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Humble Inquiry
- The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
The key to effective communication. Communication is essential in a healthy organization. But all too often when we interact with people - especially those who report to us - we simply tell them what we think they need to know. This shuts them down. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry. Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as "the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person." In this seminal work, Schein contrasts Humble Inquiry with other kinds of inquiry, shows the benefits Humble Inquiry provides in many different settings, and offers advice on overcoming the cultural, organizational, and psychological barriers that keep us from practicing it.
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- Mohamed El sayad
- 27-09-20
Short and sweet eye opener
Listed to this book first time one the go! I think I need to re listen at least twice to embed new ideas!
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- Alec
- 01-02-20
great book
it was great but more about communicating not remaining humble of which I was looking for!
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- Angela Jones
- 21-07-15
Schein's quality of thinking shines through!
Would you consider the audio edition of Humble Inquiry to be better than the print version?
I always choose the audio edition because of the flexibility in listening to it anywhere
What was one of the most memorable moments of Humble Inquiry?
It is a recipe for our times, when the art of humility may be getting lost
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me hopeful that there is a silent majority out there who aren't the ones grabbing the headlines and still have values such as humility that are important to them
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- Anonymous User
- 25-07-18
Eye openning, soul searching and practical
This book has made me look at myself and the way I communicate with others. It has answered many questions relating to the success or failure of my personal and professional relationships. I feel helped and improved. Fully recommended!
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- Cathy and Fiona Glanville
- 26-11-15
Yes okay it's good
But I feel I've asked far too many badly worded questions this week. Theory is good but in practice I sound like I'm on neighbours, lilting every sentence up at the end to form a flaming question, meh I'm too easily influenced
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- Ginger
- 02-02-19
Ask, don’t tell. Listen without status
I would recommend to everyone who must lead a team, coach, teach or interact with others at work and home.
I have already updated an email and some conversations based on this book. Instead of saying, “We should do this?”, I asked, “Is this something that would make the way we work together easier?” and “Is this something we could develop together?”
Sometimes, it seemed unnecessarily long. But given the helpfulness of the premise of the book. It is easily forgiven.
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- James.C
- 08-01-20
listen more than you speak: nothing new
this book is a brief refresher about the need to listen more than you speak if you want to learn anything.
interesting and perhaps even enlightening for anyone who does not read or listen to books about psychology, sociology and social sciences. However if you have a reasonable understanding of these fields this books a very simple reminder with some interesting examples.
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- Tomasz
- 26-08-24
Complicating simple things in boring way
I tried to finish this book but the reading person is somehow annoying talking foe so long about the same thing. Waste of time in my opinion.
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- Barbara Z.
- 21-08-23
Boring
For me this books says one and the same thing in every page - ask more questions to get to understand people better, encourage others questioning you to get feedback and grow.
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