“Sorry, I ask so many questions.”
“Sorry, I ask so many questions.”
“Why are we doing it this way?”
As a leader, these phrases should be green flags for you. Phrases that show an employee is curious.
And guess what? CURIOSITY MATTERS.
According to this 2018 Harvard Business Review article, curiosity gives us —
Fewer decision making errors
More innovation
Reduced group conflict
More open communication and better team performance
But employees often receive the implicit message that asking questions is an unwanted challenge to authority.
Here are TWO ways to encourage curiosity —
Model it. Ask questions yourself. In your one-on-one meetings spend more time asking questions than speaking.
Reward it. Celebrate when people ask questions. Even simply saying, “that’s a great question”. Then sincerely and concisely answering it.
How do you model and reward curiosity?
