In today's episode, we welcome Dr. Alison Horstmeyer, a former Fortune 500 executive who is now a talent development facilitator, executive coach, and humanistic researcher.    Dr. Allison Horstmeyer is considered one of the pioneering humanistic researchers in the workplace curiosity area. Among her publications are peer-reviewed journals and mainstream business magazines such as Forbes and CEO World.     Join us today as we’ll be answering fundamental questions about how businesses can enhance their processes and track the right measurements for success.  We’ll delve deep into:   - What it means to be intrinsically curiosity   - How to build your stress tolerance  - The three C’s: Curiosity, communication, collaboration  - The need for establishing new ways of interacting and connecting with each other in a rapidly changing world  - The need to make space for reflection  - Challenging aspects of getting a team to gel   [00:30:48] Tips on managing when we get curious  [00:03:58] The path of diving into curiosity at the Ph.D. level  [00:05:50] Empirical research   [00:06:18] Curiosity and Creativity  [00:07:30] What is curiosity?  [00:08:19] Dr. Alison’s research is about “A State of Curiosity”.  [00:09:12] Dimensions of Curiosity  [00:14:18] The positive and negative sides of the whole matter of curiosity  [00:17:37] How to Increase Efficiency and Curiosity   [00:20:30] Curiosity Gives an Opportunity as It's a Doorway to Empathy.  [00:24:13] Correlations between curiosity and other human aspects  [00:28:15] The Mechanism of Technology  [00:30:48] Tips on managing when we get curious  [00:34:45] Ways to measure curiosity   [00:43:05] Resources around psychological safety and curiosity  [00:44:15] Dr. Alison’s message to you   [00:47:00] Tamar asks her Quintessential Final Question.   Learn more about Alison’s work at https://www.dralisonh.com/   Connect with Alison on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dralisonhorstmeyer/   Reach out to Tamar at [email protected]     Connect with Tamar on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamar-nelson/    Learn more about Tamar’s work on https://tamarnelson.com/   #coo #operationalresilience #business #TheCOOCorner #podcast #curiosity #leadership #digitaleconomy #creativity #innovation