Polarity thinking : another tool in advancing the knowledge of registered dietitian nutritionists / Brian Boyce

One hallmark of a first-rate leader is the ability to work amid viewpoints seemingly juxtaposed, transcending perceived differences in pursuit of a shared vision.1 Regardless of their specialty, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) are finding themselves called to lead with more frequency and to lead in more diverse environments-from volunteer positions within the communities they serve, to their work environments, to their own home lives. Balancing one's specialized expertise amid a team of specialists, a community ripe with diversity, and a family bustling with its own activity represents a polarity-interdependent pairs of values or factors that require each other over time for people and communities to thrive.

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