Humble Inquiry
The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

I am getting more and more convinced that big, systemic change takes root in conscious but modest shifts in behaviour and thought. The argument developed in this short book confirms this: asking the right questions, from an authentic attitude of respect and curiosity, is the basis for building trust......more

The idea is great and insightful. However, that could be easily covered by one chapter, not the whole book. The author repeat himself quite a lot.......more

I read the first edition a few years ago and always remembered the concepts in Humble Inquiry. I really liked it, and it’s something that I practice a lot. Today a couple hours before having an important chat with some folks, I decided to read this and get fully recentred in my humble inquiry bag. T......more

Mish-mash of advice that can be found in many other books I’ve read so I found it boring. What the author says isn’t wrong (“be humble”) but I worry that he omits things that are based on more solid evidence than his anecdotal experiences. For instance, he talks a lot about OR teams. I think that th......more

I rather liked this little book. I've been a fan of Schein's thinking for a long time, since I was first introduced to his ideas on Process Consulting when I was a junior management consultant, (I know, we all have things in our pasts that are embarrassing!). This is a very easy read with deceptivel......more