My Favourite Tip: Zoe Chance - How asking one magic question can lead to positive change

<p>What makes a great question? </p><p>Well, it depends on what you’re trying to figure out. Are you interviewing someone for a job, or on TV? Are you asking someone on a date? Are you trying to learn something? </p><p>Whatever it is, you probably have an answer, a solution or a direction in mind when you ask a question. That’s great, but it’s not always the path to the best <em>outcome. </em></p><p>Zoe Chance, author of <em>Influence is Your Superpower</em> and a professor at the Yale School of Management, prefers to ask a question that allows for answers she never could’ve imagined…</p><p>Zoe tells the story of the women from a small village near Zambia who eradicated sexual slavery in their community by… building an electric fence around their corn crop? Well, if that’s what it takes…</p><p>Connect with Zoe on <a href="https://twitter.com/zoebchance?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoebchance/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>You can find the full episode here: <a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcasts/persuasion-not-manipulation-zoe-chance-on-how-to-influence-for-good/">Persuasion, not manipulation: Zoe Chance on how to influence for good</a></p><p>***</p><p>My new book Time Wise is out now. You can <a href="https://www.amantha.com/time-wise-book/">grab a copy here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with me on the socials:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber/?originalSubdomain=au">Linkedin</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/amantha?lang=en">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/?hl=en">Instagram</a> </p><p> </p><p>If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at <a href="http://howiwork.co">http://howiwork.co</a></p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcast">https://www.aman