Skill to deal with ambiguity and change
Skill to deal with ambiguity and change
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Walking boldly into uncertainty and change
Why did I choose this tool? Accepting ambiguity and change has always been a challenge for me. The desire to be right and to be certain has definitely dominated a portion of my life and at times still does. However, as a trainer and as a person I have come to see that the greatest breakthroughs I have experienced were…
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The dangers of oversimplification and ambiguity avoidance
Why did I choose this tool? There is no simple way of dealing with this topic, and if we try to make it into a step by step formula we risk falling into the trap of oversimplification described above. This TED talk by Elif Şafak addresses the topic in a way that circles a variety of seemingly different topics and…
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Listening as a tool for understanding other realities
Why did I choose this tool? How does this apply to being a trainer? The way I see it the difference between being a great trainer rather than just being perhaps a great speaker lies in the ability to “listen to understand”. I have been in trainings where the trainer asks participants if they have a question or comment, and…
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Dealing with ambiguity and developing resilience
Why did I choose this tool? I have chosen this tool because it focuses on practically handling ambiguity rather than merely the concept of ambiguity and as such can be a useful guide for navigating ambiguous situations as a trainer. How does this apply to being a trainer? As trainers, we are continually faced with ambiguity and uncertainty, and we…
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