Leading with Questions

Praise for Leading with Questions"In Leading with Questions, Michael Marquardt maps the future of leadership. 'The leader of the past was a person who told,' Peter Drucker once said. 'The leader of the future will be a person who asks.' Read this book if you want to see the future."-Robert Kramer, director, executive education programs, American University"Through the rich stories of the organizational leaders who lead with questions, Marquardt offers a wonderful tool to enable organizations to creatively transform the status quo and generate a corporate culture that succeeds!"-Mary Tomasello, vice president, organization development and human resources, Reynolds Food Packaging"Marquardt presents a questioning technique that works and will enable leaders to grow from being good to being great."-Lisa M. Toppin, director, human resources, Charles Schwab&Co., Inc."A brilliantly written, indispensable guide to help us each find our unique path through the art ofasking questions."-Debra Gmelin, corporate director, the Leadership Institute, Humana, Inc."Our company was recently recognized by Forbes magazine as the 1 retail company in America. Our approach to leadership-from our CEO to our frontline managers-follows the approach explained in Leading with Questions. This book is a practical guide for anyone-at any leadership level, in any company-to follow to become more effective in leading others."-Doug Bryant, vice president, organizational development and training, Advance Auto Parts"I have learned that leadership is not about knowing all the answers. It's about knowing what great questions to ask, and carefully listening to those answers. This book is a timely piece of management wisdom that shows leaders how to ask great questions-questions that inspire, motivate, and empower the organization."-Patrick Thng, managing director, Development Bank of Singapore