Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions By Knowing What To Ask (Hardcover)

by Michael J. Marquardt (Author) "We live in a fast-paced, demanding, results-oriented world..." (more)
Key Phrases: action learning coach, inquiring leader, leading with questions, Mark Harper, Bay of Pigs, Cindy Stewart (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"In Leading with Questions, Michael Marquardt maps the future of leadership. ‘The leader of the past was a person who told,’ Peter Drucker once said. ‘The leader of the future will be a person who asks.’ Read this book if you want to see the future."
--Robert Kramer, director, executive education programs, American University

"Through the rich stories of the organizational leaders who lead with questions, Marquardt offers a wonderful tool to enable organizations to creatively transform the status quo and generate a corporate culture that succeeds!"
--Mary Tomasello, vice president, organization development and human resources, Reynolds Food Packaging

"Marquardt presents a questioning technique that works and will enable leaders to grow from being good to being great."
--Lisa M. Toppin, director, human resources, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

"A brilliantly written, indispensable guide to help us each find our unique path through the art of asking questions."
--Debra Gmelin, corporate director, the Leadership Institute, Humana, Inc.

"Our company was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine as the #1 retail company in America. Our approach to leadership--from our CEO to our frontline managers--follows the approach explained in Leading with Questions. This book is a practical guide for anyone--at any leadership level, in any company--to follow to become more effective in leading others."
--Doug Bryant, vice president, organizational development and training, Advance Auto Parts

"I have learned that leadership is not about knowing all the answers. It’s about knowing what great questions to ask, and carefully listening to those answers. This book is a timely piece of management wisdom that shows leaders how to ask great questions--questions that inspire, motivate, and empower the organization."
--Patrick Thng, managing director, Development Bank of Singapore

"This book is a terrific guide and magnificent resource for those who wish to explore the power and benefits of leading with questions!"
--Dan Navarro, Quality Management Office, JPMorgan Chase Vastera

"Marquardt has discovered the way to effectively lead the twenty-first century organization through questions and reflective learning. This book captures the essence of the questioning process and sets a practical basis for the long sought after learning organization!"
--Harry Lenderman, president, The Elk Forge Group; advisor, Sodexho University; author, Breaking the Educational Glass Ceiling

"This book skillfully bridges scholarly theory and down-to-earth common-sense tactics to provide a crystal clear guide to a very powerful leadership technique that changes people and organizations."
--Al D. McCready, chairman and CEO, McCready Manigold Ray & Co., Inc.

"Marquardt has powerfully expressed how to reach the heart of effective leadership. This is a book not just to enhance existing leadership power, but to develop everyone’s latent leadership qualities."
--Francesco Sofo, University of Canberra, Australia; author, Six Myths of Critical Thinking

"Leading with Questions describes a very powerful and practical tool that has taken Constellation Power Generation into the top ranks of energy companies worldwide."
--Frank Andracchi, vice president, Constellation Energy Group

"Successful questioning is one of the most powerful ski