Connection Questions

The following coaching questions are designed to support teammates engage in cohesive and productive conversations that foster relationships, connection, and shared awareness on the team. 

Connection:

1. How’s your heart? 

2. What are you most excited about? What project are you inspired by? 

3. What are you celebrating? 

4. What are you learning? 

5. What’s important for me to know about your life right now? 

Critical Thinking:

1. How does X relate to Y? 

2. Where is this redundant? Where are we reinventing the wheel? 

3. Where does this create friction for our team or our clients? 

4. What is the risk of this failing? What is the risk of this radically succeeding? 

5. What resources will require? Time? Energy? Money?

Curiosity Prompts:  

1. What’s your objective/goal here? 

2. How can I best support you? What hat (partner, coach, consultant) would you like me to wear? 

3. Tell me more… 

4. Help me understand… 

5. I wonder if…

Creative Collaboration Questions:

1. What if ______? 

2. How about _______? 

3. _______, why not? 

4. What would this look like zoomed way out/in? What would this look like 1-3-5-10 year from now? 

5. Who has experience or expertise on this topic? What project(s) is this idea related to? 

Catalyst Questions: 

1. What is your next step? 

2. What are you getting for yourself? 

3. By when?  

4. What does support look like? 

5. How can I support you going forward?

For more questions, check out the following resources:

• Teambuilding.com’s list of Get To Know You Questions: The #1 List for Fun in 2023

• Powerful Question Rolodex: Types of Questions & When to Use Them