Sunday, August 22, 2004
Questions to ponder
Things to think about, perhaps even ask yourself in a 1:1 session with yourself, or your immediate team members.
- Tell me about you
- Tell me about your opinion of me
- What do you think of our team/department/company?
- Are we working well together?
- Why do we need to work together?
- What can each of us do that the others cannot?
- What is the strongest point you find in me?
- What is the weakes point you find in me?
- What can i do to improve?
- What's the definition of a job well done?
- What do you like most in your job?
- What do you dislike most in your job?
- What do you think is my working style?
- What is your working style?
- What do you think is the most difficult thing facing you now?
- What are our short term goals?
- What are our long term goals?
- What's your level of belief in what you do?
- How successful are we in reaching those goals?
- What are the obstacles that prevent us from reaching those goals?
Additional questions to ask yourself
- Is this a learning experience?
- What can i get out of this?
- Do i blame myself?
- Are you second-guesing yourself?
- Who are you associating with?
- Why aren't you moving forward?
- What don't you have that you want?
- What don't you have that you think you deserve?
- How are you resolving conflicts?
- Are you happy?