what are some good questions to ask in a focus group?
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Use Open-Ended Language Asking for examples and using phrases like “How did you feel?” or “What problems did you see?” can be useful ways to encourage focus group participants to share their thoughts honestly.
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['Any challenging situation that you have faced and after which you felt a sense of accomplishment?', 'What is the one thing that you regret?', 'What are your two biggest strengths and weaknesses?', "What are your traits that are in line with the company's mission statement?", 'What do you know about Genpact?']
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['How would you describe the culture in your department/division/business unit? ... ', 'How would your employees describe the culture in your department/division/business unit? ... ', 'What was one of the most difficult-to-achieve, but gratifying milestones in your career? ... ', 'What would your highest performing employee say about you?']
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['How would you handle a difficult employee, or how would you handle an employee who is struggling? ... ', 'How do you train new employees? ... ', 'What would you do if there was a shift that was understaffed? ... ', "What is your knowledge of our store's products? ... ", 'How successful have you been in delegating tasks?']
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["What's your biggest accomplishment this month? ... ", "What's your biggest challenge right now? ... ", 'What should we do differently? ... ', 'What resources would be helpful to you right now? ... ', 'Is there anything I can help you with?']
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['Who are they? ... ', 'Who are you? ... ', 'What do they value? ... ', 'How relevant is your topic to them? ... ', 'How much do they already know about your topic? ... ', 'How much do they need to know in order to accomplish your goals? ... ', 'Do they view your topic favorably, neutrally, or negatively?']
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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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['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 do you feel went well this year and what might have gone better? ... ', 'What additional knowledge or skills would make me more effective in this role? ... ', 'What are your most important goals for the coming year? ... ', 'How could I be more helpful to other people on the team?']
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['#1: “What do you think will be my biggest challenge in this position?” ... ', '#2: “What are student behavior and discipline expectations?” ... ', "#3: For the school leader: “What's your leadership style?”"]
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['What motivates you in your job? ... ', 'What has been a major achievement in your working career? ... ', 'Tell me about a time when you successfully dealt with a difficult and demanding client. ... ', 'How do you go about persuading others to your point of view? ... ', 'Tell me about your approach to team work.']
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['Who could be affected? Who could be affected during the project? Who could be affected after the project?', 'Who could have an interest in the outcome?', 'Which groups could be impacted or have an interest/stake?']
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['How Is the Decision Going to Be Made? ... ', 'What Sort of Timeline Are We Talking About? ... ', 'What Are Your Biggest Challenges?']
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['What are your expectations of me as an employee in this position? ... ', 'How can we create an ideal workflow? ... ', 'Can you recommend any books or media? ... ', 'What performance goals should I be setting? ... ', 'How can you help me work toward my personal goals and objectives?']
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['What would be the absolute perfect day? ... ', 'What did you learn a little too late? ... ', 'What are you too hard on yourself for? ... ', 'How often do you feel utterly worn down? ... ', 'If money was no object, where would you live? ... ', "Who was the most toxic person you've known?"]
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['Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure. ... ', 'How do you handle a challenge? ... ', 'Have you ever made a mistake? ... ', 'Give an example of how you set goals. ... ', 'Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.']