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Humble Inquiry

The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

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Humble Inquiry

By: Edgar H. Schein
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The key to effective communication. Communication is essential in a healthy organization. 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. This shuts them down. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry. 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.

©2013 Edgar H Schein (P)2014 Gildan Media LLC Workplace & Organizational Behavior Management Organizational Behavior Inspiring Relationships Career Success Psychology & Mental Health Psychology

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“I have had the privilege of working with Ed Schein. Reading Humble Inquiry I could hear his voice asking me those humble questions that joined us in a mutual search for the answer. His book distills what he has learned and practiced in a lifetime of helping high-powered leaders be even more successful.”—Anthony F. Earley, Jr., Chairman, CEO and President, PG&E Corporation
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Edgar Schein has found some gems on asking questions with true curiosty while avoiding the temptation ti telk and advocate. characteristics that stand in opposition to our culture.

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Nicely put together, thought provoking and effectively delivered Narrated. Likes simple examples and the exercise for self study.

Learning by self discovery

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I'm a pretty technical guy myself. In fact, I'm a very technical. I like doing research and learning about just about anything. This book read almost like a textbook. It was a lot of theory and ideas and was limited on practical application. As a business owner and professional coach, I was hoping to learn how to ask better questions that would help me make more progress with my employees and my coaching clients. I didn't get as much of that as I would have liked. There were certainly some thought provoking ideas in this audiobook and I did take away some useful information for sure, it just wasn't what I was expecting.

More technical than practical

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while it has a very important concept, and some specific examples, I feel the book feel short in providing practical guidance how to apply the concepts.

the narration is good, but extremely slow. I listened to it at 1.5x speed, which made it reasonable.

too general

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Excellent content. Reading is dry. Get the Kindle Book.

Not the worst narration if you need it. But would read this one on Kindle if possible.

Excellent content. Reading is dry. Get the Kindle Book.

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