I think “And what else?” is the best coaching question in the world. It does two things: It extends the period of curiosity, and it tames your advice monster.
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I think “And what else?” is the best coaching question in the world. It does two things: It extends the period of curiosity, and it tames your advice monster.
Stay curious. Improve the quality of questions before getting to work on answers. Use more questions to see beyond the obvious answers. Improve group dynamics by ensuring there is enough attention given to asking the right questions. Be interested.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
Here are some examples of powerful questions to ask someone, that you can modify per your needs:
• What do you really want?
• What about this is important to you?
• What does that look like?
• How do you feel about this?
• What’s next?
• What else is possible?
• What’s right about this?
• What are your concerns?
• What is standing in your way?
• Tell me more
Bob Tiede • Asking Good Questions = Better Leader
Stick to questions starting with “What” and avoid questions starting with “Why.” It’s no accident that six of the Seven Essential Questions are What questions.
amazon.com • The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
To get inspired, the preternaturally curious people I interviewed tend to ask five questions time and again: •What if? •Am I sure? •What’s next? •Have I looked closely enough? •Have I looked everywhere? Let’s ask these questions ourselves and go into a little more detail as we try to understand how they can help us become inspired.