75 Cage Rattling Questions to Change the Way You Work: Shake-Em-Up Questions to Open Meetings, Ignite Discussion, and Spark Creativity

What happens to a group or organization when brainstorming becomes just another word for asking the same old questions? It continues to get the same old answers - and that can be deadly if that group wants to move forward. Toss out those tired "problem-solving" approaches, say international business consultants Dick Whitney and Melissa Giovagnoli, and turn instead to 75 far-out but fully field-tested questions that clean out the corporate cobwebs and get your minds moving in new and productive directions. Whether it's wild ("What crazy idea could triple your sales in 3 years?") or wacky ("How would your mom run your department?") these imaginative thought-provokers will shake up employees and shake loose new action-oriented ideas. Packed with "war stories" detailing how Whitney and Giovagnoli have used these "cage-rattlers" to shatters the complacency of their own clients, this unique guide shows how 75 outrageous queries can improve leadership, resolve conflicts on the job, foster a growth mentality, make innovation happen, push people's motivational hot buttons, facilitate better communication, encourage better time management - and much more! As valuable to individuals as it is to teams, small groups, small businesses, and large corporations, 75 Cage-Rattling Questions to Change the Way You Work opens meetings, opens eyes, and opens minds, sparking the kind of creative energy that breaks down barriers and paves the way to success for employees and their organizations.

Dick Whitney is a market development specialist with Mercer Management Consulting. His clients have ranged from start-ups to global leaders. Melissa Giovagnoli is the president of Service Showcase, Inc., an eleven year old consulting and training firm specializing in team building and retreat planning using the Cage Rattling Questioneering Process.