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Why Optimistic Leaders Get Better Results

Harvard Business Review · Business & Finance · 27 min · 17 thousand views · published 2026-11-03

Can optimism make you a better leader? Psychologist and researcher Michelle Gielan says yes—but not by ignoring problems or pretending every

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