Asking Better Questions
Develop your core leadership skill by asking better questions. Discover the benefits, guiding principles, tactics, examples, and practices to focus attention, build confidence, and enhance creativity within your team. Learn more through this educational resource for educators.
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A Management Moment Resource for Educators Developed by the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Column Editor Dr. Edward L. Baker Asking Better Questions A CORE LEADERSHIP SKILL
Overview of the Material Asking Better Questions A Core Leadership Skill by Edward L. Baker, MD, MPH, MSc, and Roderick Gilkey, PhD Published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, November/December 2020, Volume 26, Number 6 Included in The Management Moment Leadership Library on JPHMP Direct, Section 2: Core Skills and Best Practices Accompanied by an interview with Dr. Bill Roper
In this lesson, well discuss: Benefits of Asking Better Questions Guiding Principles Tactics Examples of Good Questions Practice Suggestions
Benefits of Asking Better Questions Focus Focus Attention on What Is Important Build Build Confidence among Team Members Enhance Enhance Creativity and Innovation
Guiding Principles Make Questions Open Ended Balance Asking and Telling Seek First to Understand and Then to Be Understood
Tactics Keep questions short (5 words or so) Use what and how questions Ask one simple question and then WAIT Keep a tone soft
Practice Asking Better Questions What might work for you? What are major barriers? How might you practice this skill?
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