Description
BUSINESS SKILLS FOR GOOD: QUESTIONINGYou may have heard the common phrase “There’s no such thing as a bad question.” Some people may consider these words to live by, whereas others may consider this to be poor advice they would never follow or promote. Whether it is good advice or not, what is less debatable is that good questions can lead to great outcomes. In some instances, if the right question had never been asked, then a beneficial solution might not have come into existence. In this Discussion, you will consider the role of questioning—the Business Skill for Good featured in this course—in effecting positive social change within an organization.
RESOURCES
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
To prepare for this Discussion:
First, review the following video:
Walden University, LLC. (2021). Questioning [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Time Estimate: 4 minutes
Then, think about a time in your professional life in which you asked one or more critical questions that helped to bring about positive change within your organization.
BY DAY 3
Post an analysis of the role of quesioning in effecting positive change within an organization, to include the following:
Describe a time in your professional life in which you asked one or more critical questions that helped to bring about positive change (i.e., played a significant role in a favorable outcome) within your organization. In your description, include what question(s) you asked.
In addition to identifying what your questions were, analyze the way in which you asked your question(s) in the situation and its impact on the outcome.
Specifically, describe in what ways you tailored your approach to how you asked the question(s) based on your specific audience (i.e., to support open dialogue and information sharing in order to keep the other party or parties from getting defensive).
Reflecting on the situation, and based on any insights gained from the video, analyze what you might do differently if faced with a similar situation in the future.
