Leading Thoughts for February 8, 2024

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

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Scott Shigeoka on other-directed curiosity:

“If we don’t direct our curiosity toward what’s outside of us, we can—become insular and overly self-focused. This can breed narcissistic or egotistical behaviors, decaying our ability to be sensitive and empathetic to the wants and needs of others. When we spend time and energy directing our curiosity outward, we reduce the risk of clinging on to a more individualistic mindset (such as the self-help trope that your only priority is for you to show up fully rather than to also consider how others are feeling). When we practice outward curiosity, we adopt a more collective and harmonic mindset that recognizes the inherent truth that we are all interconnected—to each other and to the planet.”

Source: Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World

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Entrepreneur Liz Elting on fine is not fine:

“This experience reinforced to me the importance of one-on-ones and taught me that as we grew, we needed to institute skip-level meetings so that our employees knew they were welcome to speak with their boss’s boss. These are also crucial because it can be difficult for an employee to open up about issues with the manager when speaking to that manager. When not allowed the opportunity to skip a level, the employee is more likely to say everything is fine. Fine is not fine. Fine is a deceptively bad term because it’s not definitive. Fine is what we say when we’d rather say something else but aren’t comfortable – it’s not worth it to do so. Fine doesn’t help anyone grow or improve. I’d much prefer an employee have a higher-level outlet who’s empowered to help them, rather than leaving them to their own devices, which may include bad-mouthing their boss to their coworkers and bringing down morale.”

Source: Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business

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