Every great leader has a “secret weapon.” Do you?
Guest Post By Ben Sands So my wife, Sarah, is going to kill me for telling you this, but it’s important: Our shower is looking gross these days. Don’t get me wrong, the shower itself is great – glass...
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Do you ever encounter a colleague, friend or family member that seems just about ready to burst? They shout out an emotionally charged word and you are not quite sure how to respond? Another...
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Excerpted from “Hello Stay Interviews – Goodbye Talent Loss – a Manager’s Playbook” with the permission of the authors Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans. Invitation We invite you to conduct stay...
View ArticleWhy are we so afraid of questions?
Guest Post by Tracy König Confessions of a Confirmed “Question Queen” When I was a teacher, I learned an important lesson pretty fast: don’t ever ask a question of your students that you can’t answer...
View ArticleJust Ask!
Excerpted from the “Introduction” of “Just Ask the Right Questions to Get What You Want” with the permission of the author – Professor Ian Cooper Do you know what holds you back more than anything...
View ArticleHow Do You Hire Good Questioners?
Excerpted with the permission of the author from Chapter Four of A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger One of the best ways to grow and maintain a culture of inquiry is to continually add new...
View ArticleTeachers should reward questions, not just answers
Guest Post by Hal Gregersen – previously posted at “WIRED” According to a paper in the journal Communication Education, an average child aged between six and 18 asks only one question per one-hour...
View ArticleLead by Asking
Guest Post by Eric McNulty Having interviewed many leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, I’m often asked, “What makes a great leader?” Specific characteristics may vary by industry...
View Article8 Questions to Ask When Discerning God’s Will
Guest Post by Neal Samudre Making decisions is tough—but one thing I’ve learned is that adding God into the mix makes decision-making even tougher. We all have different ideas of what discerning God’s...
View ArticleHow to Ask Intelligent Questions With Impact
Guest Post by Gary Lockwood How would you like a magic way to influence people to do whatever you want them to do? This technique uses win-win psychology. It gives you the power to arrange events to...
View ArticleI Used to Be Indecisive – But Now I’m Not Sure
Excerpted with the permission of the authors from Chapter 28 of Power Questions: The meeting drags on. (As opposed to what?) I keep looking at my watch. Will it ever end? Tick tock. This is a story...
View ArticleThe Best Leaders Ask The Best Questions—Of Themselves
Guest Post by Carolyn Stevens Let’s cut to the chase: Good leaders ask good questions—starting with the questions that they ask of themselves. Good questions create a productive mindset… That...
View Article22 Leaders Share: “The value of questions in their life and leadership”
Great Questions are more valuable than Gold! I recently e-mailed 22 incredible leaders that I am privileged to call my friends to ask them to share in a few sentences the value of questions in their...
View ArticleWhat if you could not fail?
Excerpted with the permission of the author from Chapter Five of A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger One of the hallmarks of a powerful question is that it gets passed around, and that has...
View ArticleThe Most Powerful Question a Leader Can Ask
Guest Post by Alli Polin I’ve worked for a lot of managers – good, great, average and awful. In consulting, I would switch projects every few months. More often than not, I’d have a new manager I...
View Article12 Most Genius Questions in the World
Guest Post by Angela Maiers One of the things I love most about being around young children, is their passionate and fierce sense of curiosity. It defines their genius. Why is the sky blue? Who...
View ArticleTwo Critical Questions Good Leaders Ask To Bring Out The Best In Their People
Guest Post By Karen Triola Leadership is a complex concept with many layers, which is why so many books exist on the topic and why organizational-development firms like Caliper offer executive...
View Article9 VITAL QUESTIONS TO ASK
Guest Post by David Sanford The best conversation is the one we initiate with questions. That’s true even when we talk to ourselves! Here is a brief but powerful list of 9 questions I’ve asked myself,...
View ArticleHow to Ask a Good Quality Question
Guest Post by Colin Boyd I think all great leaders are exceptional at asking good quality questions. I’m going to show you the secret to asking a good quality question… The other day, I was running a...
View Article10 Questions Leaders Must Ask
Guest Post by Dan Britton – Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Exec. V. P. of Int’l Ministry Pay the price to look inside. “One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a...
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