Questioning Questions
Every question asked and answered is an opportunity to understand each other better and fundamentally move your relationship, your organization, your project or family forward. How much thought do you put into the questions you ask the receptionist at your office each day, or the doorman of your building? Probably not very much.
“How’s it going?” “How are you doing?” Do you even seriously want to know the answer to those questions? When someone poses such a question to you, don’t you feel OBLIGATED to answer it?
“You’ve got to be intentional with questions, they can guide you Into some really interesting places.”
How do YOUR questions stand up? True leadership is about capitalizing on those opportunities presented with every question as opposed to being a victim of circumstance and habit who is just treading water verbally. In this episode, Rene breaks down the power of questions and how every leader should be using them to better themselves and their teams. Don’t miss it!
Show Resources:
AmplifyBook.com
01:38 - Questions are a critical component
01:52 - Most people think ‘externally’
02:20 - A question might make someone remember what they believe
03:25 - If I want to understand a company’s culture, I walk in, close my eyes and listen
04:20 - Most people don’t put much thought into the questions they ask
05:50 - The Art of Conversation - Episode 07
07:15 - Sometimes questions asked will tell you how you’re doing
08:24 - We feel an overwhelming OBLIGATION to answer questions that are asked of us
10:40 - Is the question self-serving? Or is it to YOUR benefit?
11:00 - Book - QBQ - The Question behind the Question
11:20 - What is it that they’re ACTUALLY trying to get at?
12:05 - Questions without much thought are often EMOTIONALLY based
13:30 - “If you’re going to attack me, attack me with more detail, please?”
14:55 - The person asking the question is LEADING the conversation
15:55 - Direction doesn’t mean CONTROL
18:00 - Learn how to clarify
19:00 - Learn to give rich answers to dumb questions
22:45 - AmplifyBook.com
