Don't Know

 

I don't know what I don't know or do I?

On the first day of my business classes, I ask the students to write an essay, answering these two questions:

WHO ARE YOU?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

First of all, they could not understand why BUSINESS STUDENTS were writing papers like in an English class, and second, they were not really sure how to answer either question, and begged for more guidance.

Their concerns were exactly why I had assigned the exercise in the first place.  Business leaders need to know how to communicate both verbally and written...  AND, they need to know WHO THEY ARE through introspection.

Without these characteristics, they typically fail as a leader of people.

But, more importantly is this question:

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW?

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DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW?