Ask These Questions

Too often we get caught up in "doing our job" to "work on our job". That has been me recently but I am trying to change. Here are some questions I am considering to help generate change.

As an employee

Your boss comes to you and says that you are being replaced by someone who can do your job better.

• What do you think that new person will concentrate on and do better than you are doing?

• Why aren't you doing those things?

• Or at least why aren't you working on them?

 As a supervisor of people

An employee comes to your office and says they are giving notice that they are resigning to go to another company to work at an identical job.

• What do you think you could have done differently to keep that person on your team?

As a team leader

If you could start from scratch what would your company/department look like?

• What core values would be your foundation?

• What would be the #1 mission?

• Who would be on your team?

• What strategies would you implement to meet the core values?

• What activities would be started to meet the goals and mission?