Guest conversationS4 E28
LeadershipComplexityDecisions

Why smart leaders stop making clear choices

Wendy K. Smith brings both-and thinking out of the business-school case study and into the decisions leaders are making today.

Three ideas worth keeping
01

The strongest answer can hold two competing truths at once.

02

Changing the question changes which solutions become visible.

03

Both-and leadership needs boundaries, not endless compromise.

Editorial outline

Follow the useful thread.

Opening question

Cathal establishes the tension behind the episode and asks where the accepted workplace answer stops being useful.

Guest idea · 21:06

The strongest answer can hold two competing truths at once.

Take it offline

Cathal and Annette test the idea against real working life and turn it into a question a listener can use next.

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