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Can you move from making snap judgments to considering available evidence deliberately? How agile is your thinking? Play this two-minute game to find out....
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As part of our series on strategic thinking, here we offer three actions that we as leaders can take to cultivate strategic thinking in our organizations....
January 19, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Brain Circuits • 7 min read
Committing to a daily mental fitness regime will strengthen your cognitive abilities. The goal is to enhance your strategic thinking, which I see as the most important skill for leaders today....
December 5, 2023 • by Silke Mischke in Brain Circuits • 6 min read
Tapping into your emotions can make you more resilient and more efficient in your leadership....
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Ready to recover? To create psychological safety for your team working through crises, ask yourself if you are striking the right balance as a leader...
November 24, 2023 • by Ginka Toegel in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
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