The StoryBank
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The StoryBank
Episode 162 – Curiosity Not Contempt – Zip Your Lips
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All of us have met that person. The new leader. The consultant. The expert. The person who has barely arrived but already knows what’s wrong with everyone else’s work.
Sometimes we’ve been that person ourselves. The strange thing is that the problem isn’t overconfidence. Fresh eyes are valuable. Organisations hire people precisely because they bring new ideas.
The problem begins when curiosity quietly gives way to superiority.
Years ago, on my very first day in my last corporate role, my CEO gave me a piece of advice that has stayed with me ever since. At the time, it felt like a lesson about leadership. Looking back, I realise it was actually a lesson about something far deeper.
This week’s Stories at Work connects that advice with one of the most fascinating psychological studies I’ve ever come across—research that began with marriages but has profound implications for leaders, teams and workplace culture.
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