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How to ask better questions?

You learn more from asking questions.
Questions frame the answers.

What's on your mind?
And what else?
What is the real challenge here?
What do you want?
How can I help you?
If you are saying 'yes' to this, what are you saying 'no' to?
What was the most useful for you?

Book : The coaching habit.

Anatomy of a good question?

Types of questions:

  • open ended question
  • close ended question / binary question
  • leading question / neutral or unbiased question
  • clear / direct question
  • ambiguous question
  • complex / loaded question
  • consice question

Good question?

situation:

  • low engagement
  • low growth

reason:

  • lack of focus
  • consistency

Framework for asking good questions:
PROACT

  • listening / decision framework
  • The visual mba - Jason barron

What is the real problem?

  • what objective are you trying to accomplish?
  • how will you measure the success?
  • what are tradeoffs?
  • build meaningful connections and be more empathetic.
  • be aware

Books recommended:

  • What's your problem
  • Socratic selling
  • The coaching habit
  • The visual mba
  • Non violent communication

credit: Chris Do

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