# Your Team's Best Ideas Are Hiding Behind This Simple Question

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Published: 2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What if the reason your team isn’t bringing better ideas isn’t a lack of creativity—but the way you’re leading conversations? Many leaders unintentionally shut down deeper thinking by jumping in too quickly with solutions. In this episode, Torrey explains why simple questions often create the most powerful breakthroughs and how one small shift in communication can help your team think more creatively, solve problems more effectively, and take greater ownership of their work. What you'll learn: Learn why the simple question “What else?” can unlock deeper creativity and problem-solving within your team Discover how silence and patience help people move beyond surface-level answers into innovative thinking Understand how to create more ownership, confidence, and resourcefulness without constantly providing solutions Press play to discover how one simple leadership question can transform your conversations, strengthen your team’s thinking, and unlock ideas that may already be waiting beneath the surface. Watch on YouTube Here WHAT IS YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE? Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit. This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

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