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Q&A Sessions: Thinking on Your Feet
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“The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
—ALBERT EINSTEIN, Nobel Prize Winner, Physics
IF YOU ARE THE leader of your organization, tough questions come your way. Employee meetings, board meetings, client meetings, media interviews, town meetings, legislative committees, panels, and public speeches all typically include Q&A sessions. Most of the Q&A is not that tough to handle. You know most of the answers. However, Q&A can be difficult because of controversy, privacy, litigation, sensitivity, pending decisions, mistakes, or misunderstandings.
Four Rules for Q&A Sessions
A leader’s job is to answer the questions. In fact, a leader’s job is to invite them. Questions give ...
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