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A question of Leadership

Melissa Rosenthal Melissa Rosenthal

Field Note #1: Beyond Better Questions

I've been fascinated by questions for a long time.

Enough to write a book about them. Enough to create a deck of conversation cards. Enough that many people assume asking great questions is the heart of what I do.

They're not wrong.

A well-timed question can change the direction of a conversation. It can expose an assumption, surface something that's been sitting just below the surface, or help someone see a situation from a completely different angle. Questions create movement when people have become stuck in familiar ways of thinking.

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