拓展思維解决複雜問題

太多的領導者在處理複雜的問題時是思考：答案是對還是錯，是好是壞，是贏還是輸。要培養細緻入微的觀點，挑戰你對問題的理解。

問問自己，“我在這裡看到什麼？”“還有什麼可能是真的？”不要尋求答案，只要確認你已經知道的。在早晨，當你頭腦清新的時候，第一件事就是解决這個問題。

至少花上一個小時不間斷。確保你給一個複雜的問題有專注的思考，否則可能會更沒有足夠的智慧來處理所要求的任務。

當你工作時，注意你的感受。除了認知上的挑戰擁抱複雜性是一種情感上的挑戰。

你需要管理像恐懼和憤怒這樣的强硬情緒，讓自己遠離飛行或戰鬥模式，這樣你就可以更廣泛地思考。

Solve Complex Problems by Expanding Your Thinking

Too many leaders approach complex problems with either-or thinking: The answer is right or wrong, good or bad, win or lose. To cultivate a nuanced perspective, challenge your understanding of the problem.

Ask yourself, “What am I not seeing here?” and “What else might be true?” Don’t seek out answers that just confirm what you already know. It’s also helpful to tackle this kind of challenge first thing in the morning, when your mind is fresh.

Spend at least an hour on it without interruption. The dedicated time ensures that you give a complex issue the attention it needs — attention that might otherwise be consumed by less intellectually demanding tasks.

And as you work, pay attention to how you’re feeling. Embracing complexity is an emotional challenge in addition to a cognitive one.

You’ll need to manage tough emotions like fear and anger and get yourself out of flight-or-fight mode so that you can think more expansively. 

在人群中，不要讓自己那麼辛苦，帶來一個健談的同事

人脈對你的職業生涯很有好處，但向一屋子的人介紹自己也會消耗精力。下次當你參加一個會議或專業的快樂時光時，考慮帶一個同事來幫忙。

你們兩人可以分別面對不同人群，也就是說，你們每個人都會和不同的人交談，然後分享所知。這樣，你會消耗更少的能量，同時在晚上結束之前收集大量的連絡人。

選擇一個比你外向的同事，和其他人交往會感到興奮。想出一個誰跟誰說話的計畫。記住，在活動期間休息一下恢復精力是可以的。

即使只是幾分鐘的時間，它可以幫助你恢復能量回到和人們聊天。

To Make Networking Less Exhausting, Bring a Talkative Colleague

Networking can be good for your career, but introducing yourself to a roomful of people can also be draining. The next time you attend a conference or professional happy hour, consider bringing along a coworker to help.

The two of you can divide and conquer, meaning you’ll each talk to different people and then share notes. That way you’ll both expend less energy while still gathering a large number of contacts by the end of the night.

Choose a colleague who is more extroverted than you and who gets excited by socializing with others. Come up with a plan for who will talk to whom. And remember that it’s OK to take a break during the event to restore your energy.

Even if it’s just a few minutes long, it might give you the boost you need to get back to making small talk.