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Both/and Thinking

By: Wendy Smith, Marianne Lewis, Amy C. Edmondson - foreword
Narrated by: Stephanie Dillard
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Summary

Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future?

For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. We deal with the uncertainty by asserting certainty.

There's a better way.

In Both/And Thinking, Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis help listeners cope with multiple, knotted tensions at the same time. Drawing from more than twenty years of pioneering research, they provide tools and lessons for transforming these tensions into opportunities for innovation and personal growth.

Filled with practical advice and fascinating stories—including firsthand tales from IBM, LEGO, and Unilever, as well as from startups, nonprofits, and even an inn at one of the four corners of the world—Both/And Thinking will change the way you approach your most vexing problems.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2022 Ascent Audio
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Rehashed concepts

This book was a struggle of words with no new ideas for me. It's as if the writers wanted to recreate a Chip and Dan Heath style book but stumbled. I found that the supporting stories felt molded to the Paradox proposition and that felt rather fake. You're better off reading something by the Heath brothers or any book by Annie Duke if you're looking for insights on change management, decision making or tradeoffs.

The narration was very good.

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