The Chicago Approach™ to management education at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business helps participants become more agile thinkers who apply tested concepts to solve issues at hand and navigate unknown challenges ahead.

Among the important leadership skills that we can practice every day is the management of meaning. The details matter — we can all learn to think more productively about how we lead and manage. Choosing to lead, defining your leadership style and determining how you create value are all choices a leader faces daily and throughout their careers. Self-understanding is a key skill for seizing leadership opportunities.

In this virtual session, Linda Ginzel, clinical professor of managerial psychology at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will discuss how to communicate the gist or core essence of an important idea using images, symbols and labels. A useful way to manage meaning is through the availability bias. Because things that catch our attention are more readily available in our memory, they tend to become emphasized in our judgment. Explore ways to capture people’s attention and communicate meaning by putting the availability bias into action.

Gain hands-on knowledge to sharpen your leadership skills by understanding gist.
Discover the core essence of an idea.
Engage with a trusted group of peers for sharing, learning and networking.

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