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Navigating the Unknown: Leadership in an Era of Uncertainty

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 Leading through the mists of uncertainty can feel formidable; yet, it unveils a chance to display resilience, adaptability, and visionary leadership. Here are a tapestry of strategies to amplify your prowess in traversing unpredictable realms: Embrace Flexibility and Adaptability Stay Agile: Nurture a malleable work atmosphere that empowers teams to swiftly shift and respond to emerging insights and changing tides. Iterative Planning: Break down long-term visions into smaller, manageable milestones that can be recalibrated as needed, allowing for continual reassessment and evolution. Communicate Transparently Honest Updates: Keep your team apprised of the current landscape, even when the news is less than favorable. Transparency begets trust and ensures collective alignment. Open Dialogue: Foster a space where team members feel emboldened to express their concerns and ideas, enriching insights and uplifting morale. Focus on What You Can Control Identify Priorities: Direct your ene...

Archaeologists To Ben Carson: Ancient Egyptians Wrote Down Why The Pyramids Were Built

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Egyptian archaeologist Abdelgawad Harrbi speaks to the press inside the tomb of Iymery. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) Yesterday, November 4, marked 93 years to the day that the tomb of King Tutankhamen was opened in Egypt, revealing spectacular artifacts and a magnificent mummy of the boy king.  The celebration was somewhat marred, at least here in the U.S., by a leading Republican candidate for president, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who confirmed a statement he’d made in 1998 — that he believes the Egyptian pyramids were grain silos, not tombs. The collective reaction from archaeologists and historians, who have command of literally centuries’ worth of research into the artifacts and literature of the ancient Egyptians, is… Wait, what now? Carson said in his  1998 talk at Andrews University , a Seventh-Day Adventist-affiliated university, “And when you look at the way that the pyramids were m...