Consider these two bits of information.
#1. “If you stop moving your head around, you’ll be a movie star”.** (director, Steven Spielberg, speaking to actor George Clooney on the set of the television series ER quoted in a New Yorker magazine article.
#2. Below is a 26:55 minute video clip of an interview with actor Hugh Laurie. Laurie is a captivating speaker.* Watch as much of the clip as you want to. What I want you to pay attention to, are his shoulders.
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“(Bryant) What were some early moves you made, in terms of culture, in your current role?
(Kenny) From Day 1, I wanted to establish that it was a culture of respect and generosity and truthfulness, and that we were going to work together to solve problems.
On my first day, I met all the employees at a quarterly ad sales meeting The first presentation started – and this was January 2012 – and we had just come off a big quarter because of Hurricane Irene.
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My view, is that people will make judgements about you, on the quality of your questions, not your answers.
With that thought in mind, below are 22 questions leaders can ask their team members to understand the teams’ thinking, feelings, views and about their operation, themselves, et al.
Questions to ask, for newly appointed leaders and for leaders who have been in their role beyond the newly appointed stage: