Take a deep dive
Great leaders ask pointed questions every opportunity they get. Great leaders ask pointed questions all day and in every interaction. Why? So they know what is really going on. So they know who is good. They know what is working. They know what is not. They also find out what's next.
Asking really good questions is a rare skill. If you lead a group of people, I challenge you to consider if you are asking really good questions to a variety of people or if you are listening to the opinions of a select few. In my experience, it is very easy for senior people to slip into the "safe zone" of listening only to a select number of people. You'll be better if you make it a practice to ask really good questions of many different people in many different circumstances.
