Chapter 13. Facing the Paradoxes of Leadership: Eight Rules

Peter Koestenbaum

A paradox, or polarity, consists of two conflicting paths of action that do not have a single solution. They both make good sense but are incompatible. These are typical situations of life and business. "I love to play golf, but I need to make a living" is a simple but not uncommon dilemma.

Experience Life as Paradox

When you experience and interpret life as a series of paradoxes, you are in control. You are a manager and your signature project is not progressing with the speed and success you desperately want. How can you reenergize it to "rev up" the passion and expand the creativity for innovative strategies? Best is to see this not as a linear but as a paradoxical ...

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