🎤 Quotable quotes: “Be curious, not judgmental."
— Ted Lasso (and others!)
Before we get into this, we’re hoping you’ll choose curiosity over judgment.
Because we’re about to talk about bats.
Not the baseball kind.
The flying, nocturnal, slightly misunderstood kind.
If you have ever been to Austin, Texas, you may know this already. Each evening, just before dusk, nearly two million bats pour out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge. It is impressive. It is a little unsettling. And it raises an important question.
How do they not crash into each other?
The answer is simple and brilliant.
Bats do not fly with certainty.
They fly with feedback.
🏟 Why This Matters for You
Bats use echolocation. It sounds complicated, but it is actually a masterclass in curiosity.
They send a signal.
They listen for what comes back.
They adjust.
Signal. Listen. Adjust.
They do not assume.
They do not decide from a distance.
They do not lock into a plan and hope for the best.
They stay responsive.
Judgment is what we do when we decide from far away.
Curiosity is what we do when we get close enough to learn.
And this is where Ted Lasso quietly shows us the same thing.
Ted rarely leads with answers. He leads with questions. He sends a signal, listens carefully, and adjusts in real time. That is how he builds trust. That is how he helps people grow. That is how reluctant leaders become confident ones.
The most investable people are not the ones who have everything figured out. They are the ones who learn fastest.
They ask better questions.
They listen longer than is comfortable.
They adjust without ego.
Signal. Listen. Adjust.
Curiosity, done right, is not a personality trait. It is a practice. One you can strengthen with intention.
And in a world that is changing faster than ever, certainty is fragile. Curiosity is durable.
— Nick & Marnie
Your tea sipping, question asking, echolocation experimenting friends
More leadership musings
🍪 Biscuits with the Boss:
Icebreaker time:
Think about a situation where you are feeling stuck or certain you already know the answer.
What would it look like to send a small signal, listen closely, and adjust instead of deciding from a distance?
Bonus Ted Lasso version:
Where could curiosity help you build trust faster this week?
📚Beard’s collection:
🌎 This week in Here - There - Every F’ing where
If you have been playing along at home with our project - Blue: The Business of You - then you might have seen our webinar with Lindsey McCormick, Director of Career and College Readiness at CCPS. If those words mean something in your world, you should take a few to listen to what she has to say.
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This week we also started cohort 2 of the LEAD program at Choptank Electric (where they Lead it Like Lasso - and all of the other characters :) )
Believe!
Nick & Marnie
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