{"id":4153,"date":"2014-10-13T21:26:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T02:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2014-10-13T21:27:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T02:27:36","slug":"how-to-harness-curiosity-for-maximum-leadership-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/13\/how-to-harness-curiosity-for-maximum-leadership-results\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Harness Curiosity for Maximum Leadership Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

How high is your leadership curiosity quotient (LCQ)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re low on the curiosity scale, chances are you accept things pretty much the way things are.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re an effective leader, or strive to be, your curiosity is a force that drives things forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The question is, how do you harness your curiosity for maximum leadership results?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One great way to harness your curiosity is to think in terms of 3 specific questions.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>WHY?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d is a question that looks to the past.<\/p>\n

It looks at the current status and asks \u201cWhy do we do things this way?\u201d, \u201cWhy are our results slipping?\u201d or \u201cWhy is has our culture developed like this?\u201d<\/p>\n

The answers to these questions are found in the past. These \u201cWhy\u201d questions force you to analyze the origins of things with a view to understanding the current state of things.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>WHAT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d is a question that looks to the present.<\/p>\n

It looks around and asks, \u201cWhat is happening in the other parts of the organization?\u201d \u201cWhat is our competition doing differently these days?\u201d, and \u201cWhat are our current highest priorities?\u201d<\/p>\n

The answers to these questions are found in the present. These \u201cWhat\u201d questions cause you to probe the present state of your team, organization, market, etc. in order to inform future plans.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>HOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHow?\u201d is a question that looks to the future.<\/p>\n

It looks forward and asks, \u201cHow will we need to operate in the future?\u201d, \u201cHow will the market change in the coming years?\u201d and \u201cHow do we need to adapt our strategies to achieve future goals?\u201d<\/p>\n

The answers to these questions are found in the future. These \u201cHow\u201d questions make you focus your attention on the coming weeks, months and years and drive necessary changes.<\/p>\n

Put another way, curious leaders want to understand the past, be fully aware of the present, and look knowingly to the future.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for maximum results try using the WHO, WHAT, HOW approach to your leadership.<\/p>\n

It could turn your curiosity into a powerful driver for change.<\/p>\n

How would you rate your own Leadership Curiosity Quotient?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How high is your leadership curiosity quotient (LCQ)? If you\u2019re low on the curiosity scale, chances are you accept things pretty much the way things are. But if you\u2019re an effective leader, or strive to be, your curiosity is a force that drives things forward. The question is, how do you harness your curiosity for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[738,478,7,585],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-effectiveness-2","category-featured","category-leadership","category-wisdom-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4153"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4161,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4153\/revisions\/4161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}