07/14/2025

How Curiosity Makes Leaders Better

An association’s success begins with its culture

Good leaders ask questions. But what good, exactly, is coming out of those questions?

You're getting practical answers to your association's pressing needs, sure. But asking questions also helps define your organization's culture. At Fast Company, leadership expert Jeff Wetzler recently wrote about the ways that curiosity can help shape an organization. And one point he makes is that asking questions is an engine for building empathy.

By asking questions and inviting team members to share stories, he writes, "we create conditions where our real curiosity can emerge. This works because authentic questions lead to richer understanding. As we receive thoughtful answers, we realize how much we’ve been missing."

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.