DURING the election of 1999, Megawati Sukarnoputri was studiously careful to avoid being explicit about policy.
Still, it's true that James wasn't known for being explicit about, well, anything.
Being explicit about the uncertain nature of the condition may in itself reduce patients' anxieties.
In doing so, without being explicit about it and perhaps without realizing it, they were also breaking down the elements of fear.
It's almost always better to act on aspiration rather than from anxiety, and being explicit about fears is valuable for, and beyond, the choice of a college.
"If being explicit about diversity being a priority leads someone to file a 'reverse discrimination suit', that may mean you're doing something right," she said.
"Defining the public space the BBC should occupy and being explicit about where space must be left for others will be the thread through the whole review".
But props to Druckenmiller for being explicit about what he thinks should have happened: after the dot-com bubble burst, instead of taking a recession and having the cleanup…they needed an offset.
While I continue to manage different perceptions about these changes, I've found that being explicit about diversity makes employees keenly aware of underrepresented talent we haven't taken the opportunity to connect with.
None of those steps involves dishonesty or manipulation — on the contrary — but they do involve your being explicit about yourself, about what you know, and about the reasons behind your decisions and actions.
Teams might also consider being explicit about feedback — whether, for example, more direct or indirect feedback is preferred and why that particular style is valued on this particular team.
