Commentary Why Asking Questions and Seeking Advice Is a Good Thing There is an unspoken code of mores and taboos, with which successful lawyers become well versed. Even after several years of ...

The more we use technology to insulate ourselves from the discomfort of asking questions, the more fearful we might grow about doing it face-to-face, says the author.

Asking questions can help build both your brand and career through emotional intelligence, team-building and self-reflection.

Asking good questions is extraordinarily valuable, and yet many of us are uncomfortable doing so, says author Seth Goldenberg.

Good questions, however, are posed with an eye towards progress, not derailment. My company is familiar with the cost of asking the wrong question.

When you’re clueless about a topic, asking questions about it can make you feel dumb. However, despite how you feel, asking good questions actually makes you seem smarter.

Perhaps the boss is dumb himself for not asking the question “Do you understand how to complete this task?”Asking questions is indicative of a precocious mind: Smart people ask questions.

That’s why great leaders understand the power in asking questions rather than providing answers. Questions can be a powerful way of getting someone to come around to your way of thinking.

Why Asking “Dumb” Questions Is So Darn Smart By overcoming your fear of seeming ignorant, you’ll get to the heart of any issue.

Tolerating inquiry is essential even if there are such things as questions no one should ask.

Yet asking someone questions face to face can be the best way to make sure you really understand something. I have sometimes asked people to sketch diagrams for me too.