“You can’t have curiosity without active listening.”
Co-Founders Randy Hain and Brandon Smith are back on the mics for a new episode of The Leadership Foundry Podcast!
From building your empathy muscle to becoming a better listener, tune in as they share five ways curiosity makes you a better leader.
03:00 Why is curiosity important? “We talk at each other; we don’t get to know each other.” – Randy
04:30 Brandon explains why curiosity is a superpower for leaders that eliminates all guessing! It makes things efficient and effective.
07:00 Randy says don’t over prepare – think of better questions to ask.
08:00 “Being curious is being vulnerable.” Brandon shares how curiosity builds our confidence, humility, and leads to openness. “There’s power in being the one asking questions.”
11:00 The first question opens the package. Randy and Brandon discuss the power of “tell me more about that.”
13:00 “You can’t have curiosity without active listening.” – Randy
15:00 Get comfortable with not knowing where the conversation is going to go. Be genuinely interested in learning something new.
18:30 Without curiosity, you miss out on the opportunity to learn something new or discover new solutions.
19:00 How does curiosity help us build relationships with the people we care about? It’s a form of empathy.
21:00 “You can’t have intimacy without curiosity.” – Brandon
23:00 Randy and Brandon give examples of the types of questions to ask. We ask questions to build dialogue!
27:30 The “Curiosity Cake”- Randy summarizes the ingredients needed to have meaningful conversations.
31:00 Be careful of opening any question with “why?” – why implies judgment.
32:00 Where do we start to build the curiosity muscle?
Show Resources:
- Check out books from our founders including “Essential Wisdom” by Randy and Brandon’s new book, “The Author vs. Editor Dilemma” mentioned in this episode here.
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