Started in 2014 with questions I wanted to ask myself as a leader. Now there are thousands of questions to help leaders think deeper and lead better @kurtmadden

Joined November 2014
Does our culture depend on people remembering to do the right thing, or have we built routines that make the right behavior easier? #leadership
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Am I building a team that can challenge my assumptions, or one that takes my ideas without questioning them? #leadership
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Does my calendar reflect the priorities I talk about, or simply reward whoever asks for my attention most loudly? #leadership
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Can people connect our strategy to what they do today, or does the strategy only live in our presentations? #leadership
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When the team succeeds, are we building a system that can repeat the result, or celebrating success and moving on to the next goal/project/initiative? #leadership
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When a meeting ends, do people leave knowing what was decided, who owns the next step, and when it is due - or only feeling that we had a good discussion? #leadership
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Do I step forward to absorb blame and step back to share credit, or do the reverse? #leadership
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Am I using metrics as a flashlight to understand the work, or as a hammer to pressure people? #leadership
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Am I protecting the team's time for the work that is high priority, or allowing every new request to become urgent? #leadership
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When the team brings me bad news, do I make it safe to speak up, or is my response causing people to wait until the news is impossible to hide? #leadership
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Do people know I trust them because I say it, or because my actions leave room for them to lead? #leadership
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Am I removing barriers so people can succeed, or becoming another barrier they must work around? #leadership
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Does my feedback help people see a path forward, or leave them replaying what they did wrong? #leadership
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Am I creating enough stability for people to do their best work, or changing direction so often that adaptability has become survival? #leadership
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When plans change, does my team see thoughtful adaptation or leadership by impulse? #leadership
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When conflict surfaces, do I help people work through it, or make it disappear without resolving it? #leadership
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Do my deadlines create healthy urgency that leads to goal achievement, or does it lead to panic and chaos? #leadership
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When pressure rises, does my leadership create focus or add to the confusion? #leadership
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