417: You're Probably Asking the Wrong Kind of Questions and This A-list Veteran Lays Out the Exact Question Type that Motivates Others
Jun 6, 2025
Do the questions you ask push your team away? Discover how effective questioning can elevate your leadership style. High-performing introverts may unintentionally undermine their credibility by asking the wrong questions. Learn three powerful questions that foster collaboration and trust. This discussion reveals how refining your inquiry can transform team dynamics and enhance your executive presence without excess talk. Elevate your leadership by mastering the art of asking the right questions!
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Power of the Right Questions
Asking the right questions is a hallmark of executive presence and leadership excellence.
Great leaders shape thinking by encouraging insight sharing, not by giving directives.
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Introverts' Communication Pitfalls
High-performing introverts often favor concise, directive communication to save time.
This can inadvertently lead to skipping important questions that foster deeper understanding.
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Avoid Leading and Blame Questions
Avoid asking leading or manipulative questions that don't encourage critical thinking.
Steer clear of blame-shifting questions; focus instead on responsibility and solutions.
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Do the questions you ask as a leader actually alienate your team—even when you're trying to be helpful?
If you're a high-performing introvert or quiet leader, you likely favor concise, directive communication. But skipping questions or asking the wrong ones could be undermining your credibility, trust, and executive presence—without you realizing it.
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By the end of this short episode, you’ll know:
🏆Why asking the right questions is a hallmark of leadership excellence
😳Why your go-to questions could be sabotaging your success
🧲Three powerful, earnest questions to foster alignment and collaboration
Listen now to learn how asking better questions can elevate your leadership and transform your team dynamic—without needing to talk more.
In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.
By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.
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