Really enjoyed the post… and I agree that “your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability.” As team building and leadership both begin with building AWARENESS, I loved the list of questions you shared to consider –

Thanks for the reminder to ask better and deeper questions to connect to those around us!

Sean
Great Results Teambuilding

Hi Joe:

All great points and thanks for sharing the book recommendation as well. You point about separating ego and pride from the questioning process was also very astute. Thanks for stopping by Joe…

The value with asking the right questions at the right time is immense. My experience tells me that knowing what question to ask, when, and leaving your ego at the door (e.g. don't be afraid to ask a question for fear of sounding like you don't know what you are talking about) are key skills for any business leader from CxO through entry level employee.

Agreed – I think Dan's question is a great one for your suggested purpose of finding "true north." Nothing bad ever comes from a leader keeping their focus on finding out how they can best serve others. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and observations Tanveer.

That's why I think it's good to have a few questions on hand to help define your direction, but then keep your eyes and ears open to figure out what other questions you will need to ask as you move forward to keep you on course to that true north revealed by answering Dan's question.

Hi Dan:

I think it's a great idea to aggregate a list of useful questions as I by no means created an exhaustive list with this post. My guess is that the more people spend developing and sharing their questions, the more we'll all be surprised at the numerous things we should be asking that we're not. Thanks for stopping by Dan…

Thanks for the shout out and for this great post.

I must confess that you beat me to the punch. I had intended to aggregate all the great questions in the comments from the blog I wrote and present them as a post. I still may, since your list includes many questions not already mentioned.

I believe a question is more powerful than a statement. Thanks for this list of great questions.

You have my best regards,

Leadership Freak,
Dan Rockwell

Thanks for the kind words Tom. I hope the questions will be of use to you and your team. Have a great week Tom.

Grateful for the kind words Rance – thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.