The power of asking good questions

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Got a million words I could write on this topic, but I realize no one would ever read that, so … let’s keep it a bit tighter, no?

I was just reading this article on the power of harnessing employee ideas; here’s the final paragraph of it:

Social and collaborative tools alone do not create a flow of ideas and innovations. But they can be effective in getting people to put their minds to problems and offer ideas for consideration. To access a wealth of untapped employee potential locked up in departments and functions, all you have to do is ask the right questions.

Yep. Couldn’t agree more there. We consistently think we can build employee engagement through technology or software; the truth is, we can’t. Engaged employees is a people issue. You can’t solve people issues with new tech or algorithms. You actually have to go…

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