Powerful Questions

GOAL

• What do you want to work on?
• What outcome are you seeking?
• How detailed do you expect to get today?
• How is your goal related to your long-term plan?
• What is your time frame?
• What steps can you identify?

REALITY

• What is the present situation?
• What is your concern about it?
• Who else is affected by this issue?
• What steps have you taken so far?
• What stopped you from doing more?
• What barriers do you need to overcome?

OPTIONS

• What different ways could you approach it?
• What are the alternative solutions?
• What would you do if you had a clean sheet?
• What are the advantages/disadvantages?
• Which will give you the best result?
• Which solution feels best to you?

WAY FORWARD

• Which option(s) do you choose?
• How will you know when you’ve succeeded?
• What will it take to do it?
• What support do you need?
• How committed are you 1-10 (10 highest)?
• How can you make it a ten?
• Is there anything else you want to talk about?