Most leadership teams don’t stall because they lack intelligence. They stall because everyone wants to be right.

In this episode of What’s Your Problem?, Kevin Popović explores a common but rarely named innovation trap: confusing being right with finding the right answer. When opinions turn into power plays, progress slows, learning stops, and leaders are forced to make decisions just to move things along.

You’ll hear why:

• Being right ends the conversation

• Learning requires a willingness to be wrong

• Experimentation dissolves ego and power dynamics

• Better decisions come from evidence, not authority

If your meetings feel more like debates than discoveries, this episode offers a simple reframe—and a practical question—to help your team move forward.

Key takeaway:
Being right isn’t the goal. Getting it right is.