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Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Humility is openness to new learning combined with a balanced and accurate assessment of our contributions, including our strengths, imperfections, and opportunities for growth. I can sum up humility with one sentence that emerged from the research that informed Dare to Lead: I’m here to get it right, not to be right.
Brené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Effective leaders ask questions rather than providing answers. The questions are key. Great leaders don’t tell people, they don’t direct people, and they don’t order people around. They facilitate great thinking through self-reflection. We talked about one ego-bypass question in an earlier chapter: “What would ‘great’ look like?” Here are a few oth
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Usually knowledge-keepers will withdraw if they sense narcissism in you, and I know I’ve approached this yarn in the wrong state of mind.
Tyson Yunkaporta • Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
A state of curiosity builds relationships. It is intrinsically other-focused—its purpose is discovery. If you are constantly curious about your clients, customers, prospects, peers, leaders, suppliers, even your competitors, then you are always poised to learn, to create connection, and to positively influence others. By contrast, being in a state
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