Sean Glaze shares a quote from Staying Coachable: "You can't pour growth into a cup already full of assumptions and ego." Effective leaders ask questions to lower assumptions and ego in others, making room for growth.
What is the most memorable quote from this book that's going to help you be a more effective leader? Well, Staying Coachable is a parable that will absolutely help you and your organization to thrive in change and to enjoy relentless improvement. And while there are definitely a number of actionable insights throughout the story, the one key quote I would love for you to apply today is this: You can't pour growth into a cup already full of assumptions and ego. Now that means that even though you may be there to coach your people, they may not be coachable if their cup is already full. And so your job is to lower the level of assumptions and the amount of ego in their cup to make room for the improvements and insights that you might be able to provide. And the way you do that is by asking questions. I'm Sean Glaze. That's what effective leaders do.
