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Stop Answering. Start Asking: Relationships as Influence

Don Eash
Aug 10
1 min read

Updated: Oct 8


Every exchange with your team is a deposit into one of 2 accounts. Answers deposit into dependence — they solve today and guarantee tomorrow’s question.


Questions deposit into capability — and capability is what people build careers on and remember you for.


So make the swap: next time someone brings you a problem you could solve in 10 seconds, ask instead — what have you tried, what’s your read — and stay quiet.


The silence isn’t failure. It’s the sound of someone building judgment.




Relationships is Dimension 6 of 7 in the Influence Framework. The Right Altitude Field Guide to Influence covers all seven — one dimension at a time. therightaltitudebook.com/the-field-guides

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