Suspend judgment.
When faced by complexity, there are good chances that you will encounter ideas that you do not understand or you do not agree with. The complexity also makes it harder to find cause and effect relationships, hence solutions are not easy to develop. We are forced to collaborate with people to piece together the puzzle. Given that people have different frames of reference, use language differently, are at different skill levels, you can begin to see why diversity is a double edged weapon. Heck, its like putting together a jigsaw puzzle without the final picture!
Judgment is a defense mechanism that appears when emotional awareness is low. Think of people who are judgmental as 'leaders in training'. It is a sign that you do not understand the issues on the table. It is a sign that the other person does not understand your point of view.
Yes, there is more to dealing with complexity, suspending judgment is not enough. But its a good starting point.
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