My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions. ~Peter Drucker
Are questions passive or powerful? What questions must you answer for yourself in 2020? Which questions are you wishing to be asked in 2020? Which questions are you avoiding? Will you duck the tough question: what do I want?
What else should I ask you in 2020? Are you reflecting on your career at the end of 2019? Are you satisfied with the progress you made? Does 2020 offer you the platform you need to convert your potential into achievement? Do you have the best people on your side to support and mentor you through the challenges and choices you will meet in 2020? How do you want your professional journey to unfold in the coming decade?
I use questions to reflect on my own professional development. Coaches ask questions. I looked back at the Coaching questions I asked on Twitter during 2019, curious to look for patterns of interest. Which questions were viewed most? This is what I found:
December
November
Does the time you #communicate correlate to your #success ? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions #communication pic.twitter.com/VOUWOI5xfM
October
What’s your greatest wish for the #future of work? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/y8oNSUjEDi
September
What is the #benefit of your #team #learning together as opposed to individually ? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/eav0YEz9LU
August
What turns a field of #nodes into a #network ? Is it defined #connections or fluid #motion? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/LbmB69ZIuN
July
What does an #absence of #wanting tell you? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/ZvnwWAv2q0
June
When you hear “Don’t #reinvent the wheel” what do you think? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/5fPUmRgSJY
May
Is your #selfassessment of your #capabilities far from how others #perceive them? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/cRviEvRVeC
April
What is the half-life of your #Learning ? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/LflD0pgHUd
March
How do you detect #compulsion? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/JQTKg4HfMz
February
How have you used your #EmotionalAgility to build an effective business #relationship? AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/ZMxhXKALPy
January
How do you advise your staff to navigate the #matrix? http://AndrewTheExecutiveCoach.com #Leadership #Coaching #Questions pic.twitter.com/IiIajd8nNk
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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