Managing by Asking People Questions
Do you think it would be possible to improve management by asking people questions? In today’s achievement-oriented culture, displays of knowledge are admired. As Dr.
Do you think it would be possible to improve management by asking people questions? In today’s achievement-oriented culture, displays of knowledge are admired. As Dr.
The difference between successful people and those who are not is often as simple as asking yourself these three questions: what can I do, what can
The ability to ask creative questions has sparked innumerable inventions. Questions asked in the right way leads to breakthrough thinking and disruptive innovations, such as
Why don’t people ask “why?” more often? How might we ask better questions in a way that’s more effective? When one of my coaching clients
Asking creative questions can change everything. A big, beautiful question can generate ideas, inspire action, influence engagement and participation, as well as solve problems and
If you want to inspire people at work to create breakthrough thinking, start by asking them innovative questions, like “Why?” “What if…?” “How might we…?”
Like most things, leadership questions start in childhood. There was a study done in the UK that shows 4-year-old girls ask their mothers an average
What kinds of leadership questions are useful for managing people effectively? In my previous posts about leading by asking questions, I described four kinds of
Whether you’re giving difficult feedback to an employee, approaching your supervisor with a problem, or having an uncomfortable conversation with a peer — handling difficult
Imagine a workplace where people are scared to voice their opinions, where the fear of failure is so intense it paralyzes action. Such a work
The term “glass ceiling” evokes an image of an invisible, yet unbreakable, barrier that prevents women from advancing to higher levels of leadership, especially in
The world of quantum physics with its electrons, quarks, and uncertainty principles may seem far removed from the art of leadership. However, the quantum world