title: [Book Sharing] The Miracle Question Used by High-Performance Teams - The Most Powerful Questioning Formula to Spark Interaction + Build Psychological Safety, No More Silent Meetings, No More Cold Discussions, Every Collaboration is Effective
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The Miracle Question Used by High-Performance Teams
The Most Powerful Questioning Formula to Spark Interaction + Build Psychological Safety, No More Silent Meetings, No More Cold Discussions, Every Collaboration is Effective
問いかけの作法 チームの魅力と才能を引き出す技術
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Author: Yuki Anzai
Translator: You-Chun Lin
Publisher: Global Views Monthly
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# Preface:
This is the seventh book I've finished reading in 2023. I came across this book by chance, and thinking about how my boss reminds me during every 1-on-1 session to manage the team through effective questioning, I couldn't help but want to buy this book. The special features often found in Japanese books are that they are concise and classic, allowing you to quickly grasp the key points. It suits my reading efficiency very well.
# Content Summary:
One formula X four principles, replacing leadership with guidance,
reversing the feeling of powerlessness caused by unfocused, silent, and inefficient discussions,
mastering the method of effective questioning, and sparking maximum productivity.
When you are hosting a meeting or leading a group discussion, do you often encounter such dilemmas:
When you ask everyone to speak, the result is a terrifying silence;
When you ask for opinions, everyone looks at each other, but no one speaks up;
Even though you are discussing a new project, it eventually turns into a product review...
Unfocused, no progress, no ideas, not only puts a lot of pressure on the person in charge, but also seriously affects team productivity.
This can all be changed! You need the "Miracle Questioning."
The author, Yuki Anzai, has served over three thousand companies to implement "Miracle Questioning" to build strong teams with a foundation of psychological safety. He found that organizational members often feel powerless about their groups, such as "no one comes up with good ideas" and "no team spirit." Once this feeling of powerlessness spreads, it often leads to stagnation in individual and group growth.
Based on psychology and organizational management, combined with practical experience, he has summarized the techniques of "Miracle Questioning." Whether it's hosting meetings, group discussions, or one-on-one communication, you can improve your ability to connect with people and strengthen team productivity through this method.
## From Factory Teams to Workshop-Style Teams
- Recognizing team potential
- Poor communication, whose fault?
- **Factory-type team:**
- Supervisor-oriented
- Top-down
- Follow the rules
- **Workshop-type team:**
- Bottom-up
- Proactively seeking out problems and finding solutions
- Management helps to determine goals
- Motivation: Refer to this book [Book Review - Motivation, the Power of Simplicity (DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us)](https://www.evanlin.com/e8-ae-80-e6-9b-b8-e5-bf-83-e5-be-97-e5-8b-95-e6-a9-9f-e3-80-81-e5-96-ae-e7-b4-94-e7-9a-84-e5-8a-9b-e9-87-8fdrive-the-surprising-truth-about-what-motivates-us/)
This story is about "three bricklayers." In a small European town in the Middle Ages, there were three workers at a construction site. When asked, "What are you doing?" each worker answered as follows:
The first worker said, "I'm laying bricks."
The second worker said, "I'm earning money."
The third worker cheerfully raised his head and said, "I'm building a cathedral that will be passed down to future generations in this town!"
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