Guest Post by Jonathan Brooker
You’ve probably heard it said for some time now that there is a difference between good and great. You’ve probably even heard it said that good is the enemy of great, because we’ll get comfortable in good and then never feel the angst to strive for more. I think we pretty much know this to be true.
So I want to challenge the leaders out there to go for great in one area where, while many are stuck in good, some are even stuck below that in not so good. The area I’m talking about is asking questions.
Weaker leaders don’t ask questions at times because they think they know it all. But they don’t. They don’t think the people they would ask know anything of importance. But they do. Or they don’t even think to ask questions. But they should.
Questions open wide doors to possible improvement. They bring new perspectives and thoughts to the mix and it mathematically works not just by adding to the organization but by multiplying the potential that was there.
There are a number of leaders who do the right thing by asking their leaders, their coworkers, or their teams great questions. They get a gold star! But then they can often get stalled there.
But, if those people actually answer those questions honestly –
That is when you move from the gold star to really mining gold out of your organization. That is when you show you really care about the people, the thoughts they have, and the health and success of your organization. That is when you move from a fairly great leader to an absolutely great leader.
Jonathan Brooker is a youth pastor and published author out of the Washington, D.C. area who blogs about spirituality, leadership and youth ministry at JonathanBrooker.com
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