The Ten Best Questions for Growth or Change

10 Best Questions for Reflection, Clarity, Insight and Growth

The list of questions below are proven questions to help another person, or yourself, find reflection, clarity and insight around an issue. The intention is to show the general structure of these questions as examples, rather than ‘exact’ questions that you would quote verbatim. Shape them to your needs as required, considering the content and context.

You can use these questions as individual points of reflection, or as a sequence.

1. If things were perfect tomorrow (with regard to the issue), what would be different (in what you see and how you feel)?
2. What aspects of this situation are you happy with?
3. How would you rate your effectiveness/satisfaction here, say out of 10?
4. What rating would be pleased with, or would help you meet the current challenge?
5. What do you need to do to move towards your preferred/needed rating?
6. How is your current thinking or feeling impacting on the outcomes, results or goal?
7. What thinking or feeling do you need to have to meet your goal(s) or challenge?
8. What learning emerges for you (either from your experience, the situation or these questions)?
9. What are the implications for your next steps?
10. What are your next steps or actions?

Bonus Question Group: Johari Question Set

Based on the Johari Window concept, the following four questions are powerful and can be asked in many contexts (reflection, conflict management:

1. How do I see myself? (skills, behaviour, attitudes, thinking)
2. How do others see me?
3. How would I like to be seen?
4. How do I need to be to be effective? (or to find resolution, or to meet the challenge)