29 leaders share their favorite leadership questions

Bob Tiede Nov. 12, 2021

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During our recent Leading With Questions webinar, I was eager to learn from all those participating. We asked them:

"What are a couple of your favorite questions to ask those you lead?"

They responded immediately!

My co-host began to share their incredible questions.

And when she took a breath I said, "Do not be surprised if you see a future blog post sharing your terrific questions!"

Today you are the beneficiary! Here are the great questions they shared:

1. How did you learn that? or What do you recommend as a course of action to learn about 'that'? How can I gain expertise? ~ Jane Anderson

2. Who is really good at this? Who would you like to help you? ~ Lee Ann Avery

3. What is the biggest challenge for you in this? ~ Neal Black

4. What great books have you read lately and how have they influenced you? ~ Keri Chriswell

5. What is the greatest "spiritual" question you have been asked? ~ Scott Curtis

6. How do you think we can sort this out? ~ Serhan & Gozde Gench

7. Share with me what you have been working on this week. ~ Beth Marshall

8. How can I help YOU? ~ Anna Pruszynska-Garcia

9. How can I help you be successful today? ~ Sonia Watson

10. What does our company do best? What do we need to improve upon? ~ Cathy Westmoreland

11. What are you learning lately? ~ Michael Whitney

12. What do you need to know that you think I know that would help you? ~ Larry Askew

13. What feeds your passion? ~ Kim Chauvin

14. How can I help you move X initiative forward? ~ Lisa Coburn

15. What have you learned this week that you can share? ~ Amy Dinning

16. How would you approach this? ~ Brian Falony

17. How might we……? ~ John Watson

18. How did you come up with …….? Is there another way? ~ Jason Gehrs

19. What would you do differently next time? ~ Heidi J.

20. What would make the most difference to you? ~ Julie Nimmons

21. Steve Jobs used to ask: "Is that the best you can do?" ~Ric Routh

22. What do you wish I had asked you? ~ Joyce Millender-Steele

23. When it comes to……., what is your biggest challenge? ~ Kevin Patel

24. In terms of making (Company Name) the best place to work, what should we start, stop and keep doing? In terms of helping you be most effective in your work, what should I stop, start and keep doing? ~ Dave Peebles

25. What have I forgotten to ask? ~ Barbara Reilly

26. What worked? ~ Cyndi Barber

27. In an interview, asking the employer "What do you love and hate about this company?" ~ Matt Eisenman

28. Help me understand how I can be of service. ~ John Hackett

29. What's going well? What are you committed to completing this week? What did you finish this week? ~ Becky Robinson

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Bob Tiede helps leaders everywhere move from telling to asking. He has been on the staff of Cru for 48 years and on the U.S. Leadership Development Team for 16 years. His blog, LeadingWithQuestions.com is followed by leaders in over 190 countries. Bob has written three eBooks available for free download, Great Leaders ASK Questions, 339 Questions Jesus Asked and Now That's a Great Question. Learn More »

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