![]() ![]() Where do our best ideas come from and how can we spawn more creativity?ġ4. Are your efforts at work making your family stronger or putting them at risk? How can I help you here?ġ3. What makes our culture unique and how do we protect that?ġ2. Are you passionate about this? If not, how do we make that happen?ġ1. What if we did nothing at all, what would happen?ĩ. What do we need to do today to pull the future toward us and beat our competition to the future?Ĩ. What’s our biggest risk in this, and what’s your fallback position?ħ. That’s an interesting thought, what process did you go through to reach that conclusion?ĥ. How can I help you with that? What do you need from me in order to make that happen?Ĥ. Other than your title, why should anyone be led by you?ģ. Why? (my personal favorite and the most powerful one-word question on the planet)Ģ. Contrary to the beliefs of some, dialogue is a healthy thing. I strongly recommend to all leaders that they routinely ask team members the following questions:ġ. This serves to not only align interests and areas of focus, but also to facilitate the exchange of insights, and to acquire useful knowledge and information – it also builds stronger relationships. I have found that one of the most effective ways for leaders to lead their team is by helping them refine and justify their reasoning through the use of intelligent questions. Therefore, in the text that follows I’ll provide you with a resource that is immediately actionable, and highly productive – a list of questions (in no particular order) that can be used across situations, constituencies and reporting lines. ![]() I’m not sure what the most powerful question in the world is, but I know that the most powerful question of the moment changes frequently …” Relying on any single question to serve as the omnibus catch-all question is dangerous. The question must be appropriate to the person(s) being addressed, the timing must be spot-on, but most importantly it must unlock the door to reveal the needed input/feedback/information. “My belief is that the most powerful question of all is the one that works within the context of the situation at hand. ![]()
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