How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow

The ability to learn is a defining characteristic of being human; the ability to continue learning is an essential skill of leadership. When leaders lose that ability, they inevitably falter. When any of us lose that ability, we no longer grow.

Leading for a Lifetime: How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
(Warren Bennis and Robert Thomas)

This book is about the importance of learning and how to keep learning.
They write, “The ability to process new experiences, to find their meaning and to integrate them into one’s life, is the signature skill of leaders and, indeed, of anyone who finds ways to live fully and well.”

In a nutshell, the ability to find context in your life experiences is key to success.