7 Ways to Immediately Open Your Mind to Useful Ideas | Leadership Freak

An open-minded response to painful mistakes is the source of…

Honest confession. “I screwed up.”

Innovative suggestions. “What could I have done differently?”

Humble response. “Next time, I’ll…”

Responsibility taking. “This is what I’m doing to make things right.”

What’s working? Why is it working?

What makes you say that?

What if we’re wrong?

What assumptions are guiding this decision?

Conversations need boundaries to deliver useful results.

Direction is protection for an open mind.

How does this nudge us in the right direction?

What will we achieve if we take this step?

What is the goal of this suggestion?

Open-minded leaders – apart from clear direction – wallow in distraction and irrelevance.