Great leaders ask good questions – it makes all the difference.  

Over my 24+ years as an entrepreneur and business owner, I have read so many wonderful guide books, articles, listened to podcasts on 1.25x, gathered powerful questions and had so many coaches along the way. My aim has always been to spark deep thinking with the intent to drive innovation, boost leadership skills and drive the agency ahead. Find the space where productivity can mean results better than others. Faulhaber Agency’s philosophy of “Seeing You Bigger.”    

Below are my 7 areas to focus on with q’s to ask your key support people. 

These questions encourage deep thinking and strategic planning, which are essential for creating impactful and creative campaigns.  

By focusing on leadership development, support, and risk management, we ensure that our clients are always ahead of the curve.   

1. Leadership and Personal Development

• Leadership Justification: Why should anyone be led by you beyond your title? 

• Leader Development: How do you build other leaders daily?

2. Support and Assistance

• Goal Support: How can I help you achieve your goals? 

• Frustration Relief: What’s your biggest frustration and how can I help? 

• Obstacle Management: What are your obstacles and what do you need from me? 

3. Strategic Planning and Vision

• Future Planning: What do we need to do today to stay ahead? 

• Vision Setting: What should our org look like in three years?

4. Risk Management and Problem Solving

• Risk Assessment: What’s our biggest risk and fallback plan? 

• Inaction Consequences: What if we did nothing? 

• Failure Tolerance: Can we live with failure?

5. Innovation and Creativity

• Rule-Breaking: What rules should we break? 

• Idea Generation: Where do our best ideas come from and how can we get more?

6. Performance and Value Addition

• Performance Improvement: Who is underperforming and how can we help them? 

• Contribution Increase: How can you increase your area’s contribution? 

• Key Metrics: What are the key performance indicators? 

7. Cultural and Ethical Considerations

• Cultural Protection: What makes our culture unique and how do we protect it? 

• Workplace Dynamics: Why do people join and leave our organization? 

• Impact Beyond Profit: How does this improve lives beyond profit? 

Any business leader that has tried to ask difficult questions knows it is tough to implement! Success requires relentless focus and evaluating of your actions. Getting your team to embrace these practices involves a clear communication, active engagement, and ongoing support.  

Here are some steps to help you implement these questions effectively: 

• Share the Vision: Explain why these questions matter and how they fit with your business goals. 

• Lead by Example: Use these questions yourself to show their value. 

• Training: Hold workshops to practice using these questions. 

• Open Dialogue: Create a safe space for asking and answering these questions. 

• Integrate: Make these questions part of meetings and reviews. 

• Support: Provide guides and templates to help the team use these questions. 

• Recognize: Reward team members who use these questions effectively. 

If you’re looking to improve team performance, foster creativity, or align with your core values, these questions will help you navigate challenges and seize opportunities. Faulhaber Agency is a serious results driven brand that delivers. We immerse ourselves in our clients’ businesses, driving growth through strategic PR, influencer marketing, and innovative digital campaigns. Work with us.