Polarity Management
There is yet another approach to dealing with challenges in getting our work accomplished. In some instances, the issue or difficulty we are dealing with is not a problem as such but rather what Barry Johnson (1996, p. xviii) calls a polarity: “Polarities are sets of opposites which can’t function well independently. Because the two sides of a polarity are interdependent, you cannot choose one as a solution and neglect the other.” Believing that everything we face is a problem results in trying to solve some problems that are simply unsolvable, even with all the necessary resources. By seeing polarities as problems to solve, we greatly undermine ourselves, wasting time in futile efforts. There are many examples of polarities ...
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