Practical exercise
Ask three clarifying questions on a real task
You will pick one task you have been given recently by a senior, and you will write an email or message that asks three clarifying questions before you start. The fear is in the asking; the relief is in the answer.
20 min·starter
Now try it
Ask three clarifying questions on a real task
Stretch
Repeat this exercise three times in the next two weeks with three different seniors. Keep the four pages together. By page four the act of asking will already feel lighter.
Goes into your portfolio
A scanned page from your notebook with the task, the three questions, the answers, the timestamps, and a three line reflection at the bottom.