Better Question Battlecards
Recall replacement questions for common weak-question traps.
Blame trap Why did you miss the deadline? Use when the person may already feel exposed. Replace with What changed between the plan and what happened? The original question asks for defense. The replacement asks for events. It starts the funnel with sequence, then lets you probe cause and close on commitment. Leading trap Do you agree the pricing page is the bottleneck? Name hypotheses as hypotheses, then ask what evidence supports or challenges them. Status check What replaces Are we on track? What changed since our last check-in that could affect date, quality, or stakeholder expectations? This opens the…
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