How to Ask Good Questions

Why won't your stakeholders just tell you what they want? Because they don't know yet, and that's where you come in.When IIBA’s Digital Library+ recommended Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask to me, I felt a little called out. So I invited ...  Show more

October is Cybersecurity Awareness month, and if you’ve been thinking about getting into cybersecurity, here's the good news: you don't need to be technical to make your organization safer. You need to get good at what our guest calls “adversarial thinking.” In this episode, Mark ...  Show more

They say an analysis is only as good as the question that was asked, so for our 2024 International Women's Day Episode, Julie, Moe, and Val were joined by Taylor Buonocore Guthrie to discuss how to ask better questions. Every analyst is naturally curious, but the thoughtfulness t ...  Show more

Asking questions is a powerful way to build trust, exchange ideas, and unlock value in organizations. And it is a skill that can be honed to make work conversations more productive, say Leslie K. John and Alison Wood Brooks, professors at Harvard Business School. In this classic ...  Show more

Asking great questions is an invaluable career skill. It helps to accelerate your learning and build better relationships, but it's not always easy. This week Helen and Sarah talk about the skill of asking questions. They explore different techniques and approaches and reflect on ...  Show more