Craig Groeschel

So if you're the boss and you're in there asking questions, you're like, well, if she can ask questions, then I can as well. And forgive me for the simplicity about what I'm about to say, but this is so, so, so important. And mark this down. Your ability to grow reflects your willingness to learn. What you don't ask, you won't know. And what you don't know, you can't grow. Let me say it again.

Your ability to grow reflects your willingness to learn. When you don't ask, you won't know. And what you don't know, you can't grow. So why do you ask questions? Well, number one, to gain knowledge and understanding. Pretty obvious. Number two, some people don't think about this, but you ask questions to develop deeper and stronger relationships.

Your ability to grow reflects your willingness to learn. When you don't ask, you won't know. And what you don't know, you can't grow. So why do you ask questions? Well, number one, to gain knowledge and understanding. Pretty obvious. Number two, some people don't think about this, but you ask questions to develop deeper and stronger relationships.

Your ability to grow reflects your willingness to learn. When you don't ask, you won't know. And what you don't know, you can't grow. So why do you ask questions? Well, number one, to gain knowledge and understanding. Pretty obvious. Number two, some people don't think about this, but you ask questions to develop deeper and stronger relationships.

In other words, if you want to connect deeply with the people that you serve with, you want to ask intentional questions, not just organizational questions, but also personal questions. Why? Because whenever people feel heard, they feel valued, and you want to show that you care about them.

In other words, if you want to connect deeply with the people that you serve with, you want to ask intentional questions, not just organizational questions, but also personal questions. Why? Because whenever people feel heard, they feel valued, and you want to show that you care about them.

In other words, if you want to connect deeply with the people that you serve with, you want to ask intentional questions, not just organizational questions, but also personal questions. Why? Because whenever people feel heard, they feel valued, and you want to show that you care about them.

And chances are, almost every one of you listening or watching right now, you've probably worked for someone that didn't seem to care about you, right? And why is it that you didn't think that they cared? Well, likely they didn't ask anything. And if they did, they probably didn't seem to listen. They didn't seem to care.

And chances are, almost every one of you listening or watching right now, you've probably worked for someone that didn't seem to care about you, right? And why is it that you didn't think that they cared? Well, likely they didn't ask anything. And if they did, they probably didn't seem to listen. They didn't seem to care.

And chances are, almost every one of you listening or watching right now, you've probably worked for someone that didn't seem to care about you, right? And why is it that you didn't think that they cared? Well, likely they didn't ask anything. And if they did, they probably didn't seem to listen. They didn't seem to care.

And you know it's really hard to give your best to someone that doesn't care about you. And so if you don't ask your team members questions, and if you don't listen to what they say, essentially what you're doing is you're communicating to your team that their insights, their ideas, their opinions don't really matter to you.

And you know it's really hard to give your best to someone that doesn't care about you. And so if you don't ask your team members questions, and if you don't listen to what they say, essentially what you're doing is you're communicating to your team that their insights, their ideas, their opinions don't really matter to you.

And you know it's really hard to give your best to someone that doesn't care about you. And so if you don't ask your team members questions, and if you don't listen to what they say, essentially what you're doing is you're communicating to your team that their insights, their ideas, their opinions don't really matter to you.

And what you're doing unintentionally is you're training them not to tell you the truth. And instead, what you're doing is you're training them to tell you what they think you wanna hear. And the moment you do that, that is the beginning of the end. You can't go anywhere with people that won't be honest with you and tell you the truth and tell you the things that you need to hear.

And what you're doing unintentionally is you're training them not to tell you the truth. And instead, what you're doing is you're training them to tell you what they think you wanna hear. And the moment you do that, that is the beginning of the end. You can't go anywhere with people that won't be honest with you and tell you the truth and tell you the things that you need to hear.

And what you're doing unintentionally is you're training them not to tell you the truth. And instead, what you're doing is you're training them to tell you what they think you wanna hear. And the moment you do that, that is the beginning of the end. You can't go anywhere with people that won't be honest with you and tell you the truth and tell you the things that you need to hear.

I like what Andy Stanley says. He says, leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. boom, drop the mic on that, right? You wanna ask questions to show that you care and to learn about people. So number one, you ask questions to gain knowledge and understanding. Two, you ask questions to develop deeper and more meaningful relationships.

I like what Andy Stanley says. He says, leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. boom, drop the mic on that, right? You wanna ask questions to show that you care and to learn about people. So number one, you ask questions to gain knowledge and understanding. Two, you ask questions to develop deeper and more meaningful relationships.

I like what Andy Stanley says. He says, leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. boom, drop the mic on that, right? You wanna ask questions to show that you care and to learn about people. So number one, you ask questions to gain knowledge and understanding. Two, you ask questions to develop deeper and more meaningful relationships.

The third thing, a lot of leaders don't think about this, but you also ask questions to help others grow and gain insight, to help others grow and to get better. And this is an underutilized tool. There are times when you're asking questions not just to find out information, but you're asking questions to help others discover information or get answers for themselves.