Episode 062: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life with Marilee Adams

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Are the questions I'm asking going to help or hurt? Are they going to get me what I want? Are they going to be useful to others? If the answer is no, what different questions could I ask that would benefit me and the other person and the situation?”, asks Dr. Marilee Adams, Ph.D. Marilee’s research focuses on the impact of language, the importance of mindset, and the importance of asking the right questions in the right way. She coined the term ‘question thinking’ in reference to the nature of thought, the questions we ask ourselves, and the mindsets from which we ask the questions. Today she is the founder of the Inquiry Institute, a sought after public speaker and coach, and the author of two books,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Art of The Question</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Change Your Questions, Change Your Life</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Marilee Adams explains that the questions we ask ourselves and others are heavily influenced by the mindset we are in at the time. She shares that there are two primary mindsets that we ask questions from, the judger mindset and the learner mindset. When you can notice which mindset you are in, you can consider whether that mindset is actually serving you and your choices. The learner mindset is best for connection and collaboration, whereas the judger mindset tends to be more critical. Today’s leaders need now more than ever to really consider how they ask questions and what questions they ask. The old style of top-down leadership is no longer as effective and will not lead to as much innovatio. It is pivotal to not only be in the right mindset and ask the right questions, but to listen and be cautious of our inner dialogues. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Changing the questions we use and the mindset we ask them from can change everything about our interactions with each o