Karl Edwards presents Working Matters

Category: Questions of the Week

  • Complicit In My Own Diminishment?

    Bold Question MarkTo what extent might I be selling out my own dreams, ideals and unique capabilities in order to impress prospective employers?

    “Part of the price of becoming a transaction is that we allow our value to be defined by others: an organization, a boss, a recruiter, a partner, a lover.” Peter Block

  • Question of the Week #25

    What difficult conversation have you been avoiding?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #24

    How are others affected when you come under pressure?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #23

    What is involved in helping your team adjust to the loss or addition of a key member?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #22

    How might you transform your performance reviews from dreaded evaluations into welcomed learning opportunities?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #21

    How would it affect your leadership style if you considered yourself accountable to your staff instead of your supervisors?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #20

    What new information do you have that has not yet been communicated to someone who needs it?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #19

    Why is it more valuable to first earn the trust of your subordinates before asking them to earn yours?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #18

    Whose day would be transformed if you paused in your busy schedule and expressed interest in their work?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.
  • Question of the Week #17

    How do you affirm and encourage risk-taking without reducing your demand for results?

    The Question of the Week is offered to increase awareness of one’s personal leadership practices and encourage experimentation with creative alternatives.