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The psychology of risk: What shark attacks teach leaders

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I live in Western Australia where shark attacks are a thing. They’re rare, but the human behaviour around them is fascinating – and it’s taught me about how poorly we often deal with remote – but scary – risks. On a typical summer morning, there… 

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Fifty shades of leadership: Why strong leaders sit with the grey

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A huge issue in management is falling into the trap of black and white thinking. What is it? It’s called splitting in psychology – when we fail to see the shades of grey in issues (and in ourselves), and instead view people and situations as… 

3 research-backed ways to overcome imposter syndrome

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70% of us suffer imposter syndrome. If you do, here’s 3 strategies for overcoming it… Harvard Business Review says that imposter syndrome usually involves: Most of us experience it. But it can be hard to shake. So, here’s four research-backed ways to overcome it, according… 

The Dunning-Kruger effect (aka the story of my life)

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Here’s my career story in decades… 20s: Wildly confident. 30s: Self-doubting. 40s: Growing, grounded confidence. I’m a textbook case of the Dunning-Kruger effect. What is it? It’s a cognitive bias described by two American psychologists in 1999. It plots the relationship between knowledge and confidence.…