AI Can’t Replace This Human Skill
Curt Steinhorst spent years studying why a few teams trust each other and most don't. His answer is simple: trust dies when people's time and attention keep getting stolen, and when nobody can say the hard thing out loud.
▶ Watch the full episode with Curt Steinhorst for deeper context on how to approach these questionsWhere Attention Leaks
Think about the people you work most closely with. When did you last interrupt one of them, or get interrupted yourself, for something that honestly could have waited?
The Conversation You're Skipping
There's usually one hard thing you'd say to your team or a partner if it felt safe. What is it, and where do you say it instead: in your head, to someone else, or never?
Stealing Time Or Giving It
When you pull someone into a meeting, a thread, or a quick question, you're either giving them something or taking the one thing they can never get back, which is their time. Be honest about which one you tend to do. Circle every answer that fits.
Make The Hard Thing Easy
Curt's teams invented a shared phrase that made naming tension feel light instead of scary. What's one simple signal or sentence your people could use, so the awkward thing gets said in the room today instead of avoided?
One Bet On The Group
Pick one: protect someone's focus this week by NOT pulling them into something, or say one honest thing to the group you've been routing around. Which one, to whom, and when?