Craig Groeschel
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The third thing, a lot of leaders don't think about this, but you also ask questions to help others grow and gain insight, to help others grow and to get better. And this is an underutilized tool. There are times when you're asking questions not just to find out information, but you're asking questions to help others discover information or get answers for themselves.
The third thing, a lot of leaders don't think about this, but you also ask questions to help others grow and gain insight, to help others grow and to get better. And this is an underutilized tool. There are times when you're asking questions not just to find out information, but you're asking questions to help others discover information or get answers for themselves.
You're asking to help them see something new and to help them learn and grow. If you've ever been to a good counselor, counselors specialize in this technique. A good counselor knows that if he or she tells you a truth, it doesn't change much. What a good counselor wants to do is they want to guide you to discover the truth yourself. And my counselor would do this, and it would drive me crazy.
You're asking to help them see something new and to help them learn and grow. If you've ever been to a good counselor, counselors specialize in this technique. A good counselor knows that if he or she tells you a truth, it doesn't change much. What a good counselor wants to do is they want to guide you to discover the truth yourself. And my counselor would do this, and it would drive me crazy.
You're asking to help them see something new and to help them learn and grow. If you've ever been to a good counselor, counselors specialize in this technique. A good counselor knows that if he or she tells you a truth, it doesn't change much. What a good counselor wants to do is they want to guide you to discover the truth yourself. And my counselor would do this, and it would drive me crazy.
I'd be like, just cut to the chase. Just tell me. Like, no, I need you to discover it. And so you don't want to tell them how to change their thinking. You don't want to tell them how to change their approach. What you want to do is you want to ask questions and help them see, oh, OK, this is a better way to think or this is a better way to approach that.
I'd be like, just cut to the chase. Just tell me. Like, no, I need you to discover it. And so you don't want to tell them how to change their thinking. You don't want to tell them how to change their approach. What you want to do is you want to ask questions and help them see, oh, OK, this is a better way to think or this is a better way to approach that.
I'd be like, just cut to the chase. Just tell me. Like, no, I need you to discover it. And so you don't want to tell them how to change their thinking. You don't want to tell them how to change their approach. What you want to do is you want to ask questions and help them see, oh, OK, this is a better way to think or this is a better way to approach that.
Now, when you're using questions to coach someone, you're guiding them with questions. Remember, the best leaders don't just ask questions to get answers. They ask questions to get people thinking. You're not just using it to say, hey, I want information from you, but you're also asking to get people thinking and to discover information for themselves.
Now, when you're using questions to coach someone, you're guiding them with questions. Remember, the best leaders don't just ask questions to get answers. They ask questions to get people thinking. You're not just using it to say, hey, I want information from you, but you're also asking to get people thinking and to discover information for themselves.
Now, when you're using questions to coach someone, you're guiding them with questions. Remember, the best leaders don't just ask questions to get answers. They ask questions to get people thinking. You're not just using it to say, hey, I want information from you, but you're also asking to get people thinking and to discover information for themselves.
Now, as a side note, I want to talk to you parents. This is a great tool in parenting. And one of the things I learned raising six kids that are now grown is it's not always wise to ask your kids like, hey, what are you struggling with? What problems are you facing? When a parent asks a kid that, the kid often gets defensive.
Now, as a side note, I want to talk to you parents. This is a great tool in parenting. And one of the things I learned raising six kids that are now grown is it's not always wise to ask your kids like, hey, what are you struggling with? What problems are you facing? When a parent asks a kid that, the kid often gets defensive.
Now, as a side note, I want to talk to you parents. This is a great tool in parenting. And one of the things I learned raising six kids that are now grown is it's not always wise to ask your kids like, hey, what are you struggling with? What problems are you facing? When a parent asks a kid that, the kid often gets defensive.
What I found is a better question is to say, hey, tell me how your friends are doing. What are your friends going through? And I've noticed this. It's like our kids don't mind talking about their friends. They just don't want to talk about themselves. And so they'll often talk about their friends' struggles.
What I found is a better question is to say, hey, tell me how your friends are doing. What are your friends going through? And I've noticed this. It's like our kids don't mind talking about their friends. They just don't want to talk about themselves. And so they'll often talk about their friends' struggles.
What I found is a better question is to say, hey, tell me how your friends are doing. What are your friends going through? And I've noticed this. It's like our kids don't mind talking about their friends. They just don't want to talk about themselves. And so they'll often talk about their friends' struggles.
And when they do, mom or dad, they say, oh, you know, my buddy's dealing with porn, or he's dealing drugs, or he's depressed, or he's suicidal, whatever. Don't freak out. Don't lecture your kid. Don't say you're not allowed to hang out with that person anymore. Listen with no judgment and also with compassion. And you say back to your kid, like, you know, that's gotta be difficult.
And when they do, mom or dad, they say, oh, you know, my buddy's dealing with porn, or he's dealing drugs, or he's depressed, or he's suicidal, whatever. Don't freak out. Don't lecture your kid. Don't say you're not allowed to hang out with that person anymore. Listen with no judgment and also with compassion. And you say back to your kid, like, you know, that's gotta be difficult.
And when they do, mom or dad, they say, oh, you know, my buddy's dealing with porn, or he's dealing drugs, or he's depressed, or he's suicidal, whatever. Don't freak out. Don't lecture your kid. Don't say you're not allowed to hang out with that person anymore. Listen with no judgment and also with compassion. And you say back to your kid, like, you know, that's gotta be difficult.