While most people believe they’re asking questions effectively, Joe Lalley, in his book Question to Learn, tells us that the true power of questions lies not only in the questions themselves but perhaps more so in the motives behind them.

Lalley begins the book by investigating various motives people have for asking questions. He carefully examines and exposes the fatal flaws in asking questions to demonstrate one’s own knowledge, expose others’ lack of knowledge, or simply to feel you’ve contributed to a meeting. Essentially, as he sees it, all of these motives are largely self-serving and lead to very little that is productive. As an antidote, he offers up the motive of asking questions to learn as the most effective road to successful outcomes.

Throughout the book, Lalley offers tools and strategies to help readers harness the power of questioning to learn while leading readers through a personal story that describes how he awakened this skill for himself and saw his career and life open up in new ways.

Anyone with natural curiosity, a genuine desire to learn, and a willingness to apply these things practically will benefit from this book. If you are a professional looking to improve your work and the results you get with a new approach that doesn’t require arduous classes and/or a steep learning curve, this book is for you.

Overall, I found Lalley’s work a pleasant surprise that turned out to be an enjoyable and enlightening experience. With a compelling story and very practical examples of how asking more questions with a desire to learn can impact your life as well as the lives of those around you, it has gotten me thinking, and I know it will get you thinking, too.

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