The Cult of Certainty

Tom O'Leary - Empowering Leaders to Be Curious2023-07-06T07:08:40+01:00

What are you certain of?

In work and at play I am encountering ever more certainty.

Opinions are becoming facts.

This feels strange in a world that is experiencing such rapid change.

In practice, certainty represents the death of questions.
No questioning means no creativity and innovation.

Indeed, purely from the practical point of view, what is the benefit of being certain of anything?

Why not keep questioning?

Personally, my motto is Always Be Questioning!

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About the Author: Tom O'Leary - Empowering Leaders to Be Curious

Tom empowers leaders to be curious, and thereby make more insightful decisions, foster their self-leadership and become stronger leaders! He invites leaders to filter out the noise and ask bigger questions about all aspects of who they are as individuals and as leaders. Such questions open the door to greater possibility and also to discerning what is truly essential right now. This allows for a much deeper form of decision-making and leadership in life, work and business. Know anyone who might benefit from exploring and embracing bigger questions in life, work or business? Nurturing Curiosity. Curiosity-inspired Leadership. Self-Leadership.

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What Might be Possible If We Believed It Were Possible?

Questions have a strange power. They can release us from what we believe to be true by offering us glimpses of something different. Indeed, there are times in that brief moment after a question is asked when it feels like anything is possible.

Questions have certainly given me the freedom and permission to pursue my passions and live a life I would never have thought possible. That is why I am a big advocate of Nurturing Curiosity at all ages.

If you are a leader, you will no doubt already know that continually nurturing curiosity in leadership is absolutely key. Indeed, that is why I started the Bigger Questions Project around one key question: How might we empower more people to explore and embrace bigger questions? Learn more about the Bigger Questions Project.

Boost Your Curiosity!

Sign up for the Nurturing Curiosity: Weekly Practice emails for a thought-provoking question each week. What have you got to lose?

What Might be Possible If We Believed It Were Possible?

If you are a leader, you will no doubt already know that continually nurturing curiosity in leadership is absolutely key. In many ways, leadership begins with self-leadership, which is in turn built on a deep sense of curiosity about who you are as a person and as a leader.

Indeed, that is why we started the Bigger Questions Project around one key question: How might we empower more people to explore and embrace bigger questions? Learn more about the Bigger Questions Project.

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The Cult of Certainty

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About the Author: Tom O'Leary - Empowering Leaders to Be Curious