Karl Edwards presents Working Matters

Category: Questions of the Week

  • Question of the Week

    How often is your anger an intentional leadership decision made for the benefit of the team, and how often is it a uncontrolled personal reaction benefiting only 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 would the members of your team say is your greatest leadership asset? …liability?

    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

    When faced with unacceptable job performance, do you tend to fire people too quickly or endure too long? How well has this approach served 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

    While making a decision may cost you if it doesn’t work out, not making a decision will cost your more. How do you quantify the costs of your indecision?

    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 would it affect your leadership style if you considered yourself primarily accountable to your staff instead of to 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

    Who on your team just might come alive on the job if they had the opportunity to learn a new skill or develop a professional interest?

    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 recurring problems for which your current “solutions”—for all that they are doing—are not resulting in change?

    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 the difference between having a distinct working style and not being a team player?

    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 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.
  • Question of the Week

    What attitude expectations do you have for your team, and how do you communicate and model these?

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