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Positive Chaos: Transforming Crisis into Clarity and Advantage

Leading Blog

“Today’s chaos is a new version of what you’ve already been through. The key to working with chaos is your perspective. When uncertainty and randomness strike, whether the immediate perception is threatening or exciting, you don’t take it personally. In times of chaos and uncertainty, leaders provide clarity. “In

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The Wickedness Behind Most 21st-Century Leadership Failures

Harvard Business Review

However, systems thinking, chaos theory, power laws, and the like are not enough. Brilliant leadership is now about brilliant facilitation. Our minds abhor ambiguity; they will do anything to eliminate uncertainty. These kinds of high-quality conversations don't arise spontaneously — they need to be facilitated.