added by Natalie Audelo · updated 1y ago
“Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions
“What do you mean by XX?” This phrase is exceptional, simple, and under-used in my opinion.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Natalie Audelo added 1y ago
Black Hole Words: To me, these are words that are commonplace in a given industry but everyone has a slightly different definition of them. You can have a whole meeting and if you don’t define the word, you just wasted an hour of everyone’s time. They suck all the meaning and consensus out of a room, out of a business, and out of a company.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Natalie Audelo added 1y ago
It is actually an extraordinarily powerful skill to ask the “stupid” questions that
everyone else is afraid to ask. Stupid questions have the ability to create clarity in places where people didn’t even know there was confusion.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Natalie Audelo added 1y ago
I now feel confident that when executive hires fail, the most common reason is that the CEO didn’t take the time to specifically and clearly define what they were looking for at the start. They just assumed that one CMO is the same as another CMO.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Natalie Audelo added 1y ago