Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1587680 1 Referenced as Low Kim Cheng, Patrick and Ang Sik-Liong (2010) ‘Reflecting… What we, as leaders, should think?’, GLOBALTRADE.net, http://www.globaltrade.net/miniportal/country/Singapore.html Reflecting… What we, as leaders, should think? by Prof Dr. Patrick Kim Cheng Low and Ang Sik-Liong Abstract : In this paper, the practitioner-academic authors highlight the importance of leaders’ taking stock of their actions and events to better or improve their leadership ways, and in most ways, this paper serves as a checklist or more importantly, as a leadership audit sheet. Introduction Activities and events can, in most time, lead us to mere doing and action, and if that is so, this leads us to little thinking and reflection. Paper Aims And Objectives The purpose of this paper is thus to float ideas on what leaders should focus on, think about and reflect upon. As leaders, as things or events unfold, they need to have an overview of things yet knowing what possible outcome(s) they wish to accomplish out of these events and also the effects or consequences of these actions. Leaders Should Be Thinking About… 1. Being Open and Effecting Mind Growth Are we open enough? Are we open to new ideas? This is not only for themselves but also for their followers. Leaders should welcome and encourage fresh ideas, and be able to see things from the various perspectives and angles. This is to enable leaders to make right and good decisions for their organizations and people.