A question to get on the same page
Kate Christiansen
Escaping the hidden traps in how we think, decide and lead in the complex AI-era | Award-winning author | Speaker | Advisor
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Welcome to Monday. Again! :)
We've got some pretty exciting things happening over the next few weeks for subscribers who want to take Curly Questions to the next level. So make sure you check it out.
But first, to this week's question.
How often have you walked away from a meeting feeling unclear as who had decided what, what was going to happen next and who was going to make it happen?
Ask this question and walk away from every conversation with a shared view of the decisions that have been made
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The story behind Curly Question of the Week
Hey there! I'm Kate.
In 25 years as a global executive, I led large teams through uncharted territory in some of the most challenging economies in the world.
But that wasn't the biggest challenge I had to deal with. It was that most of my team members didn't directly report to me. I didn't control their bonuses or their performance appraisals. They had their own bosses to do that (who also had their own priorities).
Being responsible for delivering business-critical results without having any levers of 'control' can be tough.
I recognised early in my career that 'influence' and using 'the formal channels' wasn't enough.
I need to learn how to do three things.
That's when I discovered the power of questions and their magical ability to create the connections that could lift people's thoughts, feelings and behaviour from the 'Known Zone' into the 'Oh-Zone'.
Several years ago I synthesised three decades of experience and insights into a set of frameworks, language and collaborative tools called 'Curly Approach' (you can read about it here.)
Curly Questions sit at the heart of it.
Today I'm an adaptive performance specialist and use the Curly Approach to help leaders build unstoppable teams who achieve unbeatable performance in disrupted and ambiguous environments.
I hope you enjoy Curly Question of the Week as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.