Episode 53

full
Published on:

7th Oct 2025

Asking Better Questions to Be a Great Leader with Topaz Adizes

"๐˜ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ." - Topaz Adizes

**


Join Jason for a deeply insightful conversation with Topaz Adizes, Emmy-winning filmmaker, author, and the founder of The Skin Deep, an experience design studio renowned for its innovative approaches to exploring human connection.


In this episode, Jason and Topaz explore how understanding the patterns of meaningful connection so vital in our personal lives can transform the way we lead, manage, and design experiences at work. Topaz brings a unique perspective to the intersection of storytelling, experience architecture, and workplace relationships.


Key lessons highlighted in our conversation include:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Why leaders must shift from having all the answers to becoming guides who facilitate curiosity and growth within their teams.

๐Ÿ‘‰ The vital importance of acknowledging power dynamics by stating your intention as a leader, not just your agenda, to encourage authentic participation.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Why leaders must shift from having all the answers to becoming guides who facilitate curiosity and growth within their teams.

๐Ÿ‘‰ How the right connective questions at work, crafted for the unique โ€œandโ€ of a workplace context, unlock empathy, understanding, and shared meaning, even amid conflict or difference.


**


Connect with Topaz:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/topazadizes/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_skindeep/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSkinDeep


**


JOIN THOUSANDS OF LEADERS WHO ARE HARNESSING THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS AT WORK.

๐Ÿ“Œ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://jasonlauritsen.ck.page/950d3c...

 

**

 

Connect with Jason:

Website: https://jasonlauritsen.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JasonLauritsenVideo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlauritsen/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonlauritsen/

Listen for free

Show artwork for Unlocking High Performance

About the Podcast

Unlocking High Performance
How leaders unlock performance by creating the conditions for people to do their best work
Unlocking High Performance is a podcast for leaders who want strong results without burning their people out in the process.

Hosted by Jason Lauritsen, the show explores how clarity, alignment, and connection shape performance at work. Jason draws from his work with CEOs, executive teams, and leaders to examine why work so often becomes heavier, slower, and more frustrating than it needs to be and how to fix it.

Some episodes are solo reflections. Others are conversations with leaders and practitioners navigating real constraints and consequences. Each conversation looks beyond tactics to understand the leadership and organizational conditions that make performance possible.

The podcast focuses on the systems that drive performance, not leadership theory or quick fixes. Listeners will walk away with a clearer understanding of how work actually gets done and how to build environments where people perform at their best.

About your host

Profile picture for Jason Lauritsen

Jason Lauritsen