Craig Groeschel

And so he was just asking a question. You know what happened? The team repainted the whole auditorium with a different color just because he asked a question. And so you have to be really, really careful and just understand how other people feel on the other side of your questions. And on another level, you're gonna have to work hard just to create a climate where people feel

And so he was just asking a question. You know what happened? The team repainted the whole auditorium with a different color just because he asked a question. And so you have to be really, really careful and just understand how other people feel on the other side of your questions. And on another level, you're gonna have to work hard just to create a climate where people feel

safe to tell you the truth. For example, this is a true story. I asked a team member one time, do you think we should do this? And he said, no, definitely not. And he was so confident that it surprised me because I thought, I'm not sure it's really clear. you know, maybe we shouldn't do it, but it's just not clear to me.

safe to tell you the truth. For example, this is a true story. I asked a team member one time, do you think we should do this? And he said, no, definitely not. And he was so confident that it surprised me because I thought, I'm not sure it's really clear. you know, maybe we shouldn't do it, but it's just not clear to me.

safe to tell you the truth. For example, this is a true story. I asked a team member one time, do you think we should do this? And he said, no, definitely not. And he was so confident that it surprised me because I thought, I'm not sure it's really clear. you know, maybe we shouldn't do it, but it's just not clear to me.

And since he was so confident, I thought, obviously, he knows something I don't know. So I'm like, well, great, man. Tell me why we shouldn't do it. And the next thing you know, he flipped his whole thing. He said, oh, actually, I think we should do it. Which one is it? You just told me no with confidence. Now you're telling me yes. And the problem is, and it's not his fault,

And since he was so confident, I thought, obviously, he knows something I don't know. So I'm like, well, great, man. Tell me why we shouldn't do it. And the next thing you know, he flipped his whole thing. He said, oh, actually, I think we should do it. Which one is it? You just told me no with confidence. Now you're telling me yes. And the problem is, and it's not his fault,

And since he was so confident, I thought, obviously, he knows something I don't know. So I'm like, well, great, man. Tell me why we shouldn't do it. And the next thing you know, he flipped his whole thing. He said, oh, actually, I think we should do it. Which one is it? You just told me no with confidence. Now you're telling me yes. And the problem is, and it's not his fault,

but he wanted to please me. And your team, they're gonna wanna please you, and they're gonna want you to like them. And so you have to work really, really hard to say, hey, tell me the truth. Like, what do you really, really think? And you've gotta create a climate where they feel safe, where they feel confident, where they can speak freely. So,

but he wanted to please me. And your team, they're gonna wanna please you, and they're gonna want you to like them. And so you have to work really, really hard to say, hey, tell me the truth. Like, what do you really, really think? And you've gotta create a climate where they feel safe, where they feel confident, where they can speak freely. So,

but he wanted to please me. And your team, they're gonna wanna please you, and they're gonna want you to like them. And so you have to work really, really hard to say, hey, tell me the truth. Like, what do you really, really think? And you've gotta create a climate where they feel safe, where they feel confident, where they can speak freely. So,

To get good and helpful information, you want to ask good and helpful questions. And remember, I'm going to say it again, the quality of the questions you ask will determine the quality of the information that you get. Warning, and please hear me on this. You gotta be super careful when you're asking questions that you do not fish for what you want to hear. I do this, you're likely to do this.

To get good and helpful information, you want to ask good and helpful questions. And remember, I'm going to say it again, the quality of the questions you ask will determine the quality of the information that you get. Warning, and please hear me on this. You gotta be super careful when you're asking questions that you do not fish for what you want to hear. I do this, you're likely to do this.

To get good and helpful information, you want to ask good and helpful questions. And remember, I'm going to say it again, the quality of the questions you ask will determine the quality of the information that you get. Warning, and please hear me on this. You gotta be super careful when you're asking questions that you do not fish for what you want to hear. I do this, you're likely to do this.

It's so easy to ask leading questions. And so what you wanna do is you don't ask questions to confirm your biases. You ask questions to determine what's true and helpful. Don't ask leading questions. And we do this all the time. You come in like going, hey, why do you think this event wasn't very good? You set the tone and you're helping tell them you don't like the event.

It's so easy to ask leading questions. And so what you wanna do is you don't ask questions to confirm your biases. You ask questions to determine what's true and helpful. Don't ask leading questions. And we do this all the time. You come in like going, hey, why do you think this event wasn't very good? You set the tone and you're helping tell them you don't like the event.

It's so easy to ask leading questions. And so what you wanna do is you don't ask questions to confirm your biases. You ask questions to determine what's true and helpful. Don't ask leading questions. And we do this all the time. You come in like going, hey, why do you think this event wasn't very good? You set the tone and you're helping tell them you don't like the event.

Or you'll say something like, you don't think she's doing a very good job, do you? what's your employee going to say? They're going to agree with you. Or you'll say like, our pitch was amazing, wasn't it? This is a dumb question. And so I want to say it again. When you're asking questions, you're not searching for information to confirm your biases. You're asking open-ended questions.

Or you'll say something like, you don't think she's doing a very good job, do you? what's your employee going to say? They're going to agree with you. Or you'll say like, our pitch was amazing, wasn't it? This is a dumb question. And so I want to say it again. When you're asking questions, you're not searching for information to confirm your biases. You're asking open-ended questions.

Or you'll say something like, you don't think she's doing a very good job, do you? what's your employee going to say? They're going to agree with you. Or you'll say like, our pitch was amazing, wasn't it? This is a dumb question. And so I want to say it again. When you're asking questions, you're not searching for information to confirm your biases. You're asking open-ended questions.