When Great Leaders Ask Great Questions.

Summary

A career counselor reflects on the importance of great leaders asking insightful questions to inspire and add value to others, emphasizing personal growth and the significance of paying it forward during a career break.

Abstract

The author, a seasoned career counselor and former HR professional, emphasizes the profound impact that thoughtful questions posed by great leaders can have on personal and professional development. Through their own career break, they have found value in writing as a means to continue contributing to others, drawing inspiration from past interactions and the wisdom of leaders who know which questions to ask to provoke introspection and growth. The article underscores the importance of self-reflection and the biological inclination to share one's experiences, while also highlighting the counselor's commitment to their vocation and the belief that career coaching is their way of offering the best of themselves to the world.

Opinions

Leaders can inspire and bring out the best in people by asking the right questions.
Self-reflection is crucial, and leaders often prompt us to consider questions we haven't yet answered for ourselves.
Personal experiences and knowledge are valuable and should be shared to inspire and help others.
Writing during a career break is a way to continue adding value and sharing expertise.
Career coaching is seen as both a vocation and a means of personal contribution to others.
There is a recognition of the human tendency to talk about ourselves, but the author chooses to focus on sharing knowledge and learning from others.
The author believes in the power of great questions to facilitate growth and self-discovery, as evidenced by their own career journey and coaching practice.
Taking a career break does not equate to stopping the act of giving back or contributing to the development of others.

Asking questions to open breakthrough

Leaders inspire us to believe in what we can do and in us, even when we are not fully aware of it. I love sharing opinions and experiences and I hope that during my lifetime I will be able to inspire as many people as I can.

What is your adding value to yourself or adding value to others?

Do You Hear What People Are Saying To You?

These are the two great questions I received from one of the great Leaders I had the chance of meeting.

Leaders that want to connect to us at a deeper level know what questions we did not answer to ourselves just yet.

There are a lot of people who search for free inspiration on how to start, build, or change their career.

The way other people feel about what I have to offer offline made me decide to do more of it online. As simple as that.

It is taken me long to get to this point when I have both energy and freedom to write. Now it is the perfect time for me as I am doing a career break.

I know, I know how it sounds…a Career Counselor making a career break.

I am a certified career counselor and former HR with over 20 years of experience in the corporate world. I am confident that career coaching is my vocation. And represents also the added value that I have so I will be able to put the best version of myself out there.

I also know that we are biologically wired to talk about ourselves. I am not one of those writers. At least not at this moment. I will write to share my knowledge with others, from what I have experienced so far. And also to continue learning as much as I can from others.

In my career coaching sessions, I have always asked my clients:

What would you do if you would not need to work for money?

With what would you occupy your time?

At this moment, writing is my answer to this question. Writing is what I can do now, that I am doing a career break, to continue adding value to others.

It is now time for me to walk the talk.

If we take a break for ourselves it doesn’t mean we should take a break in paying it forward.

And all thanks to the power of great questions that great leaders always seem to have at hand.