Tool 12: Leadership—The Power of Question Thinking

Purpose: To spotlight special contributions of the QT methodology for leadership development, focusing on the methods, benefits, and outcomes of developing as an inquiring leader.

Discussion: In today’s business and organizational life there is increasing awareness of the need for leaders who possess highly developed self-management and social skills. Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, stated that as we become focused more and more on intellectual and knowledge-based services, people skills become “ever more important, in teamwork, in cooperation, in helping people learn together how to work more effectively.” David Rock reflected in Fortune magazine: “The ability to work well ...

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