Chapter 11
Teaching by Asking Questions
IN THIS CHAPTER
Knowing when to ask questions
Asking effective tutoring questions
Listening actively to facilitate coaching discussions
Overcoming challenges
Influencing employee commitment by tutoring with questions
Your primary role as a coach and mentor is to help develop employees to their full potential. When you motivate them to challenge themselves and learn from experience, you’re laying the foundation for commitment. Your employees want to try harder to figure things out on their own, and, in the process, grow in their careers and contribute more overall to the organization.
One of the best ways of teaching is also the oldest: Ask questions. The Greek philosopher Socrates engaged in two-way dialog with his students to spark intellectual curiosity and independent thinking. But you don’t have to be the founder of philosophy to tap the power of questions. You just have to remember to use them. This chapter looks at why questions are so ...
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