Great questions

"What information, if we had it, would make this decision easy?"

Then: "What's the quickest way we can get that information?"

(Via Matt Lerner)

What is the Eigenquestion?

Dream big questions:

• ‘What would I be like/spend my time doing if all my current major problems had been solved?’

• ‘What are the things I say I value but don’t act as if I value, and what would my life feel like on inside if I actually acted as if I valued those things?’

• ‘What am I afraid of doing, and what would my life be like if I wasn’t afraid of

End-of-year work retro questions:

• Should I Revamp Any Of My Regular Meetings?

• Have I Been Using My Time Wisely?

• Do I Know What’s Most Important To My Boss In The Upcoming Year? Does My Team?

• What’s The Most Impactful Piece Of Feedback I Got This Year? Did I Give Clear Feedback As A Manager?

• How Has My Job Changed?

• Am I Ready To Move On?

• What Project

Questions to ask your boss

1. What do you think are the 3 biggest issues for our team right now?⇒ Shows big-picture thinking and caring about the team’s success

2. My top 3 priorities are X, Y and Z — do you feel they’re the most impactful way for me to spend my time? ⇒ Shows desire to have impact and work on the most important things

3. I noticed X happened

7 Lenses

1. Ask: What would this look like if it were true?

2. Ask: What does this look like from above?

3. Ask: What is someone else’s experience with this?

4. Ask: What is the best argument for this?

5. Ask: What is the strongest counter-argument against this?

6. Ask: How can this be approached with unconventional methods?

7. Ask: How would this issue change if scaled up or