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"Leadership is a verb," said David Bach at the Future of Work Summit at IMD. And maybe that verb is listening.

"Leadership is a verb," said David Bach at the Future of Work Summit at IMD. And maybe that verb is listening.


That's the thought that came to me as I sat there.


Michael Bungay Stanier calls this shift "Modern Change Mastery" — leadership as curiosity in action.


Here's what sorporate leanign leaders, coaches, and IMD professors made me understood across every session:


→ The leaders who are thriving aren't the ones with all the answers.

→ They're the ones who ask questions that open up new possibilities instead of shutting them down.

→ They're building cultures where curiosity matters more than authority.


Leadership used to be about having the right answer.


Now it's about creating the space for the right conversation.


Because if we could change the language we use in our world, we could change the world.  (Gratitude Susan Goldsworthy PhD OLY REV and Séverine Jourdain 🙏)


And that starts with the questions we ask.


Lovely reuniting with my fellow coaches Katia Vlachos, Ph.D. Simon Reber Stephanie Comenge Segard , colleagues Simon Brown 🇺🇦  and new friends!


What's one question you could ask more often?


#change #curiousity #coaching


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