The world is filled with polarities – seemingly opposite states that must coexist over time for success to occur. Candor and Diplomacy. Structure and Flexibility. Hope and Reality. Self and Other. While many approach these polarities with either/or thinking, research shows that leaders, teams, communities, and organizations that navigate them using a both/and mindset experience greater success than those who don’t. 

The trick is knowing how.

In this session, Brian Emerson – consultant, author, teacher and coach expert in paradox, polarities, and both/and leadership – will discuss his research that explores the many ways people, organizations, and political systems suffer when they treat polarities as an either/or proposition. Moreover, he will share the Polarity Navigator, a practical tool that helps people reframe polarities with a both/and mindset which, in turn, leads to more positive relationships, more sustainable results, and greater resiliency. 

Check out the webinar on our YouTube channel if you want to know how you can use this framework to harness the tension inherent in polarities to be a positive and creative multiplier in your mission and organization and any systems of which you’re a part.