Leaders, Do You Hone This Skill‪?‬ Sketch an Angle

Many people in leadership positions have been promoted because of their technical skills, and because of their work in structured settings with organization-specific policies and procedures. However, once this leadership position has actually been achieved, leaders often find that it is not their technical knowledge that’s being challenged: it’s their attention and organizational skills. Their roles involve broader and more complex reliance on what is called the executive functions.

What is “executive function”? How is it applied in your leadership?