Asking Clarifying Questions

Where assuming can bite you is when you are sure you know what the other person wants or means without really knowing... either because they haven’t fully offered that information, or because you haven’t asked enough questions to have enough information.

Ask questions that MAKE you sure you know what they mean: “Can you be more specific?” “Can you describe that to me in more detail?” “Can you tell me what that would look like to you?”

Don’t be afraid to slow things down so you can be sure that you know enough to construct a solution they can say “Yes” to. If you can’t do that, you don’t know enough or you don’t have clear enough information.

Now, go get clear!
oxo,
Jody

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