Peter Drucker once said,

“The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.”

Yet, for many leaders coming up with the right question is still a challenge.

In prior posts I’ve listed questions that are helpful in a specific context (e.g., coaching, finding meaning in information, determining your reason for being). However, there is one question (actually it’s two complimentary questions) that work anywhere and anytime. Those questions are:

What is currently happening that shouldn’t be happening?

What is not currently happening that should be happening?

Although, relatively simple, I have found these questions to provide powerful results. So, the next time you are in a bind, try these questions out.