Great article. The distinction between formulaic and versus insightful questions seems very similar to the difference between top-down and bottom-up processes.
The Dangerous Art of the Right Question
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#22These "right questions" sound an awful lot like half-answers to me.
This is why the author says that they are dangerous:
> The right questions set you up for real success or failure. You never know whether a clue leads down a bunny trail or to genuine insight.
Re: The Dangerous Art of the Right Question
#23These "right questions" sound an awful lot like half-answers to me.
>Hastings’ question is clear even if you know nothing about the book. [...] Poirot’s questions, on the other hand, only makes sense if you know something about the story.
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#24Slightly off-tangent, but: What is the top reason people leave jobs? (Answer: they dislike their immediate manager) I know this, everybody knows this, and still it amazes me how few places have bottom up (or so called 360) assessments of their managers.
Yeah, I once asked about that kind of review at a company that didn't have it, and everyone automatically assumed that I hated my manager and wanted to get her in trouble. In fact, the opposite was true. For some reason people think that the only purpose of upward feedback is to rat on your boss.
I hope you could set it straight.