WWWWW&H
Why? What? Where? When? Who? and How?
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A collection of better questions to get better answers.
WWWWW&H
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.
If you want to understand someone’s dreams, ask: How can I help you become the person you want to be?
Jessica Hagy • Ten Infrequently Asked Questions
To make your dreams come true
Would I let this person babysit my kids?
Andrew Wilkinson’s heuristic to hiring trustworthy people
Phrases to useWhat makes you ask?What about ____ is important to you?How can I help make this better for us?How would you like me to proceed?What is it that brought us into this situation?How can we solve the problem?What’s the objective / What are we trying to accomplish here?How am I supposed to do that?
Yan-David Erlich • Yanda's Negotiation Cheat Sheet
what do you have “unreasonably”high standards for?
“What”, “where”, “when” and “who” are factual questions.
‘Why’ is asking for an explanation.
“How” is for procedures, processes and methods.
What is the one activity that drives the most desired results for your business, career, or family? What excuses do you make to deprioritize that activity? What would have to be true to do more of that thing every day, without fail?
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When you know how generalists and specialists fit into the stage of a company’s growth, you can better plan for whether you want to develop a generalist or a specialist skill set. What stage is the company you’re at right now? If you want to stay there, do you need to focus on going deep with a specialist skill set or go broader by picking up more ... See more