Turn Curiosity Into Your Leadership Advantage
Leadership Career Accelerator: Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted · 2026-05-01 · 38 min
Episode notes
Why are some organizations thriving while others stall? According to Dr. Debra Clary, the missing piece might be curiosity . In this powerful episode, Dr. Clary—an executive coach, author, and former leader at Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay, and Jack Daniels—shares how curiosity fuels performance, unlocks innovation, and strengthens leadership. Backed by research from MIT and decades of corporate experience, she explains how leaders can model curiosity to drive engagement and why it's time to reframe curiosity from a soft skill to a strategic asset. Do you ever wonder why productivity is slowing or why engagement feels stuck? It might not be your strategy—it might be your curiosity gap . Dr.