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In difficult times, it's easy to despair.
But all around us are experts who have proven tactics and strategies to stay strong: for ourselves, for our teams and for our organizations. This is a podcast asking the very best in the world how to stay resilient.
This is a podcast that shows us We Will Get Through This.
How To Answer The Unanswerable Question With Ron Carucci, Prolific HBR Contributor
We Will Get Through This
29 minutes
5 years ago
How To Answer The Unanswerable Question With Ron Carucci, Prolific HBR Contributor
You know me well enough to know that I love a good question.
But there are times, particularly in a crisis, when the questions you’re being asked feel impossible to answer. They ask for certainty and reassurance that you’re just not able to give. In that moment, you feel anxiety and uncertainty. What do you say to the unanswerable question?
Ron Carucci has a suggestion. He is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, and works with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He is the author of 8 books, a relentless contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and a two-time TEDx speaker.
In our conversation we talk about the power of knowing you don’t know; when the best answer is sometimes another question; the somatic wisdom of your body; and how grace can be a guiding principle when you don’t know what to do.
You can meet Ron at www.navalent.com, read his many articles on HBR, and connect on Twitter at @RonCarucci.
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We Will Get Through This
In difficult times, it's easy to despair.
But all around us are experts who have proven tactics and strategies to stay strong: for ourselves, for our teams and for our organizations. This is a podcast asking the very best in the world how to stay resilient.
This is a podcast that shows us We Will Get Through This.