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Interpersonal skills

The Art of Asking Smarter Questions

These five techniques can drive great strategic decision-making. by Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace and Jean-Louis Barsoux

From the Magazine (May–June 2024)Núria Madrid

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With organizations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key. But unlike lawyers, doctors, and psychologists, business...Leer en españolLer em português- Post - - - -

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As a cofounder and the CEO of the U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang operates in a high-velocity industry requiring agile, innovative thinking. Reflecting on how his leadership style has evolved, he told the New York Times, “I probably give fewer answers and I ask a lot more questions….It’s almost possible now for me to go through a day and do nothing but ask questions.” He continued, “Through probing, I help [my management team]…explore ideas that they didn’t realize needed to be explored.”

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A version of this article appeared in the May–June 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review.

Arnaud Chevallier is a professor of strategy at IMD Business School.Frédéric Dalsace is a professor of marketing and strategy at IMD (Lausanne). He is the coauthor of several HBR articles and coauthor (with Goutam Challagalla) of the forthcoming book Clean Winners: Sustainability Strategy That Puts Customers First

(Harvard Business School Press, 2026).Jean-Louis Barsoux is a term research professor at IMD and a coauthor of ALIEN Thinking: The Unconventional Path to Breakthrough Ideas

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Read more on Interpersonal skills

or related topics Decision making and problem solving

, Listening skills

, Leadership and managing people

, Creativity

, Leadership styles

, Emotional intelligence

, Managing employees

and Leading teams

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