Prof. Wendy K. Smith | How to Use Both/And Thinking to Solve Your Toughest Problems

In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Prof. Wendy K. Smith, the co-author of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems. Prof. Smith is the Dana J. Johnson professor of management and faculty director of the Women’s Leadership Initiative at the  University of Delaware. She earned her Ph.D. in organizational behavior at Harvard Business School, where she began her intensive research on strategic paradoxes—how leaders and senior teams effectively respond to contradictory, yet interdependent demands. In the conversation, Prof. Smith and I discuss, The Meaning of Paradoxes How to Use Both/And Thinking The Challenges of Navigating Paradoxes Wisdom in daily life and much more Learn more about Prof. Smith’s work at https://bothandthinking.net/. Follow us: Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Support the Show: Subscribe to Perennial Meditations  on Substack Read articles on Medium; become a member Signup for a free trial of Audible for originals, audiobooks, and podcasts