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How a Successful Leader had the Best Year of Her Life

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Janice Kaplan cried on New Year’s Eve. She snuggled with her husband and watched a movie before the crystal ball dropped in New York City. She didn’t want her year to end. I… Continue reading →

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Finding Your Future Failure

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Soren Kaplan in Leapfrogging Kaplan offers a “finding your future [.]. Preparation prevents reaction. Prepare for future failures so you won’t end up caught in the snare of fear. One way to combat our fears is to hit them head-on.”

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Seeking and Seeing Breakthrough Moments

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I asked the “expert on surprise,” Soren Kaplan, “If you could [.]. Extraordinary leaders realize surprise is a catalyst not an enemy. Reject surprises to your own peril. Surprise energizes innovation.

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The Cure for Pessimism

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The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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How to Find Your Breakthrough

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Soren Kaplan thought he knew about giant leaps forward until [.]. Leaders rise up during uncertainty and press through ambiguity; they embrace surprises. The surprising truth is surprises represent the path to breakthroughs.

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The Cure for Pessimism

Leadership Freak

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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