POTENT LEADERS

COACHING SERIES

Challenge: grow your people by asking questions

People grow when they think independently and try out solutions they have come up with themselves. That doesn’t mean leaving them completely out on their own though. One of the most effective ways to get people exploring new ideas and thinking creatively about the challenges they are facing is through asking questions and being their thinking partner.

This experiment is all about you doing less of the problem solving and more asking questions that get your people coming up with their own solutions. When someone comes wanting you to solve a problem, see how many of those conversations you can start with a question that gets them generating possible solutions. Notice what impact that has on your relationship, and what you then want to bring more deliberately into your way of leading.

Check out the resources and video for running this experiment below.