Powerful Questions in Life and Business Coaching
What are Powerful Questions?
Suggestions, advice, and consulting have a few things in common. For one, we’ve all likely received them, whether we asked for them or not. Furthermore, none of those are as revealing as the answers we find when asking ourselves a Powerful Question. Intentional questions are so powerful because they provide the answers we are looking for in the context of our own experiences and not someone else’s. As a life and career coach, some of my most effective discussions happen as a result of these Powerful Questions. When you are answering a Powerful Question, all of the relevant examples, experiences and emotions come to mind to lead you to a Powerful Revelation.
Powerful Life and Business Coaching Questions for Founders
How can you be more certain that your product is needed by the customers?
What is the hardest problem that you know of?
What are you measuring?
What obstacles might you anticipate encountering along the way?
How will the culture of your company get defined?
How will you resolve conflicts on your executive team?
How will you know if you have achieved your desired goal?
Powerful Questions for Tech Leaders
What conflict needs facing?
What work is being avoided?
What assumptions have you made?
Who is the system working for?
What happens if the system doesn’t change?
What is holding you back?
What unpopular action might lead to progress?
Powerful Questions for Purpose
What will be written on your tombstone?
What memories would you like to have as a 90-year old?
…and if those memories are the only ones you want, what prevents you from focusing all your energy on making them?
What is your life purpose/goals when you are first Human on Earth and Last?
What is your life purpose/goals when you are first Human on a different Planet with ability to communicate with other Humans?
What is your life purpose if you are the last intelligent lifeform in the Universe?