It's amazing how much power lies within a simple choice. What if we consciously started choosing to look at difficult situations through the lens of what we could learn from them? What if we chose leadership OPTIMISM instead of leadership PESSIMISM? What if we started drinking from a glass that was half full of opportunities for growth, refinement, and increased cultural awareness instead of the half empty cup of anger, bitterness, and regret?

Lack of communication is the fertile soil which grows the seeds of mistrust, suspicion, and skepticism - all weeds in the garden of a healthy team. So TELL your teams that you're going to over-communicate while you're navigating challenging circumstances, then do it.

It's amazing how much power lies within a simple choice. What if we consciously started choosing to look at difficult situations through the lens of what we could learn from them? What if we chose leadership OPTIMISM instead of leadership PESSIMISM? What if we started drinking from a glass that was half full of opportunities for growth, refinement, and increased cultural awareness instead of the half empty cup of anger, bitterness, and regret?