Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change

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An Emmy-award-winning journalist reveals how to ask the QUESTIONS that make a difference. What hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life What helps them make smart decisions The answer is surprisingly simple: They know how to ask the right questions at the right time. Questions help us break down barriers, discover secrets, solve puzzles, and imagine new ways of doing things. But few of us know how to question in a methodical way. Emmy-award-winning journalist and media expert Frank Sesno aims to change that with Ask More. From questions that cement relationships, to those that help us plan for the future, each chapter in Ask More explores a different type of inquiry. By the end of the book, you'll know what to ask and when, what you should listen for, and what you can expect as the outcome. Packed with illuminating interviews, the book explains: * How the Gates Foundation used strategic questions to plan its battle against malaria * How turnaround expert Steve Miller uses diagnostic questions to get to the heart of a company's problems * How NPR's Terry Gross uses empathy questions to dig deeper * How journalist Anderson Cooper uses confrontational questions to hold people accountable * How creative questions animated a couple of techie dreamers to brainstorm Uber Both intriguing and inspiring, Ask More shows how questions convey interest, feed curiosity, and reveal answers that can change the course of both your professional and personal life.

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..".a page-turner for me! It is packed with valuable insights on not just What to Ask but even more importantly on How To Ask! --Leading with Questions.
..".makes a compelling case that embracing the practice of assuming less, asserting less and asking more can help diagnose issues, break down barriers, gain a sense of purpose and find solutions." --ISE magazine
"Part reportage, part memoir, and part how-to manual, Ask More details the kinds of questions that different situations require." -Middlebury magazine
..".comprehensive question guide to provoke thought and inspire creative answers, complete with scenarios ranging from identifying a physical illness to acing a job interview." --Global Business and Organizational Excellence
"In Ask More, Sesno's experience as one of the world's premier interviewers is clearly evident...his well-told stories illustrate just how and when to use every inquisitorial technique at your disposal." -TD magazine
..".easy-to-read and the ideas are logical. Readers will be hard pressed to not find several nuggets to add to their own toolbox of questioning strategies." - Portland Book Review
"Ask More encourages us to defy our fears and tackle those problems that beset us with measured, careful inquiry." -- Washington Independent Review of Books
"At heart, [Sesno's] book's central premise is simple: Intelligent, insightful questions, posed in the spirit of genuine inquiry, lead to intelligent, insightful answers." -- Washington Independent Review of Books
"The book covers a lot of territory...there's a lot to be learned from his thoughtful, in-depth exploration." --The Globe and Mail
"The book has a journalistic flair: captivating stories, wonderfully-crafted anecdotes and fascinating interviewees." - The Girl's Guide to Project Management
"This book is not solely dedicated to problem solving. Mr. Sesno considers questions from a broad range of fields...Some questions are for military strategists, job interviewers or doctors. One of the most moving chapters was on questions to ask an aging parent about what mattered in their life." --GoLeanSixSigma
..".helps you learn, understand, connect, observe, push boundaries, solve problems and hold people accountable. " - Palm Beach Post
"Post-election America has prompted a reflective period for many...Sesno couldn't have timed any better the release of his research- and interview-based exploration of the art of strategic questioning." --Associations Now
"Both intriguing and inspiring, Ask More shows how questions convey interest, feed curiosity, and reveal answers that can change the course of both your professional and personal life." --800CEORead
"When it comes to asking the kinds of questions that get you the kinds of answers that actually mean something, Sesno is your guy. " --VOYA Magazine

Author Bio

FRANK SESNO is a former CNN anchor, White House correspondent, and Washington bureau chief, and is now director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. He has interviewed dozens of world leaders, including five U.S. presidents, and is the creator of Planet Forward, an innovative forum seeking solutions to some of the world's toughest challenges.