Leading with Questions, Michael J. Marquardt
Leading with Questions, Michael J. Marquardt
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Leading with Questions
How Leaders Discover Powerful Answers by Knowing How and What to Ask

Author: Michael J. Marquardt, Bob Tiede

Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 06/20/2023


Synopsis

A unique and powerful strategy for leading others

In this newly revised third edition of Leading with Questions, renowned global leadership consultants Michael Marquardt and Bob Tiede describe how to ask powerful questions that generate short-term and long-term results and success. They show you how effective leaders use questions to encourage participation and teamwork, foster creative thinking, empower others, create relationships with customers, and solve problems.

The authors offer step-by-step guidance on the process of learning the art of questioning and techniques—like active listening and follow-ups—you can use in myriad situations with individuals, teams, and entire organizations. You'll also find:

● The most recent research on how questions change people and companies for the better

● Interviews with over forty world-leading executives and managers from a wide variety of industries and regions

● Concrete, hands-on strategies for generating short-term results and long-term change with questions

Perfect for managers, executives, and other business leaders, Leading with Questions will earn a place on the bookshelves of anyone interested in better engaging with and leading others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Li on February 18, 2017

Insightful book, and very easy to read. But could have been better written in a more succinct way. Some redundancy among chapters. The key message is "ask question with a learner mindset, you are not the judge". It's not the tactic that will make you a good leader, but your mindset - learn and grow......more

Goodreads review by Alex on December 20, 2014

The truth? The ideas behind this book are fantastic and need to be thought through deeply. Unfortunately, the writing is really bad. He doesn't go into any depth throughout the entire book. He just rehashes the same vague ideas over and over again. He sort of gives examples, but not very good ones. T......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on May 01, 2019

Leading With Questions has a great premise: questions bring out what others have to offer, and that's usually worthwhile. But the endless anecdotes, bullet lists, and quotations about questions create neither a cohesive narrative nor a good tactical guide.......more

Goodreads review by Myriam on December 27, 2017

The idea of the book is great and it touches relevant aspects. Unfortunately it remains quite superficial and the same idea keeps on repeating itself after the first third of the book. What a wasted opportunity for an inspiring read.......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on January 28, 2023

Couldn’t finish the book because of its repetitiveness......more