26 June 2009

good questions

America? What could I possibly teach this esteemed group about America? Then I remembered what one of my mentors, Bill Lazier, told me about effective teaching: Don't try to come up with the right answers; focus on coming up with good questions.

Jim Collins, "How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs," BusinessWeek, 14 May 2009, www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_21/b4132026786379.htm.