6 success questions to ask andreasvon derheydt

ANDREAS VON DER HEYDTProgress, innovation and success are significantly influenced by the questions asked.. Unfortunately many of us forgot how to ask questions: either we are too lazy w

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ANDREAS VON DER HEYDT

Progress, innovation and success

are significantly influenced by the

questions asked

Unfortunately many of us forgot

how to ask questions:

either we are too lazy

we don’t have opportunities to raise

them or

we are just afraid to ask

Let´s face it

Our education systems, way of life and business world are not geared toward questions

And we often address topics superficially

by asking questions which test and reward knowledge (closed questions) rather than stimulating inquisitiveness

TO FLIP THAT

Apply the following set of powerful questions both in personal and professional

The WHY ?

Question

It’s the very FIRST question

to ask

It encourages you to step

deeper purpose, vision and the need for change

Restless and successful companies, often start-ups,

"Why am I doing that?“

"Why have they chosen this color?“

"Why are we doing it this way?“

"Why are we in this business?“

Examples

The WHY NOT?

Question

It´s MORE than just the opposite of the „Why“

question

It is about overcoming

from others who challenge your thinking and ideas

"Why am I not stopping it right now?“

"Why are we not selling dog food instead of cars?“

"Why might our customers not like this offer?“

Examples

The WHAT IF? and

They help us in the decision

ideas more real and bringing them closer to realization They also help us to find out which solutions are the most suitable and which are not

"What if we were to do it like x or y?“

"What if money were no issue?“

"What if I did not run this project?“

"What if our company were not to compete in this market segment?“

The WHAT ELSE?

Question

It’s a crucial question that is frequently forgotten

It motivates us to change our perspective drastically It helps

us to think on different options and possible alternatives, to

"What else can we do?“

"What else would Warren Buffet do?“

"What else can product X deliver?“

"What else do our customers expect?“

Examples

The HOW?

Question

This is usually the most

difficult one as it bridges the creative and strategic thinking and questioning process with more operational aspects, questions, and tasks

"How I can I improve my life by doing this?“

"How can we best launch the product?“

"How would Peter or Sarah do it? How would company X do it? How would they do it in another industry?“

The WHO? , WHEN?

To ensure implementation of our answers, ideas, and concepts

we need to raise these three sets of closed questions

(note: do not ask any closed question any earlier than at this stage of the evaluation process)

"Who will take care of such customer complaints?“

"When can we deliver it?“

"By when will Fred have changed the material?“

Sadly, asking the right questions is not taught in schools

But, using questions in your daily life (asking the right questions to overcome fear of failure, to bring changes to your life, or to help you uncover what you really want to do) is very powerful and assists in triggering improvements and

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever

“

(Chinese Proverb)

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6 Success Questions

You Need To Ask

WHY? WHY NOT? HOW?

ANDREAS

VON DER HEYDT

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