People crave certainty. Certainty creates confidence and reduces stress. We model the future, project it based on past experiences, and make educated predictions. As for seeing the future, such ability to anticipate with certainty is the thing of science fiction movies. Like it or not, some level of uncertainty is a passenger on any voyage. … Continue reading Leading Through Uncertainty
The brain works fast. It is able to consciously process about 40 pieces of information per second. Wow! Even more amazing, and potentially troubling, we unconsciously process 11 million pieces of information in that same second. To survive this onslaught of raw data entering our own central processing unit, we create shortcuts. Biologically, we exclude … Continue reading Inclusion as a Leadership Skill
Humans like certainty. Not just in moments such as knowing that the other driver will heed a red light when your direction’s light turns green. We like certainty all of the time. We want certainty that our unborn child will develop without disability or deformity. We want to know our relationships will last until our hair turns grey. We want … Continue reading Ambiguity