- $197
Live Workshop: Breaking the “Telling Habit”
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How to use Powerful Questions to Unlock Innovation and Amplify Engagement
Wednesday June 2nd at 9:00-11:30am PDT | 12:00-2:30pm EDT | 6:00-8:30pm Europe
Can't join live? The workshop will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing shortly after the workshop date. Participants get lifetime access to all content and resources.
We all want to lead innovative, creative teams. Ones that are capable, confident, and engaged. But for some reason, yours just isn’t working out that way.
Your team finds itself trying to solve the same problem over and over again. Projects stall. And people do their jobs, but just go through the motions, without contributing to making work better.
And, frustratingly, you find that you’re the only one willing to take ownership of issues and come up with solutions. Which means that people come to you for answers all the time, even for little things that you know they could figure out on their own.
You can give them the answers, sure. (Or what you think are the answers. It feels quicker and you have experience and knowledge, and there’s so much to get done!)
But in doing so, you find that you become the bottleneck for all projects. Your team feels passive, disempowered, and they stop thinking for themselves. And innovation and engagement give way to status quo and presenteeism.
The solution to this problem isn’t figuring out how to give better answers.
It’s learning how to ask better questions.
Join me for this live workshop, and learn how to ask the questions that can transform your leadership. (And get over an hour of practice and feedback!)
If you can learn to break the “telling habit” and start tapping into the power of effective questions, you open up whole new horizons of possibility for your organization, your team, and yourself!
Doing so not only teaches your team how to take ownership of problems, it also empowers them to take ownership of finding the solutions — which means that you now have a whole team’s worth of bright, creative thinking on problems, instead of everything coming back to you.
Being a leader means helping others learn how to solve problems.
It doesn’t mean owning the thinking, but it means owning the creation of the conditions for learning and setting up a work environment that enables your people to do their best.
This means asking more questions, listening more effectively, providing space to learn. It means you not having all the answers or telling people exactly what to do.
This means asking more questions, listening more effectively, providing space to learn. It means you not having all the answers or telling people exactly what to do.
This is how you get those magic moments of innovation and engagement.
Because as great of a leader or coach as you are, you’re only one person. Plus, what you think is the right answer might not always be the best one. The true breakthroughs happen when you get multiple people equally motivated to work on an issue — that’s when you see that when it comes to people, 1+1 = way more than 2.
Join me for a live, highly interactive 2.5-hour workshop and learn how to break your telling habit and transform your leadership!
During our time together, you’ll learn how to use powerful questions and purposeful listening to make your leadership and coaching more effective and empowering, freeing you from the endless hamster-wheel of having to be the expert who has have all the answers, and teaching your team how to learn and create solutions that far exceed what any one person could come up with alone.
You’ll walk away knowing:
- How to stop being the “problem solver” in your organization, and how to create an engaged, capable team team of problem solvers all working together towards a common goal.
- The surprising ways that your “telling habit” is damaging your organization and your leadership.
- Why not all questions are created equal, and the sneaky trap we fall into that looks like asking good questions … but is really hampering your team.
- The 3 types of questions you must master to be an effective leader and coach, and other essential skills such as listening and providing observable feedback.
- Knowing when you really should be telling, rather than asking. This is an integral part of the leadership continuum, and one you need to learn how to navigate.
- How to reawaken a spirit of creativity, innovation, and excitement in your team.
- My 3-part framework for practicing this new skill in your day-to-day engagements and aligning it with your greater intentions for your work.
If you are a leader, coach, or collaborate with others on a team, learning to ask more effective questions is the most important skill that you can develop!
And the best part? You’ll have over an hour of practice under your belt.
One of the key things I’ve learned in nearly two decades of leading change and coaching leaders -- and through my partnership with Toyota leader Isao Yoshino -- is the importance of learning by doing.
That’s why we’ll spend over an hour of our time together practicing creating and asking powerful questions, where you will both practice giving and receiving live coaching so you can know for certain exactly how to bring this learning home and start applying it in your organization.
Can something so simple really make that big of a difference?
The short answer is, yes.
Asking powerful questions has exponential returns — it makes you more effective as a leader and frees up your time and capacity, and it teaches your team how to be innovative and creative thinkers, and fosters engagement. The resulting shift in organizational dynamics can completely change a team in a matter of minutes.
Just a few simple effective questions can powerfully impact your team members and you, and gear your organization towards problem-solving and innovation.
Asking powerful questions has exponential returns — it makes you more effective as a leader and frees up your time and capacity, and it teaches your team how to be innovative and creative thinkers, and fosters engagement. The resulting shift in organizational dynamics can completely change a team in a matter of minutes.
Just a few simple effective questions can powerfully impact your team members and you, and gear your organization towards problem-solving and innovation.
The Details:
Breaking the “Telling Habit” runs for 2.5 hours, and will take place live as an interactive learning experience on Zoom Wednesday, June 2nd from 9:00-11:30am PST/ 12:00-2:30pm EST/ 5:00-7:30pm UK /6:00-8:30pm Europe.
