↗️ Let us ask better questions in 2023!

Do you struggle to find good questions to draw people out? I want to give you some ideas!

It does not have to be complex!

I observe that it’s often everyday questions that we ask in a poor way.

Here are some examples.

Instead of
“Is there any topic you’d like to discuss today?”
ask
“What would be valuable for you to discuss today?”

Instead of
“Do you need any help?”
ask
“What specific help, if any, do you need?”

Instead of
“Are you overwhelmed?”
ask
“What’s going on right now?”

Instead of
“Do you agree that we achieved our meeting outcome?”
ask
“How well do you think we did in achieving our meeting outcome?”

Instead of
“Do you understand?”
Ask
“What’s the #1 thing you take away from our meeting?”

Instead of
“Why did you do that?”
ask
“What thinking lead you to decide this way?”

I hope you found these examples useful. If you ask better questions, you will

• find out what’s actually going on be seen in a very different light!
• It’s one of your most powerful tools to sharpen and *keep* sharp!

Do you have one go-to question that you love keep using? Let me know in the comments!

Cheers, Maik