Do you take the time to separate yourself from the day to day to give yourself time to think?  I am not talking about a minute here or a minute there, or seconds you have walking from your car into the office, I am talking about a set amount of dedicated time away from the hectic life, away from the calls, away from the email, away from the interruptions.  Do you give yourself that time?  If not, why not?  Do you have too much to do?  Step back for one moment and think about what, as a leader you are getting paid for.  Are you getting paid for work that in all likelihood someone else could do or your thoughts?  Hopefully, the answer is your thoughts, and if so why aren’t you taking the dedicated time to develop them?