How Vulnerability and Curiosity Help Teams Grow — Even When Nothing’s Broken

When leaders model clearing mental space, the whole team feels lighter, clearer, and more connected.

Connecting the dots is a leadership communication skill that is simple and so powerful to bring your team members along with your thinking, your vision, and even the way you listen to them. Practicing connecting the dots makes leaders better listeners and better strategic thinkers.

Leaders: Learn to be direct in addressing your teams.

Identify a place you’re feeling stuck. What would it look like to go for the win-win?

Eliciting a fear response inherently means you’re not getting the best from your team members.

This leader will have to harness both the courage and the humility to try something new at a regular team forum.

The more I facilitate and present, the more I realize that true growth happens in the phase after the presentation ends.

If your torn between writing and email or having a meeting around a difficult conversation - this third option may work for you.

The time limit actually enables the choice to be present.