Sudoku Leadership Lesson #1

To win consistenty, you have to have a plan.

If your goal in playing Sudoku is to finish faster and with greater finesse then you need a plan. Once I developed an organized approach to my Sudoku game I was able to reach my goal faster and look like a pro at the same time. Successful leadership has a similar foundation, it requires a plan. Leadership skills can be learned if you just have a plan. Some people put their plan in place earlier than others and practice the plan until the skills are second nature and it appears that they are born leaders. Seeing the big picture, making effective decisions, team building, motivation, and goal perseverance are skills that leaders are made of. Recognizing and focusing on building those skills is the first step in becoming a successful leader. And to think, playing Sudoku planted the seed that in order to win consistently you have to have a plan!

Subliminal Sudoku Secrets

Are you one of those intellects addicted to the latest number game rage, Sudoku?

Well, unbeknownst to you, you are being taught several skills that can be translated to leadership characteristics. I have identified six subliminal messages that are learned as we struggle to perfect our Sudoku game. Over the next few blogs I will share those six skills, and who knows – as I perfect my game I might even find more.

For starters, I challenge you to think about your game.
Do you “see the forest” when you play or are too busy looking at the “leaves on the trees”?
Do you make little notes in the squares of what numbers could possibly qualify or do you write your number choice in pen?

Feeling a bit self-conscious? Check back for the translation to leadership skills.