290: Hal Gregersen on Asking Better Questions

<p>Hal Gregersen is the Executive Director of the Leadership Center at MIT. He is a prolific author and motivational speaker recognized by Thinkers 500 as one of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Minds. In this episode, Eric and Hal discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2K0BpYS" target="_blank"><em>Questions are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life.&nbsp;</em></a></p><p><a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Hal Gregersen and I Discuss…</strong></p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2K0BpYS" target="_blank"><em>Questions are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life</em></a></li><li>That whether we know it or not, we’re all living questions</li><li>Keystone questions</li><li>Shadow questions</li><li>How he discovered his questions</li><li>The heart attack that changed his life</li><li>His shadow questions</li><li>Asking better questions</li><li>Competing Commitments</li><li>Underlying assumptions</li><li>Alexander&nbsp;Papaderos</li><li>How if you want better answers, you’ve got to ask better questions</li><li>That if you feel stuck you’re probably asking the wrong question</li><li>Brainstorming questions without answering them</li><li>Why we don’t ask good questions</li><li>Catalytic questions that challenge false assumptions</li><li>How wanting to be right and smart stops us from getting to better questions</li><li>What if you woke up and aske