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Do you ever feel like you’re asking a lot of questions but not getting the answers you need? A Harvard Business Review article, “The Art of Asking Smarter Questions,” shares a fantastic framework for improving strategic decision-making by focusing on five types of questions: investigative, speculative, productive, interpretive, and subjective.

The article highlights that leaders often get into trouble not by asking the wrong questions, but by failing to ask the right ones. By learning to balance your “question mix,” you can uncover critical information and options that might otherwise be missed.

What’s your go-to question style? Take a moment to reflect on which of the five categories comes most naturally to you. Then, think about how you could incorporate questions from other categories to improve your approach.

Read the full article for a deeper dive into each question type and a self-assessment tool to help you identify your own questioning habits.

https://hbr.org/2024/05/the-art-of-asking-smarter-questions?tpcc=orgsocial_edit&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

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