Curiosity.
When someone says something that doesn’t make sense to us, we have a choice.
We can judge: “That’s wrong.” “They don’t get it.” “How can they think that?”
Or we can get curious: “Help me understand.” “What am I missing?” “Tell me more.”
One of the things running an executive team taught me: the moment you stop being curious about why someone sees it differently, you stop getting useful information.
Curiosity opens doors that judgment keeps closed.
What if you appro