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 A Lot of an executive workday is spent Asking others for information--requesting status updates from a staff leader, for example,
or questioning a counterpart at a tense negotiation. Yet unlike professionals like litigators, journalists, and doctors, that are
taught how to ask questions as an important part of their training, few executives consider questioning as a skill which could be
honed--or consider how their own answers to queries could make conversations more productive. 
 


what is a trust That's a missed opportunity. Questioning is A uniquely powerful tool for unlocking value in organizations: It hastens learning and
the exchange of thoughts, it hastens innovation and performance improvement, it builds awareness and trust among team members. And
it may mitigate business risk by uncovering unforeseen pitfalls and hazards. 
 
For some folks, questioning comes readily. However, the majority of us do not ask enough questions, nor do we pose our inquiries
in an optimal manner. 
We obviously improve our emotional intelligence, which then makes us better questioners--a virtuous cycle. In this guide, we draw
on insights from behavioral science research to research how the way we frame questions and choose to answer our counterparts can
help determine the outcome of conversations. We provide guidance for selecting the best type, tone, sequence, and framing of
questions and for determining what and how much information to share to reap the most benefit from our interactions, not just for
ourselves but for our associations. 
Do not Ask, Do Not Get
 
"Be a Fantastic listener," Dale Carnegie informed in his 1936 classic How to Win Friends and Influence People. "Ask questions the
Other man will enjoy answering." Over 80 Decades later, most folks still When one of us (Alison) started studying Discussions at
Harvard Business School many years back, she immediately arrived At a foundational insight: People do not ask enough questions. In
fact, among The most frequent complaints people make after having a conversation, like an Interview, a first date, or even a job
interview, is"I wish [s/he] had requested me more Queries" and"I can not believe [s/he] did not ask me any questions"

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