Top Questions I’m Asking Point Leaders

Most point leaders have no one outside their organization to help them navigate.

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That bothers me.

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So I make it my aim to come alongside these leaders as a Trusted Advisor, helping them navigate what's next.

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When I meet with a potential client, I am getting curious about where they are facing a gap I can help them close.  To identify that gap, I dive in with key questions.

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Here are the top questions I’m currently asking CEO’s, ED’s and Presidents:

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1. What keeps you up at night?  What gets you up in the morning?

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2. Walk me through your top layers of your company.  Who is a leader besides you that you need to develop? How are you developing leaders of leaders and managers of people?  

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3. Do you have clarity around what’s next and what’s most important right NOW for your company?  How well does your team share that clarity?

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4. Are you happy with the culture of your company?  What changes to your culture do you want to make?

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5. What one thing are you trying to do that you just cannot right now?

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6. How are you leading yourself well?  Where are you NOT leading yourself well?

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7. How are you performing as a leader?  How do you know?  Would you give me access to your team to let you know the answer to that?

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8. What are you stressed about most as a leader?

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9. How are you avoiding burnout?

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10. Where are you realizing that what got you HERE is not getting you THERE?

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One of these questions gave you pause.  Mostly because you realize you do NOT have a good answer.

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Then ask this sobering follow-up:

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What is it costing you, your team, and your company to NOT have a good answer to that question?

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That cost is probably higher than you think, and it is worth investing in your leadership to close that gap and keep leveling up.

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Thomas helps leaders navigate what’s next in their leadership, lives, and teams.  If he can serve you in this, reach out to him HERE.

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Photo by Andrik Langfield on Unsplash

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