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35 | Stuck in the Middle How Embracing Both-And Thinking Drives Results with Wendy Smith

Stuck in the Middle? How Embracing Both-And Thinking Drives Results with Wendy Smith

Episode 35 – What do you do when you’re stuck between two conflicting options? Deliver short-term results or take a long-term view? Focus on business outcomes or people development? Help by being the expert with the answer or a coach asking questions? For most of us, these competing choices are a source of conflict. We deal with uncertainty by asserting certainty that there are two distinct options to choose between.

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