Change Signal Are You Your Own Saboteur? Kirstin Ferguson
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Oct 29, 2025 
Kirstin Ferguson, a leadership thinker and author of "Blindspotting: How to See What Others Miss," dives into the power of character over competence in leadership. She challenges listeners to embrace intellectual humility and curiosity, emphasizing that everyday interactions shape culture more than grand gestures. Ferguson advocates for asking better questions instead of simply providing answers and highlights how organizations can benefit from fostering a culture of seekers rather than knowers. Her insights encourage leaders to embrace uncertainty and flexibility for authentic transformation.
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Start With 'I Don't Know Yet'
- Be honest about the limits of your knowledge by saying, "I don't know yet."
- Use that phrase confidently to invite team ideas and create coaching opportunities.
Humility As Grounded Realism
- Intellectual humility is about accepting the limits of your knowledge and hunting for biases.
- Reframing humility as grounded realism makes leaders more effective in uncertainty.
A Meeting That Revealed Missed Signals
- Kirstin walked into a meeting and immediately felt tension, missed signals, and people talking over each other.
- That hour produced no progress and it took weeks to understand the real problem.
