Qs to expand your curiosity
Bill Anderson
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Bill Anderson
CEO of #TeamBayer. Lifelong student of biotechnology. Serving society as a partner in the life sciences. Empowering people to make a meaningful impact with their work.
Curiosity is a lot like a muscle: the more you use it, the more powerful it becomes. I’ve always had a voice inside that urges me to learn and seek to understand, so I can make a better contribution. Even if your inner voice isn’t speaking up so much, curiosity is something you can train yourself in. When thinking about how you can bring your best, here are some questions to provoke your curiosity...
- What do you want? For the best results, get 100% personally invested. Get curious about why you do what you do.
- What is possible? This takes you away from a tunnel vision view of the task in hand and gets you to use your curiosity to concentrate on possibilities.
- What’s at risk? The fears we have are usually based on failure or how we might be judged. Why not stand from the future and look back to see what's the worst that could happen … ?
- What are you assuming? Get curious with your assumptions. Why are they there and what are they influencing?
- What is confusing you? Lack of clarity can easily be as much of a blocker to positive action as worrying about the risks. If you’re confused, being curious will lead you to question what the source of that confusion is.
- What’s important here? Time to take a step back and refocus on the things that matter most. Is your energy being channeled into those places where it can have the most impact?
- What will a successful outcome look like? Use your curiosity to take a hard look at success, what it means and where it really comes from.
- What is the struggle? What’s the one thing above all that’s making it difficult? Dig deep to really interrogate that.
Manager Human Centered Design at Roche | Leadership, User Experience, Innovation | I help UX professionals deliver products that people get excited about.
3 年Thanks for sharing those thoughts Bill! These are really great nuggets of wisdom ??
Global and US leader | Talent Management | Executive Scouting and Hiring | ICF Leadership Coach | Culture Influencer | Executive Board Member and Advisor
3 年Really well thought out. Thank you ??
I help executives to run meetings efficiently with the Meeting-Radar? | Saving time, better outcome | 30+ years of experience as Meeting Specialist and Top Management Coach
3 年"Curiosity" fits well with an understanding of "Dialog", where exploration and openness are key-aspects. By asking really open questions and understanding hidden assumptions, we avoid misunderstandings, that occur far more often then one would think, e.g. in intercultural or interdisciplinery settings. And we might discover new views and perspectives that enrich our view.
APAC Sub-Region Three Head, Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific
3 年I really like the powerful questions to provoke curiosity!
Connector & curious maker to foster people driving bold ideas for a better world with ease and a twinkle in the eyes | strategist*storyteller*transformer | Sustainability does not happen by itself - be a role model
3 年The beauty of curiosity is it's positive vibes...