Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Fifth Edition - by Marilee Adams (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The international bestseller that's changed more than half a million lives is back--refreshed for today's world.

What if one simple shift could transform your results at work and in life? With Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, it can.

In this updated fifth edition, Dr. Marilee Adams shows how to break free from the Judger mindset of blame and stress and move into the Learner mindset of curiosity, solutions, and growth. Using the proven Choice Map, you'll see exactly how the questions you ask shape your decisions, relationships, and success.

What's new in this edition?

• Fresh updates throughout to reflect today's workplaces and challenges
• One brand-new exercise to help you apply Question Thinking immediately
• Modern insights to keep these timeless tools relevant and practical

Told through a fast-moving business fable, this book delivers powerful lessons in a story you won't forget. Whether you're a leader, a coach, or simply someone ready for better results, this book gives you the tools to thrive in the digital age--one question at a time.

Review Quotes

"Marilee's writings are by far the most profound articulation of the power of the question that I've come across. It's true: we live in worlds our questions create."
--David Cooperrider, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, and Founder, Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit

"When we change our questions, we open our minds and our consciousness expands. This book is a masterful volume designed for those who wish to be fully alive."
--Robert E. Quinn, Cofounder, Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan, and coauthor of The Economics of Higher Purpose

"Our complex world demands that we ask different questions, but the power of habit throws us into the Judger Pit. Dr. Adams shows us how to get out of the Judger Pit and stay out--and how to improve our relationships, our work, and our lives with a new mindset that offers more helpful questions."
--Jennifer Garvey Berger, EdD, author of Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps

"As a fellow champion of the power of questioning, I consider Marilee Adams to be one of the pioneers in this field. The storytelling format of Change Your Questions makes the book a breeze to read while the Question Thinking Users Guide shows how practical her work really is."
--Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question

About the Author

Marilee Adams, PhD, award-winning author, is a pioneer in inquiry-based coaching, leadership, and organizational culture. The originator of the Question Thinking methodologies, she is CEO and founder of the Inquiry Institute and a consultant for organizations large and small. Dr. Adams is an affiliate instructor for Weatherhead's Executive Education Program at Case Western Reserve University and for ten years was an adjunct professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University.