Great leaders are not afraid to lead with questions. They don’t assume they know what others are thinking.
If you want to know more, ask the right questions. If you are not getting the right answers from your people, ask more questions.
Questions show you where to go next. Questions make things better, not worse.
According to Michael J. MarQuardt and Bob Tiede, ‘Leaders must have a deep commitment to listening to others, and thereby become better able to identify and clarify the will of a group.’
‘Leaders need to be careful not to interrupt; rather, they should make sure they have a complete understanding of the situation.’
‘Leaders should be careful not to rush the responses to their questions. A good question will often cause the recipient to step back and reflect.’
‘Leaders should be comfortable when there is no immediate response to a question.’
‘Leaders ask better questions when they are curious rather than demanding.’
‘A questing mindset shows that you care about the other person.’
‘Empowering questions help develop alignment within teams and draw out the optimum performance from individual members and the team as a whole.’
‘Questioning leaders are confident and willing to challenge beliefs and assumptions.’
‘Questioning leaders recognize that everyone is needed, and that everyone should serve one another, if the organization is to be successful.’
‘Questioning leaders … improve their ability to teach, mentor, and coach.’
‘Leaders who ask questions develop their emotional intelligence through questions.’
‘A questioning culture encourages reflection.’
Source:
Michael J. MarQuardt and Bob Tiede (2023). Leading with Questions: How Leaders Discover Powerful Answers by Knowing How and What to Ask
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