{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Park Time: A Worthy Leadership Discipline","description":"  Leadership teams today are busier than ever \u2014 but busy is not the same as strategic.   In this episode, Kristin Arnold revisits the concept of Park Time: the discipline of stepping away from day-to-day operations long enough to think clearly, gain perspective, and reconnect strategy to reality.   You\u2019ll learn why nonstop activity often erodes strategic thinking, how leadership teams lose perspective when they stay buried in operations, and why intentional pauses may be one of the most valuable disciplines modern leaders can practice.   In This Episode:    What \u201cPark Time\u201d really means for leadership teams   Why consuming information is not the same as strategic thinking   The hidden dangers of nonstop operational focus   How strategy quietly drifts over time   Why functional optimization can hurt enterprise performance   The connection between perspective and better decision-making    Memorable Moments:   \u201cConsuming information is NOT the same thing as thinking strategically.\u201d   \u201cYou mistake motion for progress.\u201d   \u201cIn a world obsessed with speed, perspective becomes a competitive advantage.\u201d   Powerful Question to Ask Your Leadership Team:   \u201cWhen was the last time we truly stepped back to think \u2014 not just react?\u201d   Read the original blog post here:https:\/\/extraordinaryteam.com\/park-time-a-worthy-leadership-discipline\/   For more facilitation tools, leadership insights, and strategies for building high-performance teams, visit ExtraordinaryTeam.com. ","author_name":"Extraordinary Team Tips","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ExtraordinaryTeam.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41519295\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41519295"}