Don’t Let Experience Become an Assumption
Oct 13, 2026
Experience is one of leadership’s greatest assets.
But there’s a trap.
We can start believing:
“I’ve seen this before.”
Maybe.
But your people changed.
The environment changed.
The problem changed.
Relying only on your experience is trying to do today’s job with yesterday’s tools.
Experience should inform your thinking—not end it.
Today ask:
What am I assuming I already know?
Then get curious again.
The strongest leaders I know remain students long after they become experts.
Challenge one assumption today.
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