Put Your Curiosity to Work!

Curiosity and coachability go hand-in-hand and it is something that needs to be valued and highlighted at every level of leadership.

Curiosity is an essential ingredient for good leadership and for being coachable, it is a difference-maker and a game-changer that helps fuel our creativity.

Yet, for some reason, as we begin to venture into our professional careers we have acquired a high level of self-censorship as if by asking questions such as ‘why’ we are questioning authority.

Many factors can contribute to this including but not limited to, a rigid upbringing, negative experiences, and societal norms which can significantly reduce our natural sense of curiosity.

While coaching college basketball, I was constantly seeking out new ideas about x’s and o’s (strategy), motivating and inspiring, recruiting, academic support of student-athletes, and the business side of coaching.

• Constantly asking why, how, and when questions allowed me to:
• Learn new strategies
• Develop new skills
• Improve my strengths
• Keep things fresh for our team
• Create positive energy and enthusiasm that people could feed off of
• Make it more fun for everyone
• Take my leadership to the next level
• Win!

Not to mention the relationships I built along the way, the increase in my self-confidence, and the trust I earned from the players and coaches in our program.

Do not be afraid to be curious as that will drive creativity which will give you the ability to outthink your opponents-reframing, improving, and executing novel solutions.

Put Your Curiosity to Work!