFooterItem__3zmWj Article__authorDisclaimer__2JTAk authorDisclaimer\">\n<footer class=\"sc-fzqzEs jlQUHO article__footer\">The opinions expressed here by Inc.com columnists are their own, not those of Inc.com.<\/footer>\n<footer><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<footer>p\/s: it is true for all situation, not just the CEO, even as Supervisors and also the Students. Be objective (this does not mean that we should be heartless however, don&#8217;t be too emotional.<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting article from Inc.com Taking your feelings out of the equation changes how you look at a problem&#8211;for the better. BY JIM SCHLECKSER, CEO, INC. CEO PROJECT@INCCEOPROJECT Getty Images I&#8217;ll never forget my own experience as a young man when I witnessed a horrific car accident. 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