Just ask leadership

by Gary B. Cohen

John T. Chain, Jr., rose from a second lieutenant to four-star general and led our national missile defense program.Mike Harper led Con Agra Foods from $636 million to $20 billion in 20 years and increased its stocks value 150 times over.Ask Gary Cohen what these remarkable leader share in common and his answer will be straight forward: They use questions to generate fresh ideas, inspire committed action, and build an army of forward-thinking leaders.In Just Ask Leadership, Cohen steers you away from the all-too-common idea that if you don't assert yourself with strong statements,you will not be respected. On the contrary,statistics prove that 95 percent of employees prefer to be asked questions rather than be told what to do. Involving employees and colleagues in decision making processes builds an environment rich with energy, excitement,and innovative problem solving.Just Ask Leadership outlines not only specific questions to ask...