Leaders Ask The Hard Questions
While it’s tempting to try to “have the answers,” good leaders instead ask the hard questions. They may be questions for which the world does not have workable answers. They may be questions that help reinvent a company or industry. They may be questions that must be answered now to prevent problems in the future. They may be questions that generate a much needed dialogue.
Leading With Questions Is Engaging
When We Give Questions, We Give People
When We Give Answers, We Give People
Great Leaders Don’t Have “The Answer”
“Having the answer” isn’t leadership. Leadership involves engaging others in efforts that matter and bringing out their individual and collective best. “Having the answer” isn’t teaching. Teaching involves lighting the spark that will guide someone’s learning journey for a lifetime. Here are some wonderful observations on the importance of questions:
Great leaders spend time thinking about the right questions to ask.
They engage others in discovering the questions and answering them together.
They pull from a diverse collection of resources and data.
They engage others in learning.
They find out how much they don’t know before looking for “the answers.”
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