What are you most…?

Colleagues,
 
MVP: A set of questions you can use to begin building a relationship with your new people. 
 
Yesterday I suggested that new leaders should seek out new employees and seek to lay the foundations of a strong relationship. 
 
How do we do that?
 
By asking the right questions and listening to the responses. Possible questions:

• What are you celebrating today?
• Why did you choose this career path or this position?
• What would you like to be doing in 5 or 10 years?
• What are you most looking forward to in this work?
• What are you most worried about?
• What do you expect from me?

 
If you know the typical struggles of people new to the job, you can ask specifically about them.
 
The critical thing is to listen. You don’t need to mirror back, paraphrase, or share your own experiences. Just listen.
 
Later, you can come back and ask follow-up questions, which demonstrates that you were listening intently.
 
Do you have questions you think would be great to share? Feel free to share them with me.
 
Today’s intention: Reflect on these questions. For which people in your organization do you know the answers?
 
Also, remember that you can still use our checklist to help identify the people to fill the four roles of your support network. The link is here.
 
Cheers!

Frederick