Act with "existential confidence" to overcome doubts

Act with "existential confidence" to overcome doubts | Look to inspire rather than command | Keeping your product secret could limit your market Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 13, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD](  [] Leading Edge [] [Act with "existential confidence" to overcome doubts]( A CEO's uncertainty can be contagious, and one way to combat this is by the mindset that Jim Selman and Dr. Srini Pillay call "existential confidence." "When you are existentially confident, you are less concerned about the probability of success, and you use language related to the possibility of your goals," he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (9/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Look to inspire rather than command]( "Megaphone" leaders spell out what they want their teams to do, while "mirror" leaders inspire employees to do their best by modeling what it takes to succeed, writes Molly Page. "Mirror leaders inspire introspection by individual contributors, and they trust that others can innovate and find solutions to the task at hand," she writes. [Thin Difference]( (9/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [Keeping your product secret could limit your market]( Companies can increase the size of their market by sharing some of the details, as that creates opportunity for competitors to build consumer awareness and increase the total opportunity, says Yale University researcher Jiwoong Shin. "Our paper provides one micro-foundational mechanism for why firms might do that -- because of the costs around communication in the case of innovative products," Shin says. [Yale Insights]( (9/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Use your heart to improve communication]( Try and practice the idea of "heart-centered communication," which relies on positive intent, focus, asking questions and repeating what the other person said for understanding, writes IMPAQ CEO Mark Samuel. "It is less of a skill and more of an intention to care about the state a person is in when communicating as well as the experience of the person receiving the communication," he argues. [Forbes]( (9/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [D&I requires bold communicators, business relevance]( Internal diversity and inclusion efforts should start by identifying a specific business problem that, in real terms, can be improved, says Janet Stovall, executive communications manager at UPS. "No matter where you are on the org chart, the mere fact that you're a communicator and in the building means there's somebody you can talk to about what the company is doing in D&I," she says. [PR Daily]( (9/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Living Get your mind and body right each Friday [] [Disconnecting from work requires good habits]( Busy professionals need a system to learn how to "take it easy" by making rest a priority and forgiving themselves for not getting it all done, writes Kunal Bansal Chandigarh. "One of the most major aspects of living with a positive mindset is realizing and accepting the person you are," he writes. [Thrive Global]( (9/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Feds deny LeBron James a "Taco Tuesday" trademark]( An attempt by LeBron James to copyright the phrase "Taco Tuesday" was denied this week by the US Patent and Trademark Office, which ruled the phrase was a "commonplace message." [Yahoo]( (9/12), [Sports Illustrated online]( (9/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] [What are you reading today?]( What are you reading today? Every Friday, we chat on Twitter about the books that are making a difference in our leadership journey. Please [respond to this tweet with your #FridayReads fave](! [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [] Ditch the dream and be a doer, not a dreamer. Shonda Rhimes, television producer, writer [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [Sign Up]( [SmartBrief offers 200+ newsletters]( [Advertise]( [Learn more about the SmartBrief audience]( Subscriber Tools: [Manage Subscriptions]( [Update Your Profile]( [Unsubscribe]( [Send Feedback](mailto:leadership@smartbrief.com) [Archive]( [Search]( Contact Us: Jobs Contact - jobhelp@smartbrief.com Advertising - [Laura Engel](mailto:lengel@smartbrief.com) Editor - [James daSilva](mailto:leadership@smartbrief.com) Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2019 SmartBrief, Inc.® [Privacy Policy (updated May 25, 2018)]( | [Legal Information]( Â