Elevating What Works

Elevating What Works

Good Leaders Do This

Face Reality as It Is, Not as They Wish It Were

Lesson 3 of 5 in Navigating Uncertainty

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Ben Baran
Aug 28, 2025
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It can be tough to face reality–especially when it’s unpleasant.

Facing reality as it is means resisting the temptation to engage in blind optimism, or being overconfident about the probability of a positive outcome.

Hope about the future is tremendously important; at the same time, it’s important to be realistic about one’s current circums…

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