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    This document summarizes the key points of Robert Kaplan's book "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror". The book presents a method for leaders to ask themselves important questions to diagnose issues, change course if needed, and further their career success. It identifies seven lines of inquiry centered around vision, priorities, time management, strategy, operations, culture and leadership. The first set of questions focuses on whether the organization has a clear shared vision and priorities to achieve that vision.

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    This document summarizes the key points of Robert Kaplan's book "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror". The book presents a method for leaders to ask themselves important questions to diagnose issues, change course if needed, and further their career success. It identifies seven lines of inquiry centered around vision, priorities, time management, strategy, operations, culture and leadership. The first set of questions focuses on whether the organization has a clear shared vision and priorities to achieve that vision.

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    This document summarizes the key points of Robert Kaplan's book "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror". The book presents a method for leaders to ask themselves important questions to diagnose issues, change course if needed, and further their career success. It identifies seven lines of inquiry centered around vision, priorities, time management, strategy, operations, culture and leadership. The first set of questions focuses on whether the organization has a clear shared vision and priorities to achieve that vision.

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    What To Ask The Person in The Mirror

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    This document summarizes the key points of Robert Kaplan's book "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror". The book presents a method for leaders to ask themselves important questions to diagnose issues, change course if needed, and further their career success. It identifies seven lines of inquiry centered around vision, priorities, time management, strategy, operations, culture and leadership. The first set of questions focuses on whether the organization has a clear shared vision and priorities to achieve that vision.

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    What To Ask The Person In The Mirror

    Summary

    Successful leaders understand that leadership is a smaller amount typically


    concerning having all the answers—and a lot of typically concerning asking the
    correct queries. The challenge lies in having the ability to step back, reflect, and
    raise the key questions that are essential to your performance and your
    organization’s effectiveness. In What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Harvard
    business school professor and business leader Robert Kaplan presents a method
    for asking the massive questions that may enable you to diagnose issues, change
    course if necessary, and advance your career.
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    Ask the Big Questions to Boost Your Success
    Great leaders do not have all the answers, but according to Harvard Business
    School professor Steven Kaplan. In fact, they may be as confused, discouraged
    and unsure of themselves and their choices as the rest of us. The difference,
    Kaplan writes in his book What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, is that good
    leaders can take a step back and meet any kind of challenges they face by asking
    the correct questions. They formulate these questions in a manner that helps
    frame the key problems at the centre of the challenge.
    Seven Lines of Inquiry
    Based on his extensive experience operating with leaders around the world,
    Kaplan, the previous vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs, has identified seven sets of
    questions that lie at the center of leadership success in each business and non-
    profits.
    The first line of inquiry revolves around vision and priorities. Leaders should ask
    themselves if there's a clear and defining vision for the organization, as well as
    focused priorities for achieving that vision. Kaplan notes that a leadership group
    might not realize that there are conflicting visions within the group that are
    creating unnecessary issues and challenges.
    Priorities and vision emerge once more within the second set of Kaplan's
    questions for leaders, that is concerning about time management. The primary
    step is for leaders to assess how they spend their time — several leaders have not
    really given this question much thought. The second step is to evaluate whether
    or not the time spent matches the priorities of the organization.

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