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From Misunderstanding to Mastery: Four Dimensions to Transform Your Cross Cultural Leadership

Let's Grow Leaders

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. In my culture, when someone offers you a favor or food, you decline. They offer again, you decline. Politely say “no”?

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Problem solve like a hunter-gatherer

Inventive Problem Solving

One question that I am asked again and again is "Why do companies keep using the same problem solving methods and processes even when they don't work?" A company can only use the best problem solving methods that it has available at the time. The answer is really simple: they don't have a better way.

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At the Food Company | No. 43

McKinsey

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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Building Resilience Through Coaching

International Coach Academy

Robinson survived without food and clothing and defied the odds. Some common factors that emerge are decision-making capacity, positive self-view, confidence in personal abilities, problem-solving, communication skills, and the ability to manage emotions. Find the positive in everything!”-William William Robinson.

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Understanding Interdependence in the Thinking Process

International Coach Academy

The thinking process is a mental or cognitive process that occurs in the brain when we engage in thinking or problem-solving. Here are a few examples that illustrate Interdependence in nature: Food webs: In an ecosystem, plants, and animals are interconnected through complex interactions. What Is the Thinking Process?

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The Role of Somatic Practice in Coaching

International Coach Academy

By studying the recipients of heart transplants, researchers discovered that heart transplant “recipients experienced profound changes in their lifestyles: changes in food, music, art, sexual, recreational, and career preferences, as well as specific instances of perceptions of names and sensory experiences related to the donors” ( Verny, 1).

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Flexibility as a Coaching Framework for Better Well-Being

International Coach Academy

It is a process guiding your thoughts and actions toward problem-solving, managing emotions, and having meaningful relations. Reduce your intake of sugar, unhealthy fats, and fermented foods, and consider taking a high-quality probiotic to improve your microbiota. 2015; Bestmann et al., Exercise your working memory regularly.