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Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons

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176 Both/And Thinking with co-author Wendy K Smith.

July 16, 2024 • Brad Jeavons • Season 5 • Episode 176

Summary Keywords

Tensions, thinking, teams, talk, navigate, dilemmas, book, organisation, decisions, people, started, company, idea, question, unpack, Unilever, bottom line, lives, studying.

Introduction

Welcome to episode 176 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. Having Dr Wendy Smith on the show with us today is a pleasure. Wendy is a professor at the University of Delaware and Co-Founder and Director of the Lerner Women’s Leadership initiative. Wendy has a doctorate in organisational behaviour from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Psychology and Political Science from Yale. Wendy recently released the book Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solver Your Toughest Problems, written with her co-author Marianne Lewis. Navigating the often competing forces in our lives and work can be challenging.

I look forward to discussing this topic close to my heart today, particularly in achieving outcomes of environmental, social, and economic improvement within organisations. Let’s get into the episode, Wendy. Thanks for joining us.

Action Items

1. We encourage you to notice how often you frame dilemmas as "either/or" and invite "both-and" thinking instead.

2. Visit https://bothandthinking.net/ for more information on tools and resources for implementing both and thinking in your personal and professional lives.

3. Wendy mentions "Sand Talk" by Tyson Yunkaporta. His book has won many literary awards. Visit the website https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/sand-talk to learn more.

Episode Links:

YouTube Full episode: https://youtu.be/M9Xsg_RUP0M

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Enterprise Excellence Academy Web:

Contacts

Brad: Connect via LinkedIn or call him at 0402 448 445 or email bjeavons@iqi.com.au.

Visit Wendy at https://bothandthinking.net

What's next?

1. Download the new resources https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/downloads

2. Join our next community meeting. https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/community.

3. Listen to another podcast, #129 Diversity in Leadership & Enterprise Excellence with CEO of Paralympics Australia Catherine Clark, https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/podcast/episode/7a159cdb/129-catherine-clark-diversity-in-leadership-and-enterprise-excellence

4. Check out the award-winning book "Sand Talk" https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/sand-talk

To learn more about what we do, visit www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com.
Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.