Become a better leader by promoting curiosity in the workplace. Increasing curiosity in employees leads to an interactive, healthy, and productive team.

1. ROBINSON LOGISTICS
Jodi Eick
IDPT 660

2. MODEL CURIOSITY EARLY AND OFTEN

3. Curious Leaders
Leaders need to:
 Create a curious learning environment
 Make learning a requirement
 Explore and broaden employee interests
 Inspire employees
 Make employees problem solvers
 Be curious as a leader

4. Curious Team Members
How to make curious team members:
 Seek inspiration
 Challenge their assumptions
 Ask them questions like the why, how, and what if
 Ask a problem as a question
 Ask open ended questions
 Lead the team with a curious leader
 Create opportunities for team members
 Do not make them afraid to fail

5. How to Model Curiosity Early and Often
The slides below will explain what Robinson Logistics will
expect from their top leaders to help create a curious
learning environment and to inspire our team members to be
curious!

6. Hold Team Huddles
 Group meets between leaders and
team
 Have chosen topics from team
 Ask open ended questions to gain
team participation
 Have team members answer the how,
what,and why

7. Document on a Scoreboard
 Scoreboard to track progress
 Cover objectives, status,
issues and recommendations
 This conversation should
encourage joint problem
solving rather than just
reporting

8. Leader’s Guide
A leader’s guide is available and will be handed out and
discussed at this meeting

9. Curiosity in the workplace
Curiosity in the workplace will:
 Reduce conflicts
 Reduce decision making errors
 Increase efficiency
 Increase productivity
 Helps to embrace diversity
 Helps to experience growth

10. The best in business have boundless
curiosity and open minds
Jenny Garrett

11. References
F. Gino (2018). The business case for curiosity. Retrieved from
https://hbr.org/2018/09/the-business-case-for-curiosity
D. McGinn (2021). Why you should foster curiosity as a skill at work. Retrieved
from https://www.headspringexecutive.com/curiosity-in-the-workplace/
Berkeley University of Californina (2022).Steps to building an effective team.
Retrieved from https://hr.berkeley.edu/hr-network/central-guide-managing-
hr/managing-hr/interaction/team-building/steps