“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask . . . for once I know the proper question, I could ...

Why isn’t this working? I’ve told them how to do it five times and they are still getting it wrong. Do these statements sound familiar? If your team keeps running into the same problems and you’ve ...

In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, we are always rushing to find an answer. But that leads me to think: What makes a great question? After wrapping up three seasons of my podcast, people ...

Whether you’ve been together forever or are still getting to know each other, these questions will strengthen your bond.

Asking the right questions can unlock opportunities you didn’t even realize existed and take your career to new heights. Whether you’re an entrepreneur building a business or an employee looking for ...

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every week. For most of my life, I thought ...

One of the most surprising things to me about interviewing people for jobs has always been how frequently candidates profess not to have any questions for me when prompted. After all, this is a job ...

The world of dining and drinking is an obstacle course wrapped in a labyrinth wrapped in a logic puzzle — it’s full of pitfalls, gray areas, and bewildering questions that really shouldn’t even be ...

(This is the final post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question-of-the-week is: How can we encourage students to develop their own ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Eric Johnson Asking ...