The Curiosity Crisis: Why "I Don't Know" is a Leader’s Most Powerful Move | Dr. Debra Clary

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Curiosity isn't a "soft skill"-it’s a strategic superpower for growth. In this episode, Donald Thompson sits down with leadership strategist and researcher Dr. Debra Clary to discuss her upcoming book, The Curiosity Curve . Drawing from four decades of experience at iconic brands like Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay, and Jack Daniels , Debra explains why the most successful leaders ask the best questions, why curiosity is the key to thriving in an AI-driven world, and how we can unlearn the "incuriosity" taught to us since childhood. Episode Long Description Success is often born in the most unlikely of classrooms. For Dr. Debra Clary, that classroom was a Frito-Lay route truck. In this episode of High Octane Leadership , Donald and Debra deconstruct the journey from driving a delivery route to performing a one-woman show off-Broadway and leading billion-dollar brands.