A friend once shared a story about a Chief Medical Officer who made a simple but powerful change.
Every Thursday afternoon, he gathered his nurses and asked one question:
“What do you know that I don’t know, that I should know?”
At first, the nurses were skeptical.
Is this a trick question?
Is it safe to be honest?
But over time, the answers started coming...abundantly.
And the CMO later said he learned more on those Thursday afternoons than in any other meeting he attended.
That question is a powerful reminder for all of us.
When we’re speaking, presenting, or sitting in front of a board, people aren’t looking for rehearsed perfection. They’re looking for your take, your perspective, your insight, what you see that others might miss.
Your point of view is valuable.
If they didn’t believe you had something they didn’t already know, they wouldn’t have asked you to speak.
This short video is a reminder to bring that mindset into every conversation.
Watch and let me know: What do you know that others should know, but maybe haven’t asked you yet?