Curiosity as a Leadership Skill with Janet Gerhard | Servant Leadership Episode 30

Janet Gerhard has spent a decade studying curiosity, and she makes the case that it is a skill leaders can build rather than a personality trait you either have or you do not. In this conversation with Greg Aden she talks about why organizations say they want creativity while their habits and processes quietly punish questions, how the advice monster steals power from the people you lead, and why the phrase stay curious just a little bit longer changes the quality of a conversation. She also connects curiosity to results, pointing to the relationship a leader has with the people who report to them as the strongest predictor of coaching effectiveness, and to being seen as innovative as the next one. Greg and Janet close with a word to young leaders, that curiosity is a choice, and every choice carries a consequence.

Janet Gerhard, CXO and Partner, Inquizo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/janet-gerhard Website: https://inquizo.com

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