ExcerptTop 10 Powerful Questions to AskThis potent communication tool can help you discover important information about your work, yourself, your associates, your customers—and create insights that otherwise might have remained hidden. Asking questions without leading, prompting or interrupting shows that you’re really listening. It encourages us to suspend assumptions, which helps prevent miscommunication, unrealistic expectations, stress, damaged relationships and unfulfilled responsibilities. Below are just a few questions that can have powerful effects on your work and life. Just be sure to LISTEN to the answers. 1. What is it that you’d like to see accomplished and how do you see it happening? 2. What’s the most important priority to you with this and why? 3. Can you help me understand that a little better? 4. If I could change one thing in my life/business that would have the greatest impact, what would it be?
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