Question asking in the workplace LO21755

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Good question. I'll stop at two answers:

1. Why?

2. How?

"Why" takes one up a level in abstraction, getting at the values or
reasons behind doing something.

"How" takes one down a level, getting at the ways values are implemented.

Using "why" to get at value suppositions (justifications) and "how" to
encourage implementation (action planning) are the two most important
questions I use.

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