{"id":1665,"date":"2011-02-16T13:43:17","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T17:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2018-10-02T16:08:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T20:08:13","slug":"lead-with-questions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2011\/02\/lead-with-questions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead With Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the oldest and most enduring leadership models in business today is Situational Leadership (SL), <\/strong>developed by Blanchard and Hersey several decades ago.\u00a0 The SL model works with the stages of learning through which we all progress when we take on a new task.\u00a0 The four stages (these are in my own words) are:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Clueless<\/li>\n
  2. Learner<\/li>\n
  3. Competent yet not Confident<\/li>\n
  4. Expert<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The core lesson of SL is that people at different stages of learning need their leader to treat them according to their situation, or where they are on the learning journey. <\/strong>Someone brand new, who is Clueless, needs a manager to explain everything and provide specific instruction.\u00a0 A manager who likes to direct and tell people what to do is quite effective for beginners.
    \nOnce an individual starts to learn a task, however, a good leader will gradually back off on Telling and shift to Asking questions as a primary tool for motivation. <\/strong>Learners need supportive questions like \u201cWhat do you already understand?\u201d or \u201cAre you ready for the next step?\u201d\u00a0 The Competent-yet-not-Confident person needs a coach who will ask, \u201cWhat do you think the best answer is?\u201d or \u201cWhat do you need from me?\u201d\u00a0 Finally, the Expert \u2013 who fully understands the task \u2013 needs little more than, \u201cCan you take care of this?\u00a0 Thanks.\u201d
    \nWhy are questions such a powerful tool for leading? <\/strong>Because people are motivated in the workplace when they have the opportunity to learn, grow and contribute.\u00a0 Questions allow people to be part of their own learning, to solve their own problems, and demonstrate their competence.\u00a0 A manager who insists on telling people what to will destroy motivation and build an environment in which people stop caring — who needs to think if the manager Knows It All?
    \nThe best tool for leading is a good question asked at the right time. <\/strong>Leaders who Lead with Questions build positive workplace cultures that allow everyone to feel like they are part of the conversation and that their opinion counts.<\/p>\n

    Remember: Leadership is not about a title<\/strong>.\u00a0 Anyone can be a leader who shows up in curiosity and seeks to bring out the best in others by challenging them with Powerful Questions.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    One of the oldest and most enduring leadership models in business today is Situational Leadership (SL), developed by Blanchard and Hersey several decades ago.\u00a0 The SL model works with the stages of learning through which we all progress when we take on a new task.\u00a0 The four stages (these are in my own words) are: … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,58,11],"tags":[321,301,234,336],"yoast_head":"\nLead With Questions - The Executive Happiness Coach\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2011\/02\/lead-with-questions-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lead With Questions - The Executive Happiness Coach\u00ae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the oldest and most enduring leadership models in business today is Situational Leadership (SL), developed by Blanchard and Hersey several decades ago.\u00a0 The SL model works with the stages of learning through which we all progress when we take on a new task.\u00a0 The four stages (these are in my own words) are: ... 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