Are you asking questions to gain knowledge or are you trying to prove you're right and the other person is wrong?

· Bits and Bobs 5/11/26
  • Are you asking questions to gain knowledge or are you trying to prove you're right and the other person is wrong?
    • It's easy to get into a savior mode where you think you're helping the other person avoid a problem via your questions.
    • But if you don't actually understand the whole problem, this can lead you to be incurious about what you might be missing, and destroying value for the team.