what are good questions to ask a business leader?
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["What's going well in your role? ... ", 'What challenges are you facing? ... ', 'What is the business doing, or can be doing, to make you more successful? ... ', 'How are you feeling? ... ', 'On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you? ... ', "What's the best thing that happened to you this week, either at work or outside of it?"]
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['What is your company culture like? ... ', 'Are there opportunities for career development? ... ', 'How does this job fit into the team structure?']
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['What is customer service?', 'What did success look like in your previous role?', 'Would you be willing to introduce us to a current or former boss as a reference?', 'What do you think success looks like here?', 'What was your biggest failure in your previous role, and how did you recover from it?']
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['Are We Asking the Right Questions? ... ', 'Can We Run These Ideas By Others? ... ', 'How Does This Address Our Mission? ... ', 'Can We Get Your Opinion? ... ', 'What Could Go Wrong? ... ', 'Who Are We Targeting? ... ', 'What Do We Do Next?']
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['When would you like to have our first meeting? ... ', 'Is there some way I can assist you immediately? ... ', 'What would you like to know about me? ... ', 'How would you describe your management style? ... ', 'What specific expectations do you have of me? ... ', 'How do you prefer to hear about bad news?']
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['What interested you in our product/service?', 'How open is your company to change?', 'What is the biggest barrier preventing you from meeting your goals?', 'What is your strategic direction?']
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['Is there any material I can read in advance of my start date? ... ', 'Who are my team members and what are their roles? ... ', "What is the biggest priority/challenge you're working on right now? ... ", 'How is X done and why? ... ', "What does the organizational 'culture' look like on a daily basis? ... ", 'What does success look like for my role?']
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["What's your management philosophy? ... ", "What's your experience with strategic planning? ... ", 'Do you have any experience budgeting? ... ', 'Can you tell me about your hands-on experience with fundraising?']
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['What are you most passionate about in your job? ... ', 'What is the single biggest challenge facing the company/department today? ... ', 'What does success look like here? ... ', "What is the company's approach to failure? ... ", "What's your management style?"]
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['1) “In this role, what distinguishes a great performer from a good one?” ... ', '2) “How would you describe the culture?” ... ', '3) “How do you get new hires up-to-speed with your product?” ... ', "4) “What's the ramp-up period like?” ... ", '4) “How do your best managers work with their reps?” ... ', '5) “How do managers deliver constructive criticism?”']
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['What makes our mission meaningful to you?', 'What are some of your prior board leadership experiences?', 'What skills, connections, resources, and expertise do you have to offer and are willing to use on the behalf of the organization?', 'Do you have any worries or concerns about joining the board?']
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['How has your background prepared you for sales?', 'How do you feel about working to targets? ... ', 'Describe the process you would follow for business development.', 'What are ways to identify a new market to enter?', 'What are the three most important factors when evaluating a deal?']
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['What gets you excited about coming to work?', 'What was the last really great book you read?', 'What surprises people about you?', 'If you were going to start your own business, what would it be?', "What's the biggest problem in most offices today?"]
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['Why is your business important to you? ... ', 'If you could wave a magic wand, what would you most want for your personal life? ... ', 'If you could wave a magic wand, what would you most want for your business? ... ', 'Where is there overlap between your personal and business visions?']
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['What is your highest priority in the next six months, and how could someone like me help? ... ', "Why do your customers buy from you and why don't they buy from you? ... ", 'What are the characteristics of your top people? ... ', 'Tell me about the history/growth of the company.']
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["What's one thing you did this month that you're proud of? ... ", "If you were the CEO, what's one thing you would do differently? ... ", 'How can I be a better leader? ... ', "What's your biggest challenge right now? ... ", 'What can we do to make you more successful?']
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['How long has the company been in business? ... ', 'Who are the people behind the company? ... ', 'Are the products or services of personal interest to you? ... ', 'What type of training is offered in the beginning? ... ', 'Does the company offer great support tools? ... ', 'How do you earn your money?']