question to statement ratio

Jim Collins recently gave 10 tips for young leaders. The most convicting advice for me was his encouragement for leaders to increase their question to statement ratio. Effective leaders are learners before they’re opinion givers.

What about you? Do you ask more questions or make more statements?

Jay O'Brien | Other posts by
Jay is serving as the Directional Leader, Elder, and Teaching Pastor for Scarlet City Church. He and his wife Megan recently lived in Little Rock, AR where Jay went through a church planting residency with Fellowship Bible Church. Before that, they lived in Dallas, Texas while Jay went to seminary and directed the young adult ministry at Chase Oaks Church.

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