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The Art of Asking Smarter Questions

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With organizations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key. But unlike lawyers, doctors, and psychologists, business professionals are not formally trained on what kinds of questions to ask when approaching a problem. They must learn as they go. In their research and consulting, the authors have seen that certain kinds of questions have gained resonance across the business world. In a three-year project they asked executives to brainstorm about the decisions they’ve faced and the kinds of inquiry they’ve pursued. In this article they share what they’ve learned and offer a practical framework for the five types of questions to ask during strategic decision-making: investigative, speculative, productive, interpretive, and subjective. By attending to each, leaders and teams can become more likely to cover all the areas that need to be explored, and they’ll surface information and options they might otherwise have missed.

Interpersonal skills The Art of Asking Smarter Questions These five techniques can drive great strategic decision-making. by Arnaud Chevallier , Frédéric Dalsace and Jean-Louis Barsoux From the Magazine (May–June 2024) Núria Madrid Summary . With organizations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key. But unlike lawyers, doctors, and psychologists, business ... more Leer en español Ler em português Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print As a cofounder and the CEO of the U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang operates in a

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