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Neurobiologists say this one simple lesson can help you lead more effectively

4 steps to better, more productive thinking.

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BY Kate Pearlman-Shaw

After the usual round of strategy conversations, my client sat down to write his strategy document. It had been percolating in his head for days. Then, when he sat down, nothing happened.

Strategy and strategic thinking are of the utmost importance as the bedrock and guidance for organizations, but creating them requires your brain to work well.

Understanding how the brain supports performance is useful not only for strategy work but also across many leadership tasks. Although the brain contains around 80 billion neurons with........

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