Audiobooks by Michael J. Marquardt

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Leading with Questions: How Leaders Discover Powerful Answers by Knowing How and What to Ask

A unique and powerful strategy for leading others In this newly revised third edition of Leading with Questions, renowned global leadership consultants Michael Marquardt and Bob Tiede describe how to ask powerful questions that generate short-term and long-term results and success. They show you how effective leaders use questions to encourage participation and teamwork, foster creative thinking, empower others, create relationships with customers, and solve problems. The authors offer step-by-step guidance on the process of learning the art of questioning and techniques-like active listening and follow-ups-you can use in myriad situations with individuals, teams, and entire organizations. You'll also find: - The most recent research on how questions change people and companies for the better - Interviews with over forty world-leading executives and managers from a wide variety of industries and regions - Concrete, hands-on strategies for generating short-term results and long-term change with questions Perfect for managers, executives, and other business leaders, Leading with Questions will earn a place on the bookshelves of anyone interested in better engaging with and leading others.

Bob Tiede, Michael J. Marquardt (Author), Stephen Bel Davies (Narrator)

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Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions By Knowing What To Ask

Based upon interviews with scores of leaders who lead with questions, this book presents the power of asking the questions that lead to real solutions and answers in today's complicated world of business. Leading with Questions provides a comprehensive foundation for effectively employing questions when leading others. It offers a variety of principles and strategies for asking questions and stories illustrating how leaders from every type of organization have used questions to attain organizational success and personal fulfillment. When, how, why, and where to lead with questions are described and exemplified. Companies cited include DuPont, Cargill, Boeing, Caterpillar, American Red Cross, Yurkan-Kimberly (Korea), Goodwill, Sodexho (France), Conoco-Philips, Constellation Energy, Novartis (Switzerland), Alcoa, Fairfax Public Schools, Pfizer, the US Army, Nokia (Finland) , IBS (Malaysia), DCDM Finance (Mauritius), Carvela, and Wal-mart Main themes: -Leading with questions leads to significant organizational, group and individual success. -Questions are much more powerful for a leader when they are asked within specific mindsets, context, words and purposes. Key conclusions: -Successful leaders lead with questions, and use questions more frequently. -Relative few leaders lead with questions, tending rather to dictate or debate rather than inquire and dialogue.Dire consequences occur when leaders do not ask questions (e.g., New York Times, Titanic, Challenger, Cuban Missile Crisis, Enron, Andersen). -Most leaders are unaware of amazing power of questions, and how it can generate short-term results and long-term learning and success. -A number of common traits and words are shared among those who lead with questions. -Questions impact the person asking the question as well as the leader. -The ability to lead with questions can be developed in a variety of ways, but most effectively via action learning.

Michael J. Marquardt (Author), Michael Marquardt (Narrator)

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Optimizing the Power of Action Learning: Real-Time Strategies for Developing Leaders, Building Teams

This newly revised edition demonstrates how action learning can be used to address today's increasingly complex organizational challenges. Profiling such global leaders as LG, Sony, and Boeing, Marquardt shows how these and other organizations have flourished by discovering how to optimize the power of action learning. Packed with extensive enhancements, including new international case studies, and more strategies to introduce and maintain action learning programs within an organization, Optimizing the Power of Action Learning delivers an innovative and fresh perspective-making it a must-have for any organization looking to heighten competitive advantage and sustain success.

Michael J. Marquardt (Author), John Chancer (Narrator)

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