Karl Edwards presents Working Matters

Category: Questions of the Week

  • Question of the Week

    What advice do you find yourself most often giving to others? How might that same word apply to you?

    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

    What are three aspects of your job responsibilities for which your assistant is more qualified than you? How might you approach learning from that person?

    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

    How often do you find yourself asking employees in retrospect, “How did that happen?” How often do you find yourself asking them during the process, “How is it going?”

    If you discover that you ask the first question more often than the second, how might you become more proactive about finding out what’s going on?

    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

    For each of your high potential subordinates, what is a practical way you can extend trust before asking to be trusted?

    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

    How might you value your employees as assets as well as expenses? In other words, how can you measure what you’re losing when you choose to cut staff even while you’re saving on the salary expense?

    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

    In what ways might you inadvertently be holding your employees responsible for your insensitive communication style? In other words, are they reacting negatively because of their immaturity or 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

    What is your optimum attention span for focused effort? For reading? For listening? For conversation?

    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

    Who have you been overlooking as a valuable source of feedback?

    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

    What might you learn about your own leadership style from observing how people react to you?

    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

    How might you use the generous extension of trust to both achieve higher standards and foster more honest accountability?

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