Proactive Collective — The Reading Room December 2026
When Helping Gets in the Way
How asking better questions can build stronger leaders, stronger teams, and greater capacity.
Featured Reading
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Michael Bungay Stanier
When does giving someone the answer actually make us less effective leaders?
Leaders are often rewarded for knowing what to do. Being helpful can quickly become a habit: listen, diagnose, solve.
What might change if we stayed curious a little longer?
When we become the person who always has the answer, we may also become the person everyone depends on for the answer.
This month, we'll explore the tension between helping and rescuing, expertise and curiosity, and solving today's problem versus developing tomorrow's leader.
Leadership Conversation Guide
One reading. One leadership story. One research insight. One meaningful conversation. One practical takeaway.
Come ready to think about one question
Does this person need my answer — or my curiosity?