David Yau & Associates

Many years ago, I was facing some difficult career choices. As a coachee, I was asked a question which I found very powerful. My...

I have further thought on this. Reflection is actually a few layers of ‘What does the experience mean to me?’ We asked ourselves...

I am intrigued as I heard a colleague explaining what reflection really means. I have not really thought about it, and I like her...

New learning experience last month. First, I worked a coach (for teams and individuals) in a CEIBS executive education program in...

Coincidentally I entered into the discussion in separate occasions with others on how to sustain the impact of learning interventions. ...

See this one from blog - Eight Essential Questions for Every Corporate Innovator. I particularly like this one - 'If we weren't already...

I was excited about what I experienced in an internal meeting conducted in India. Basically there were a few leadership development...

It is beautiful! ... if you ask me how I feel about overall Immunity to Change (ITC) approach. I have recently attended a workshop on...

I learnt recently from my co-facilitator a wonderful question in a workshop in Shanghai.  A great way to draw thoughts / questions from...

Ask Not Tell has been around for 6 years. I have long been thinking to give the website a new look. Why? I believe that we all...

What else? It is probably the shortest yet most powerful question in drawing the respondent to think and express more. It is a follow up...

What done well? What could be done differently? These are typical debriefing questions after activities in classes. Simple but useful...

What would happen if you do not nothing about it? There are so many things we want to do and we want to do it all at once with the best...

What assumption you made recently which needs to be reexamined? The english word ‘assumption’ is a wonderful word. Simply by itself, it...

How would Superman / Obama / [any idol figure the respondent has] handle this? This question is used more in the coaching setting. It...

‘What advice would you give to the others if they were in the same situation?’ I learn to use this question recently from a colleague. ...

I should have written this series of posts long ago. This blog is primarily about asking questions and the coming posts will contain some...

There was a recent occasion during which I was asked on how to get participants in meetings to speak up. I have shared in this blog...

I came across a series of very insightful lectures on the Internet. It is called ‘Justice’ by a Harvard Professor called Michael...

As the name of this blog suggests, I find asking rather than telling to be amazingly more effective in various aspects in life –...