Be prepared for an engaging and interactive session with your camera on!
Upon registration, you will receive a welcome message (check your spam filter to make sure you get it) with details.
Both sessions will be recorded and available to all registered participants for on-demand access for future reference
Course includes:
- 2.5 hour facilitated interactive learning session with Katie Anderson
- Effective Questions Guide with six pages of question prompts and tips
- Daily Reflection Template to support your ongoing practice
- Lifetime access to the course materials and videos
- BONUS: How to Ask Effective Questions Guide by Isao Yoshino and Katie Anderson
- BONUS: Sample chapters from the bestselling book “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn”
- Lifetime access to the workshop recording and all materials.
Investment: $197
The success of your team depends on the quality of your leadership — and that is fundamentally impacted by your ability to use good questions well.
Join me and start tapping into this incredibly powerful leadership skill today!
Can't join live? Don't worry, by registering you will get access to the complete live recording of the workshop and discussion, plus get lifetime access to the course materials.
Can't join live? Don't worry, by registering you will get access to the complete live recording of the workshop and discussion, plus get lifetime access to the course materials.
Testimonials
"As a recovering 'know it all' I was skeptical about coaching and its results. Because of Katie’s nurturing approach I felt supported and could be vulnerable. She kept me focused, growing my confidence on the way forward. So if you are ready for the “real deal” in becoming the best version of yourself, Katie is who you want by your side."
- Rekha Voruganti, Sr. Quality Improvement Services, Nationwide Children's Hospital
"Katie Anderson has provided several outstanding leadership trainings to our management team -- both in person and remotely. She’s a skilled presenter, one who has mastered the art of creating an engaging, personalized presentation. I particularly appreciate how Katie encourages leaders to take a scientific approach to problem solving, to ask more questions and to understand the root cause of a challenge before diving into a potential solution. Katie’s expert guidance has helped our team to solve a host of problems by giving our leaders the framework to consider their goals, gaps to achieving those targets, and the path to exploring creative solutions."
-Melissa Willa Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer at Gateway Learning Group
"Katie has an almost savant ability to ask you the right questions to keep you moving forward on whatever challenge you might be facing. Every time I found myself hitting a wall in my project or in my coursework, Katie had the right questions to get me over it. She never gave me the answer, she always was able to guide me to coming to the answer myself which showed utmost respect for the learning process and made my learnings much more valuable."
- James Hancock, Berry Global
FAQs
What’s the bottom-line benefit of asking better questions?
Business leaders, employees, and consumers agree that creating a culture of innovation and creativity is one of the most desirable organizational outcomes in our current work environment. What’s more, innovative companies grow faster and more profitably than their peers.
As the world of work and business becomes ever-more complex, those organizations with teams that are able to work creatively, flexibly, and effectively together are going to be the ones that survive.
But while 84% of executives consider their future success to be extremely dependent on innovation, just 6% of executives are happy with their organization’s innovation performance.
Asking better questions is the key to unlocking all these benefits.
Asking better questions creates more effective and engaged teams, future-proofs your organization, and allows you to provide more value and better service to your customers. All goals which I think you’ll agree are well worth spending 2.5 hours working on!
Who is this for? Is this only meant for people in the C-suite?
This workshop is anyone who would like to make their organization or team more effective and innovative. While it’s definitely beneficial for executives, the truth is, leadership exists at all levels of an organization. The skills learned in this course is invaluable for anyone in a people-development position or who interacts with others as part of a team.
So if you’re interested in learning how to shift the culture of your organization or team, foster creativity, and get people excited about working with you, it’s for you, no matter what your job title is.
What if I can’t attend live?
The session will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing shortly after the workshop date.
Do you offer refunds?
I understand that sometimes plans change, so I will issue a refund up until 7 days before the workshop only. If you are not able to attend the workshop live, you will be able to watch the recordings on demand.
Do you have scholarships or flexible pricing?
Yes! Accessibility is an important value in my business, so I’m proud to offer Right-Size Pricing. If you are unable to afford this workshop and are committed to your personal development, contact me (katie@kbjanderson.com) to discuss an investment that you can afford. A select number of spaces are available at a “right-sized price” level, meaning you invest what you are able to afford.
I love this! Can you teach this in a private workshop for my organization?
Yes — I offer personalized private workshops for organizations both live and via Zoom. To talk about how I can tailor this for your team, contact me at katie@kbjanderson.com
How do I join in?
It’s easy! Just click here to reserve your spot, and you’ll immediately get access to all the course details.
Katie Anderson
Be inspired to become a more intentional leader and make a positive impact
I love helping people to learn how to live and lead with intention to achieve their purpose, be their best selves, and to coach and develop others to support learning in their organizations.
I am here to inspire and support you in your leadership, coaching, and learning from the heart, with my infectious enthusiasm for connecting with people, trying new experiences, and continuously improving.
Leadership & Learning Coach | Consultant | Speaker |
Author of International #1 Best-Selling Book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn
Leadership & Learning Coach | Consultant | Speaker |
Author of International #1 Best-Selling Book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn