Why You Need a ‘Challenge Network’

“We learn more from people who challenge our thought process than those who affirm our conclusions.”

He didn’t stock his team with agreeable people — who tend to be supportive and polite.  Rethinking depends on a different kind of network: a challenge network, a group of people we trust to point out our blind spots and help us overcome our weaknesses. Their role is to push us to be humble about our expertise, doubt our knowledge, and be curious about what knowledge we don’t have.