Good Questions

Questions Relating to wishes and goals
Questions Relating to Self-Assessment
Questions Relating to Personal Experiences
Questions Relating to Other’s Perception of You

Questions Relating to wishes and goals

• What will you remember fondly when you are older?
• What do you hope to accomplish?
• What aspects of your current job would you not be without?
• How would you describe your dream job?
• If you were to give a speech, who would you like to give it to?
• Taking your experience into account, what advise would you give a younger colleague?
• What would you like to be remembered for?
• What would you like to be recognized for?
• What would you like to do more of in the future?
• Who would you like to give recognition?
• What kind of culture would you like to co-create?

Questions Relating to Self-Assessment

• In which situations do you often lose your sense of time?
• In which situations do you have reason for having high expectations of yourself?
• In which situations do you often encounter good dialogues?
• What do you consider one of your greatest unexplored potentials?
• Which types of assignments have you always found easy?
• How do you inspire others around you?
• When have you succeeded in collaboration with others?
• In which situations do you feel particularly competent?
• In which situations do you consider yourself a good colleague?
• In which situations do you consider yourself a good friend?
• Which description of yourself from another person have pleased you the most?
• What is your recipe for work satisfaction?
• Who do you like using as a sounding board?
• What always makes you happy?
• How are you best inspired?
• What is a sure sign of you being motivated?
• When do you feel that your efforts makes a difference to others in a positive way?
• What is the best question someone has asked you?
• In what ways do you consider yourself generous?
• What are you really good at?
• How can people tell that you are happy?
• What is a source of well-being for you?
• How are you best motivated?
• Who do you perceive as being good at making things happen?
• What characterises a good colleague?
• Which of your competences do others benefit most from?

Questions Relating to Personal Experiences

• What is one of the highlights in your career?
• What would you define as your biggest success until now?
• What would you define as a small success from today?
• What challenging goals are you in the process of realising?
• Which course would you define as the best you have ever attended?
• When have you last experienced that your cooperation with others have formed a synthesis?
• What are you often commended on?
• How did your favourite teacher or mentor support you?
• What inspires you on a daily basis?
• What has made you wiser in the last year?
• In which situations are your abilities shown to full advantage?
• When do you feel balanced?
• Which experience from your working life would you define as one of the most positive?
• Which decision are you happy about making?
• What new things can you add to your CV that you were unable to a year ago?
• Which result are you proud to have achieved?
• When have you last taken a chance that you benefit from taking in the present?
• When have you last burst into a fit of laughter?
• What was you first positive impression of your workplace?
• What has given you a positive surprise recently?
• What does it take for a challenge to turn you on?
• What are you in the process of getting better at?
• What do you often do that makes sense to you?
• When have you last surpassed your expectations to yourself?
• In which situations are you particularly committed?
• When have you had people’s full attention?
• When have you participated in an extraordinary achievement?
• Which qualities do you often benefit from possessing?
• When have you recently taken part in ensuring someone’s well-being?
• Which qualities do you appreciate in the people around you?
• Who is particularly good at giving you recognition?
• What result are you happy to having taken part in achieving?
• What are you happy to have experienced?
• How do you take part in inspiring people around you?
• What do you most enjoy doing and why?
• What are you particularly absorbed with at the moment?
• When have you encountered that strength lies in differences?

Questions Relating to Other’s Perception of You

• In which situations do other’s perceive you as being very inspiring?
• When do you think others are impressed by you?
• What qualities would your colleagues miss if you were absent for two months?
• Which positive characteristics are you known for?