
Your job is to stay curious…
On September 11, 2023 by PamCuriousity seems to be the current “buzz word” of the day…stay curious, ask questions, avoid “telling” people what to do, rather listen and continue to probe. Give choices and ownership and your team/family will be more effective because you will have individuals who are engaged and not just sitting back waiting for you to do it for them, or save them from their problems or control everything.
I am currently reading, “The Advice Trap” by Michael Bungay Stanier and he outlines three definitions that to me are life changing:
Empathy is a greater sense of what’s real for the other person.
Mindfulness is a greater sense of what’s real about the situation.
Humility is a greater sense of what’s real about you.
What is the common ground here? Authenticity – getting real about relationships, situations and our own strengths and weaknesses.
Sometimes, you read something and you just want to ponder it for awhile. I think the world around us might be very different if we focused on empathy, mindfulness and humility.
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