WWWWW&H
Why? What? Where? When? Who? and How?
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A collection of better questions to get better answers.
WWWWW&H
Phrases to useWhat makes you ask?What about ____ is important to you?How can I help make this better for us?How would you like me to proceed?What is it that brought us into this situation?How can we solve the problem?What’s the objective / What are we trying to accomplish here?How am I supposed to do that?
Yan-David Erlich • Yanda's Negotiation Cheat Sheet
I think “And what else?” is the best coaching question in the world. It does two things: It extends the period of curiosity, and it tames your advice monster.
Are you treating the symptom or the disease?
“WHO, not how”. Instead of facing a problem and thinking, “HOW can I solve this?” Ask yourself, “WHO do I know that can solve this?”
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Do I really have to solve everything by myself?
Some questions that I’ve found to be very effective in one-on-ones: If we could improve in any way, how would we do it? What’s the number-one problem with our organization? Why? What’s not fun about working here? Who is really kicking ass in the company? Whom do you admire? If you were me, what changes would you make? What don’t you like about the
... See moreBen Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
What’s the next step in entrepreneurship? or after the “startup” mode of business? I fear I am having trouble even phrasing the question correctly because I don’t have the words yet.
Would I let this person babysit my kids?
Andrew Wilkinson’s heuristic to hiring trustworthy people
When you know how generalists and specialists fit into the stage of a company’s growth, you can better plan for whether you want to develop a generalist or a specialist skill set. What stage is the company you’re at right now? If you want to stay there, do you need to focus on going deep with a specialist skill set or go broader by picking up more ... See more
Barrett Brooks • Generalist vs Specialist: There's No Right Answer for Your Career - Barrett Brooks
what do you have “unreasonably”high standards for?