“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers” – Voltaire
It’s easy to speak, hard to listen, and even harder to ask thoughtful questions that cut to the heart of an issue.
It feels like there is a natural evolution there:
- By speaking, we seek to be heard
- By listening, we seek to hear
- By asking thoughtful questions, we seek to deeply understand the other person and their point of view.
How convenient that I’m writing this post in the early morning. So today with my teams, I’m going to practice holding back knee-jerk opinions, and try and ask thoughtful, helpful, and generous questions instead.