Curiosity – An Underrated Leadership Superpower
Remember Curious George from the childhood book? Always curious and getting himself into one adventure after another because of his intense curiosity. Curious George took curiosity to an extreme. Yet, he inspires me to think about how curiosity is a necessary and often underrated leadership quality. How often does it happen that we jump […]
Ignorance and Leadership: What You Don’t Know Counts for More than You Think
Recently the topic of ignorance has caught my eye. Not ignorance that comes from a lack of knowledge, but rather from a desire to be open to what’s new and possible. Leading Blog reviewed a new book by Itay Talgam on the topic called The Ignorant Maestro, and Jamie Holmes wrote a New York Times […]
Asking a More Beautiful Question
This week’s Step Up Tip comes from Leading Blog. It builds upon the Step Up Now foundational principle of curiosity. We coach our leaders to develop the capacity to be curious, and to engage through questions, the hallmark of the coaching leadership style. “If our questions are so unimaginative and predictable that Google can guess […]
Why Leaders Need Ambiguity
Ambiguity and order are tensions to be managed. There is a time and a place for both. Generally speaking, order reproduces—ambiguity creates.
Is Your Leader Like Curious George?
Remember Curious George from the childhood book? Always curious and getting himself into one adventure after another because of his intense curiosity. Curious George took curiosity to an extreme. Yet, he inspires me to think about how curiosity is a necessary and often underrated leadership quality.