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256: Embrace ‘Both-And’ Thinking to Optimize Polarities with Ronni Hendel
256: Embrace ‘Both-And’ Thinking to Optimize Polarities with Ronni Hendel
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Each person brings their values and perspectives to group decision-making. But what happens when those perspectives seem to be conflicting? We need to be cost conscious, and we also need high quality. We need honesty, and we also need kindness and grace. We need structure, and we also need flexibility. When we feel like we’re stuck between conflicting options or mindsets, it might be a moment for both/and thinking. Having a better understanding of polarities can help us leverage the best of both worlds.
Today’s guest is Ronni Hendel. Ronni works as a coach and facilitator with individual leaders, teams, and organizations. She supports her clients in building their capacity to achieve results through others and to navigate through increased complexity. She helps them move beyond self-awareness into being able to consistently respond with grace and clarity under pressure.
Ronni and I talk about what polarities are, how they show up in the workplace and create tension or conflict, and how to embrace them using a both-and mindset. We get into the polarities map and how it can be a tool to help your team find a better path forward.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a guide to leveraging polarities including how to identify when a polarity is at play. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
Get FREE mini-sketchnotes with the big idea from the week’s episode delivered to your inbox when you subscribe to my weekly email.
Read the related blog article: The Magic of Both/And Thinking and Exploring Polarities
KEEP UP WITH RONNI
Website: www.insightoutleadership.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:01 What are polarities?
07:56 How to collaborate instead of choose sides
12:37 Introducing the idea of polarities to colleagues
14:56 Understanding the polarity map
18:46 The vulnerability of letting go
22:59 How to find a middle ground
25:12 A great manager Ronni has worked for
26:49 Keeping up with Ronni
27:30 [Extended episode only] The difference between ‘complex’ and ‘complicated’
32:55 [Extended episode only] Common situations
Today’s guest is Ronni Hendel. Ronni works as a coach and facilitator with individual leaders, teams, and organizations. She supports her clients in building their capacity to achieve results through others and to navigate through increased complexity. She helps them move beyond self-awareness into being able to consistently respond with grace and clarity under pressure.
Ronni and I talk about what polarities are, how they show up in the workplace and create tension or conflict, and how to embrace them using a both-and mindset. We get into the polarities map and how it can be a tool to help your team find a better path forward.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a guide to leveraging polarities including how to identify when a polarity is at play. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
Get FREE mini-sketchnotes with the big idea from the week’s episode delivered to your inbox when you subscribe to my weekly email.
Read the related blog article: The Magic of Both/And Thinking and Exploring Polarities
KEEP UP WITH RONNI
Website: www.insightoutleadership.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:01 What are polarities?
07:56 How to collaborate instead of choose sides
12:37 Introducing the idea of polarities to colleagues
14:56 Understanding the polarity map
18:46 The vulnerability of letting go
22:59 How to find a middle ground
25:12 A great manager Ronni has worked for
26:49 Keeping up with Ronni
27:30 [Extended episode only] The difference between ‘complex’ and ‘complicated’
32:55 [Extended episode only] Common situations
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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