Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00M1Z30A4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 391 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The key to effective communication. This shuts them down. Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as "the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person." In this seminal work, Schein contrasts Humble Inquiry with other kinds of inquiry, shows the benefits Humble Inquiry provides in many different settings, and offers advice on overcoming the cultural, organizational, and psychological barriers that keep us from practicing it.. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry. But all too often when we interact with people - especially those who report to us - we simply tell them what we think they need to know. Communication is essential in a healthy organization
"Quick introduction to Humble Inquiry" according to Deepak Alse. Valuable advise - This is one of those books that have you go nodding in agreement about how valuable its simple message is. Humble Inquiry is very relevant in the information age, not just for executives but especially for those in strategic product and program leadership roles. Design thinking relies on humble inquiry. This is a book that should be updated for the post IT revolution age.The challenge with the book is that it relies more on anecdotes . "Group review by Chaitanya Hadadare, Pavan Karnati, Raghavendra Prata, Subhashree Swain, Swati Srivastava," according to swati Srivastava. “Humble Inquiry is the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not already know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person.” - Edgar Henry ScheinWe all live in a culture of ‘tell’ and find it difficult to ’ask’. This limits our ability to build relationships with others. Schein recognizes this gap and explains the concept of Humble Inquiry e. “Relationships are the key to good communication; good communication is the key to successful Edgar Schein was a professor of management at MIT is considered to be one of the founders of the discipline of organizational psychology. He says that this book “represents a culmination and distillation of my 50 years of work as a social and organizational psychologist.”Humble Inquiry provides a profound solution to a critical problem experienced in business todayThe world of work is becoming more technologically complex, interdependent, a