After sitting through a few related meetings, it hit me. There was a lack of intellectual curiosity. What a huge detriment in the workplace.

When did we lose our sense of curiosity? When did asking why become the exception and not the rule? As children curiosity was cultivated. We wanted to understand why. We often asked why several times, all in succession. One might say we wanted to get to the root of the situation.

A workplace without intellectual curiosity is problematic. A friend...