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How would Superman / Obama / [any idol figure the respondent has] handle this? This question is used more in the coaching setting. It...

‘What advice would you give to the others if they were in the same situation?’ I learn to use this question recently from a colleague. ...

I should have written this series of posts long ago. This blog is primarily about asking questions and the coming posts will contain some...

‘Ask, Not Tell’ is 5 years old this month! I cannot believe how fast time has flied! As I look back, the topics in the blog have...

I facilitated 2 senior management meetings recently. Both were attended by intact teams comprising fewer than 10 people i.e. a small...

I ran a TTT class in Shenzhen recently. There were a few questions from the learners which I promised to respond after the class. ...

An additional idea on top of one of my recent posts – Co-designing with client. I talked about a lot the benefits in designing the...

I cannot help writing about ARL again.   See my previous post Forget about ‘Training’.   The more I think about it, the more I find it...

Here is another learning from the ARL (Action Reflection Learning) workshop – always co-design with the client for learning or meeting...

I attended a workshop conducted by an international coaching / facilitation expert last week. In the workshop, I experienced how he...

I have not written any post on books for a long time, though I have not stopped reading. The book I want to recommend this time is...

Recently, things have been happening much faster than I can reflect and capture. It is good since my capability and confidence will...

I was working to take up a senior leadership class in Hong Kong last week. My biggest learning is on how rigid the workshop content...

I had some new learning on how to manage learners in class. In one of my recent classes in Hong Kong, there was 1 learner who appeared to...

There was a recent occasion during which I was asked on how to get participants in meetings to speak up. I have shared in this blog...

I recently attended a one-day “Train-The-Trainer” (TTT) on a specific training course. Though it is not an entirely structured one like...

I was reading a book called 'Action Reflection Learning' (ARL).   It contains a lot of stories on how to make learning happened without...

I came across a series of very insightful lectures on the Internet. It is called ‘Justice’ by a Harvard Professor called Michael...

As the name of this blog suggests, I find asking rather than telling to be amazingly more effective in various aspects in life –...