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Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work by Marilee Adams
fateleanor's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
3.5
A good set of principles that I would have found easier to digest if there were more examples, with details, showing how situations can change using the tools in the book
forbes_dru's review against another edition
1.0
Eh, we need to stop telling people that everything will be fixed because of a certain amount of finite number of things. I doubt these ten solutions will change everyone's life. I know some of these things can help some people. However, there is no guarantee; we have to stop saying that.
amber_thiessen's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book for a Leadership class I’m taking. It is written in the context of a story, and shows how the principle of asking questions plays out practically. Teaching principles of mindfulness and self-awareness, this book helps you ask the right questions in tough moments to change your thinking and produce different results.
papidoc's review against another edition
3.0
With an amateurish story, written to illustrate (and advertise) her methods, a consultant describes "QT," or question thinking. While I like the methods, I don't believe the story goes far enough to successfully show how to use the methods in real life. Rather, it is clearly a book-length advertisement for the program, and an attempt to get the reader to visit Adams' website and presumably enroll in training or purchase other materials to flesh out the methods.
The methods themselves are grounded in principles of communication that stand the test of time, most of which can be found in other sources as well, and often better illustrated and explained. For example, I would recommend readers interested in pursuing similar ideas to Crucial Conversations or Crucial Accountability, both from VitalSmarts, or to Difficult Conversations, by Bruce Patton. And certainly there are other books that illustrate methods grounded in the principles. I teach (or have taught) classes using all of these books, and highly recommend them. I am not affiliated with the associated companies or authors in other respects.
In short, avoid judging others unfairly, become curious and seek to learn, and ask questions designed to elicit creative and positive responses, and (not surprisingly) people will generally respond in productive ways.
The methods themselves are grounded in principles of communication that stand the test of time, most of which can be found in other sources as well, and often better illustrated and explained. For example, I would recommend readers interested in pursuing similar ideas to Crucial Conversations or Crucial Accountability, both from VitalSmarts, or to Difficult Conversations, by Bruce Patton. And certainly there are other books that illustrate methods grounded in the principles. I teach (or have taught) classes using all of these books, and highly recommend them. I am not affiliated with the associated companies or authors in other respects.
In short, avoid judging others unfairly, become curious and seek to learn, and ask questions designed to elicit creative and positive responses, and (not surprisingly) people will generally respond in productive ways.
myra_c's review against another edition
4.0
Asking questions instead of stating answers is a powerful concept that can change relationships. I can't say I'm a fan of the presentation and format of the book. It felt a little stilted to have the major points presented as a story. But I've already used the ideas in this book to impact my thinking and I believe this could be very impactful to my leadership.