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In Times Of Uncertainty, These Are The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Leaders

For most, any plan we had for 2020 has likely fallen apart. August feels like a watershed month as we come to terms with the fact that the past few months may have only been the pre-season. With second (and third) waves of Covid-19, and immense economic uncertainty looming, leaders are pausing to ask the questions that are critical to every organization: How can we move past merely enduring it all, to functioning effectively and even thriving? In this Forbes article, Anita Sands helps explain what effective leadership entails at times like these, by outlining seven things from some of the world’s top CEOs.

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What Leaders Need To Do To Interrupt The Confirmation Bias

A well-known concept from psychology is the confirmation bias which describes the tendency for people to recognize, remember, and value new information that confirms what they already believe. Understanding what confirmation bias is and recognizing how it can lead even smart, experienced people to make poor decisions, is a helpful start to interrupting them. However, knowledge and insight alone are insufficient. Leaders need to create an environment to reduce the likelihood of biases becoming decision traps. In this Forbes article Constance Dierickx details how, although people can’t sidestep biases every time, there are ways that can help.

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Let the Haters Hate

By giving too much of our time and focus to the negative voices, we risk ignoring our biggest supporters - and importantly those that remain undecided. In this Table Group Podcast, Patrick Lencioni and team discuss the real danger of trying to convince naysayers in an organization and the law of thirds. Lencioni explains why giving all of your energy to changing their minds is not only a waste of time, but that it can have a very negative impact on your organization as a whole.

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Leadership in a (Permanent) Crisis

Crisis leadership has two distinct phases. First is the emergency phase when your task is to stabilize the situation and buy time. Second is the adaptive phase when you tackle the underlying causes of the crisis and build the capacity to thrive in a new reality. The adaptive phase is especially tricky. We thought it was worth revisiting the lessons and advice from this very relevant Harvard Business Review article from 2009. In the article Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow and Marty Linsky discuss how you can move ahead in a time of crisis while faced with a way forward that isn’t at all obvious. It is worth a look backwards to see how this can be applied today.

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How Safe Is Your School's Reopening Plan? Here's What To Look For

While schools around the globe are grappling with bringing kids back into the classroom - students, parents and teachers are worried about safety. In this article, NPR looked for advice from pediatricians, infectious disease specialists and education experts for help evaluating school district plans. And what they learned is that there's no such thing as zero risk, but certain practices can lower the risk of an outbreak at school and keep kids, teachers and families safer. Read insights from Anya Kamenetz, Patti Neighmond, Jane Greenhalgh, Allison Aubrey and Carmel Wroth on the checklist you should be using for reopening plans.

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