Things You Need To Keep Asking Your Boss
Five questions to keep asking if you want to add value.
Repetition can be a beautiful thing. Hopefully, your boss is asking you questions regularly. If your boss has the heart of a teacher and the wiring of a coach, he or she is asking you questions about your approach, your performance, your dreams, and more. For you to grow in your capacity as a leader, questions cannot be a one-way street. I have come to realize there are a few things I need to repeatedly ask if I hope to grow in my organization and continue to add value to our teams.
When it comes to coaching the people I lead, I have a few “on hand” questions I ask regularly that serve as a conversation starter in one on one meetings. More often than not, I only make it through a few of them before we are off to the races, but a set list is helpful to provide a framework for development.
It also helps to bring predictability to our meetings. For those who have noticed the pattern, they know a few things I am always going to ask, and can come prepared. If you’re looking…
