The Power of Simple Questions
I’ve always believed that the most profound insights often come from the simplest inquiries.
Throughout my career, whether leading a team, advising a client, parenting, mentoring or a coffee chat. Two phrases have consistently unlocked deeper understanding and fostered meaningful connections:
✨ “Help me understand.”
✨ “What does that look like?”
These questions do more than seek clarification. They open doors to empathy, invite collaboration, and create a safe space for others to express their perspectives fully. When asked with genuine curiosity, they transform conversations from transactional to transformational.
🔑In leadership, simple questions can reveal hidden challenges and unspoken concerns.
🔑In coaching and mentoring, Individuals can articulate goals and identify barriers they didn’t even realize were there.
🔑In organizational development, It illuminate opportunities for innovation and growth that might otherwise remain unseen.
At Mavis Brown Consulting LLC, we specialize in helping organizations, schools, and communities tap into this power of inquiry. Our programs are designed to build stronger teams, inclusive cultures, and resilient leaders by fostering deeper communication and understanding.
Our provided services:
Leadership Development Workshops – equipping leaders with tools to foster trust, clarity, and inclusivity.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training – helping teams bridge differences through empathy and curiosity.
Youth & Workforce Readiness Programs – teaching future leaders communication, collaboration, and resilience.
Strategic Team & Culture Consulting – aligning people, purpose, and performance for long-term success.
Organizational Effectiveness Consulting: Strengthening teams, processes, and culture for long-term success.
Apply this throughout your Organization
Imagine the impact if leaders, managers, educators, and teams integrated these simple tools into their daily interactions. Conflicts would shift into opportunities. Misunderstandings would transform into alignment. Teams would move from talking at each other to building with each other.
So, the next time you find yourself in a conversation, whether with a colleague, student, or you are getting a brief, pause and ask: “Help me understand. What does that look like?” You may be surprised at the depth of insight it unlocks.
🔑 Unlock understanding. Build connections. Inspire growth.
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These two phrases may be simple, but their impact is powerful. In your next meeting, conversation, or any interaction, when tension rises, ideas feel abstract, things become unclear, or the discussion feels stuck, try asking:
🔑 Help me understand.
🔑 What does that look like?
“You might just unlock a breakthrough, and be surprised at how much it transforms the conversation.”
Email Us: @ mb@mavisbrownconsulting.com or solutions@mavisbrownconsulting.com
