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title: "Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership for our Post Pandemic Recovery – My Keynote for @WSJ The Wall Street Journal"
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# Notable Keynotes: Lessons in Leadership for our Post Pandemic Recovery – My Keynote for @WSJ The Wall Street Journal

A clip for my [Notable Keynotes – Lessons in Leadership For Our Eventual Post-Pandemic Recovery](https://jimcarroll.com/inspirational-insight/notable-keynotes-lessons-on-leadership/) series – about the time the WSJ – the Wall Street Journal – had me in for a talk to senior business leaders.

The context? The psychological impact of the great economic meltdown of 2008-2009 was still a challenge to be dealt with ; the mindset of many people was far too focused on the negativity around them rather than the positivity that exists in aligning to what comes next.

I took a look at that issue in my short talk and time on a panel discussion, bringing up the point of ‘[aggressive indecision](https://jimcarroll.com/2011/09/avoiding-innovation-paralysis-caused-by-aggressive-indecision/)‘ which seems to envelop the mindset of such leaders. I coined that phrase way back in 2001 in my weekly column in the Globe and Mail, a national Canadian newspaper that featured my tech column for 5 years.

Think about that phrase – it might be the foundation of your future-alignment (or lack thereof) at this very moment as we eventually make our way into a post-pandemic world.