QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life

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Succinct, insightful and practical, this book provides the tools for putting personal accountability into daily action, with astonishing results. I don't know about the United states but many of the examples in this book are the exacts formula for losing your job, sometimes even without notice, in some organizations in Europe and Asia. Ask ourselves QBQ questions and we’re much more likely to take pro-active action, inspire those around us to do the same, and improve our lives. It is a fantastic reminder that I can make a tremendous different in the world, by focusing on the difference I need to make in me.

It’s just the simplest and most effective concept to help turn things around, no matter what those things are.I just re-read it again this morning in thirty minutes and I truly would wish this experience on everyone. I learned a few of the principles in this book though my own failings earlier in life (okay, within the last 12 years) and truly believe in the power of personal accountability. So many people waste their time and energy complaining about what everyone else is doing wrong, instead of looking within themselves on how they can make a situation better. This is a hideous, hideous book that I, like many people in shitty low-wage/no benefit jobs was required to read for work. Even though there are risks involved in taking action, the alternative, inaction, is almost never the better choice.

Prior to my becoming a full time employee with the company and being included in this activity, they read "QBQ! This is a quick but deep book that explores the role of personal accountability in one's work and personal life. Instead it is better to identify what are the strengths and weaknesses of all the team members and help they play to their strengths while developing their weaknesses.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It was filled with so much trite nonsensical "just be better" self-help cliches that I almost couldn't finish it. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

We're going through a merger and a lapse in contract at my job and a lot ,of the employees are anti management and its very much a we vs. The Question Behind the Question® , Miller explains how negative, ill-focused questions like “Why do we have to go through all this change? I agree with the author because I think that people should take responsibility for their own actions and not blame other people.This was a breath of fresh air and I made sure to take my time reading it, even though I wanted to blast through it. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Our need for ritual is primordial, and embracing its logic can help us connect, find meaning and discover who we are. Discover your next non-fiction read and brilliant book gifts in the Profile newsletter, and find books to help you live well with Souvenir Press.