Better At Work with Cathal Quinlan

Wendy Smith is a management professor at the University of Delaware and the co-author of Both/And Thinking, a book translating 25 years of research into practical tools leaders can apply immediately.In this conversation:- Why workplace tensions are a feature, not a bug- What most business schools are getting wrong about leadership- The difference between a dilemma (where you choose) and a paradox (where you don't)- Four types of paradox every leader faces: learning, performing, organising, belonging- The three traps of either/or thinking: rabbit holes, wrecking balls, trench warfare- Why King Charles got both sides of the US Congress on their feet- The X-on-the-hand habit that made Wendy a better listener (and a better leader)- A preview of her next book on anxiety and finding comfort in the discomfortWendy's biggest invitation: notice how often the tensions in your life present themselves as either/or. Then ask one question. What if it's both?Featuring callbacks to previous Better at Work guests Jennifer Moss and Amy Gallo. Recorded with Wendy in Philadelphia.Got a career dilemma? Send it in at betteratwork.comNEXT WEEK: Q&A with Annette on this episode and listener questions.Making your work life better, one conversation at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.