As kids, we start out being curious. Why do we stop?
Early on we learn that curiosity is not such a good thing… Well-meaning adults telling us things like ‘curiosity killed the cat’. We begin to believe that if we ask too many questions we are signaling that we don’t know the answers, that we need help. We worry we might look stupid - not as smart as everyone else....
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians drink 613,333,333 bottles of wine each year*. Sometimes the label says ‘Consume responsibly’. We all have a sense of what ‘consume responsibly’ means, even if we do have the occasional lapses....
When I begin working with leadership teams, it’s not unusual that individual leaders will raise issues with me that they are reluctant to raise with each other. There’s a reluctance to open up challenging conversations across the leadership team....