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Three Core Questions to Start Your New Year

The Practical Leader

In The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age , John Heider writes: “ The leader who is centered and grounded can work with erratic people and critical group situations without harm. The start of a new year is an excellent time to renew and refocus ourselves, our teams, and our organizations.

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Why Debunking Myths About Vaccines Hasn’t Convinced Dubious Parents

Harvard Business Review

But upon both further investigation and further clinical studies, the original finding was thrown out, the medical journal retracted the article, and the doctor was found to have unethical financial interests in the findings. That means you may have more success changing minds after making your audience feel good about themselves.

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