Ask (Or Ask Not)

Why do talented, capable people fail to ask the questions that they know they should ask?In this episode, our guest, Jeff Wetzler, author of the book Ask, shares why capable individuals often struggle to learn from others.Throughout the conversation, we explore Jeff's five-part ASK framework, designed to systemize effective questioning and enrich our understanding of those around us.We learn that choosing curiosity, making it safe, asking quality questions, listening to learn, and reflecting and reconnecting are key practices that lead to impactful learning and growth.Join us as we unravel why these practices are crucial and how to integrate them into our daily lives to become more aware, thoughtful, and effective in our personal and professional interactions.Key Learnings:1. Choose Curiosity: We should actively choose to be curious and strive to learn from others, rather than relying on our existing assumptions.2. Make It Safe: Creating a psychologically safe environment encourages others to share valuable insights without fear of judgment.3. Ask Quality Questions: Good questions are those that genuinely seek to learn from others and are asked at the right moment.4. Listen to Learn: Listening with the intention to learn, rather than to respond, leads to deeper understanding and better outcomes.5. Reflect and Reconnect: Post-conversation reflection and subsequent connection ensure that insights are properly understood and lead to actionable steps.Get full interviews, daily episodes, courses, and more at DailyCreative.app.

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Formerly The Accidental Creative. Being a creative professional should be the greatest job in the world. You get to solve problems, express yourself, bring something new into the world and you get paid to do it. What's not to love. Yet every day, creative pros face, tremendous pressure and uncertainty. The temptation is just to play it safe, surrender to distraction and settle for less than your best daily creative is about making sure that's not your story. Each episode focuses on a topic relevant to creative pros, like how to come up with ideas under pressure, or how the collaborate when you're overwhelmed, or how to lead your team and help them discover motivation. It's time to fall back in love with your work. Listen to Daily Creative wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe in the Daily Creative app at dailycreative.app.