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7SuggestionsforAskingMorePowerfulQuestions

7UGGTIONFORAKING

MORPOWRFULQUTION

AMustHaveSkillforModern
Leaders

henItartedoutinm
career,theketoucce
wahavingtheright

anwer.Iftheohadaquetion,he
expectedmetohavetheanweror
knowwheretogetit.Iteemedlikethe
onewhoadvancedintheircareerthe
quicketwerethoewiththemot
anwer.

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utaIegantoacendthecorporateladder,I
dicoveredthattheketouccehadegunto
hift.Itecameleandleaouthavingtheright
anwerandmoreandmoreaouthavingthe
rightquetion.
IntheageofGoogle,anweraretheeapart.
Youcanlookupvirtuallanthingandhavethe
anweralmotintantaneoul.utthionl
happenifouknowhowtoaktheright
quetion.
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goingtohavetolearnhowtoakgoodquetion.
Hereareeventipfortakingthikilltothenext
level.
1.Akopen-endedquetion.Quetion
oucananwereornoarecloedended.Thedontgeneratedicuion
(http://michaelhatt.com/tranformationalconveration.html)andtherarelieldan

inight.akingopen-endedquetion,
ougetfarmoreinteretinginight.
Forexample,inteadofaking,Areou
happwithourreult?oumightak,
Whdoouthinkougotthereultou
did?Thefirtquetioncanonle
anweredeorno.Theecond
quetioninvitereflectionandtarta
dicuion.
2.Getehindtheaumption.ver
uinedeciioniaedonaumption.
Ifoudontundertandtheeaumption,
oumamakeaaddeciion.Itoften
helpfultoakourelffirtandthenour
colleagueWhatareweauminginthi
cenario?
Thenouneedtokeeppeelingthelaer
offtheonionuntilougetcomfortale
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withtheaumption.Thiiwherepeople
oftenmakemitake.Theirlogicmae
impeccale,utifituiltonfault
aumption,itwillleadtoafault
concluion.
3.Getothideofthetor.Itioeato
hearoneideofthetor,actonthe
information,andtheneemarraed
whenoufindoutthatouonlhadhalf
thefact.
Ihavedonethihundredoftime,Im
ure.IthinkIamgettingetteratgetting
othideofthetor,utItillconider
melfinrecover.Ihavetocontantl
remindmelf,Thereareatleattwoide
toevertor.
4.Akfollow-upquetion.Avoidthe
temptationtocommentoneverquetion.
ometimeIliketoeehowman
quetionIcanakinarowwithout
commenting.Itamazingwhatoucan
learnwhenoudothi
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Anditmakeourcommentordeciion
muchmoreinformed.Oftenoudontget
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totherealmeatofaniueuntilouve
goneeveralquetiondeep.
5.Getcomfortalewithdeadair.Mot
peoplegetuncomfortalewhenthingget
quiet.Thefeeltheoligationtofillthe
pacewithchatter.Youcanletthiworkto
ouradvantagejutkeepingourlip
lockedandourearopen.
Whenoudo,ouwilloftenfindthat
peoplevolunteeramazingamountof
informationthatouwouldhavenever
otainedanotherwa.
6.Helppeopledicovertheirowninight.
Oneoftheetwatomentorotherito
akratherthantell.Ye,oucanpontificate
toouruordinate,utourinightwill
noteameaningfultothematheareto
ou.Youcanaccomplihfarmore
leadingthemwithgoodquetion.
Oneofmfavorite,epeciallinthewake
ofamitakeordiappointment,ithi:
Whatcanwelearnfromthiexperience
thatmighteuefultouinthefuture?
7.Undertandthedifferenceetweenfact
andpeculation.Oneofmformeroe
oncetoldme,Makeureoutellmewhat
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ouknowandwhatouthinkouknow,
andmakeureIknowthedifference.
Peoplemakeallkindoftatementthat
thethinkareaedonthefact.Thee
houldimmediatelcaueourradartogo
off.Oftenouwillhavetoak,Doou
knowthattoeafact?Ifo,Howdoou
know?orCanouprovidemewiththe
ourceforthattatiticorclaim?

Leadershipisless
abouthavingthe
rightanswersand
moreabout
havingtheright
questions.
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Finall,whenouareakingquetion,takenote
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forthetheperonouareinterviewing.Itialo
verhelpfulwhenthinggetquiet.Youcango
ackoverournoteanddicovernewquetion
ouhaventetthoughtaoutoraked.
Quetion:Whatareomequetionouhave
founduefulaaleader?Youcanleavea
commentclickinghere
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