11. Create the space to think strategically
“Different spaces encourage different thought patterns.”
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- Kumaran Padayachee is the CEO of Spartan.
I’m a firm believer that different spaces encourage different thought patterns. Operational tasks (and therefore thoughts) take place at my desk. If I want to think strategically, I can’t do it in the same space.
I have a ‘pause’ chair in my office and at home where I can sit and simply think. I have a separate space for reading. I like to align my thoughts with the task at hand, and I find the right setting can really put me in the right frame of mind. It’s almost important to find places that suit the task at hand.