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Should Leaders Ask Questions or Have Answers?
Most people feel that being a leader means having all the answers. Truth is, most leaders have few answers. What they have is wisdom, giving them the ability to handle anything that crosses their path whether they have answers or not. The know how to find the answers they need. This article talks about 'a different approach to leadership.'

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BE A MAESTRO OF CORPORATE POLITICS
Learn the skill of handling the corporate politics in your company. Those executives, whose power is supposedly unquestioned, would be wise not to believe it. Those of their subordinates, who believe they have no power, would be wise to read on.

How To Improve Your Own Time Management Through Seven Strategic Questions, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Time is such a precious commodity and it is highly valued by strategic thinkers. Strategic thinking people want to get the most benefit out of their time and they have discovered that a great way to do just that is to develop the ability to ask yourself the strategic questions at the right time. And the beauty of this technique is that you only need to invest no more than sixty seconds to ask those questions before you begin any specific activity, task or assignment. The skill of asking the right questions must be acquired and as time goes by you will improve your ability to ask the real strategic questions. It is important to learn how to ask questions and one tip is to have your questions begin with the word “what.” Here is a list of seven strategic questions to ask.
Wisdom vs. Knowledge
How many people have you met who have an immense amount of knowledge, are like walking encyclopedias but aren’t very wise? And how many people are very simple and don’t have a wealth of knowledge or information but are very, very wise? How wise are you and those you hang out with?
Select Seminars and Workshops with Purpose
Recently, one of my clients asked me about a seminar offered by a competitor. His questions to me were, “Howard, take a look at this and let me know if you think I should go, and if you want to come with me?” Rather than answer the questions directly, I left him with these thoughts and some questions to ask himself.
Protect Your Ideas With Copyrights and Patents
A wise man once said, "The biggest difference between a copyright and a patent is the number of lawyers it takes to do the paperwork." There is a point to be made there, mainly that if this wise man had paid his attorney to copyright that tidbit of wisdom I probably would have had to pay him five bucks to use the quote.
Learn the Powers of Effective Communication
My father once told me how a wise old owl sat on an old oak tree; the more he saw the less he spoke and the less he spoke the more he heard so why cant we be like that wise old bird? I never understood what he meant until I started work.

Probing: Leading and Controlling with Questions
What: is a probe Why: do we use probes Questions are one of the most powerful weapons in a salesperson’s arsenal of procedures and techniques. Questions require a prospect to participate actively in the sale. Questions help us learn the prospects hidden wants and needs. Questions give us time to gain lost composure. We must become excellent question askers and effective listeners.

Socratic Struggles
Using the Socratic Method to guide discussions is a well known tool. The method is frequently used in educational situations, but it can be a powerful tool at work if used well. The caveat is that it can be dangerous if used poorly. What has been your experience with using the Socratic Method? Are you alert to when other people are using the method with you? The attached article has some of my thoughts on this subject and gives a list and examples of the six types of socratic questions. 1. Questions of Clarification. 2. Questions that probe assumptions. 3. Questions that probe reasons and evidence. 4. Questions that probe perspective. 5. Questions that probe consequences. 6. Questioning the question
What questions should I ask when buying a business?
There are many questions buyers typically ask when thinking of buying a business that include the level of sales, qualifications and motivations of the employees, questions about landlord and suppliers. While these questions are helpful and appropriate, this article offers some more questions that will help in the decision of buying a business.

Can Your Salespeople Sell More Effectively by Asking More Questions?
Selling by asking questions is hard. A list of questions isn't the answer. Left to their own devices, your salespeople won't be able to create the kind of questions that are needed. You might not be able to either.
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