The Compass

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The Questions That Change the Way You Lead
Kevin Kivi Kevin Kivi

The Questions That Change the Way You Lead

Too many leaders still think their job is to have the answers. But leadership today isn’t about certainty. It’s about curiosity.

The best leaders don’t dominate with statements. They disrupt with questions.

In an era of AI, automation, and algorithmic answers, your value as a leader isn’t in what you know. It’s in what you explore.

Questions shape culture. They build trust. They surface insight.

The right question doesn’t just reveal the answer. It reveals the person.

So next time you lead a conversation, don’t try to be the smartest in the room. Be the most curious.

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Stop Calling It a Culture Problem.  It’s Usually a Leadership Problem
Kevin Kivi Kevin Kivi

Stop Calling It a Culture Problem. It’s Usually a Leadership Problem

We love to talk about culture. We celebrate it in slide decks, measure it in quarterly engagement surveys, and market it with filtered photos of team events and branded T-shirts.

And when things go wrong, when trust erodes, high performers leave, or a team slips into apathy, the diagnosis is almost always the same: “We’ve got a culture problem.”

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