Get what you want
Get what you want. It isn't as obvious as you think it might be. This podcast from Shane Parrish, interviewing Chris Voss, former FBI Hostage Negotiator will entertain…
Coaching preparation
Here are some coaching preparation questions you can ponder if you wish: 1. What do you want your next career move to be? (or if it's easier, what do you NOT…
Are we learning from failure (or is it woe poor me?)
When things go wrong were you unlucky? Or is there something you can learn? The most quotable quote in this podcast (and there were many) was this: No one ever…
Learning-Credibility Tension
New client? You're facing learning-credibility tension. You need to juggle the need to know more about the context with the all-important need to look credible.…
From Career Coaches, Unfiltered Feedback
Benefits, traps and questions to ask coaches for executives and mid-level managers.
Better questions: get them to tell you what they don't want to
Here's a great way to get people to tell you what they don't want to. Adam Grant's reference-checking questions for recruitment give them forced choices between…
More and better questions
people don’t somehow understand the link between asking questions and becoming more likable This podcast from Harvard Business Review has some interesting ideas.…
Psychological Safety
Psychological safety builds resilient teams. The Two Traits of the best problem-solving teams is well worth some time if you're managing a team or trying to change…
Asking questions: Getting context
Since all meaning is contextual then asking questions is one of the best ways to get to what your clients really want. Or what they really need and don't know they…
Asking great questions: some notes
I'm updating my Asking Great Questions / Excellent questions program. Here are some key ideas related to questions. Talk to me if you'd like to have this program…