We’re surrounded by people with knowledge. The manager who can provide expert feedback or the colleague who has important information. These kinds of insights can help us achieve our goals.

Yet as much as we need that knowledge, we often don’t act in ways that invite it.

It’s when the project runs behind or we can’t make our numbers that we realize, often too late, that asking sooner could have made all the difference.

These are the results Jeff Wetzler can help us avoid. His book, Ask: Tap into the Hidden Wisdom of People around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life, is a call to arms for regularly making asks that elicit the insights we need. His strategies are important for individuals, teams, and organizations.

Episode Links

How to Get the Honest Input You Need from Your Employees

What Happens When You’re Blindsided at Work?

Why We Don’t Raise Tough Issues and How to Get Better at It

Interview with Anh Dao Pham on How to Succeed as a Project Leader

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