Humble Inquiry, 3rd edition: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

by Peter A. Schein, Edgar H. Schein, Sean Pratt (Read by)

Overview

The global bestseller returns in its third edition to continue teaching people how to effectively ask and obtain accurate answers to questions across all mediums.

In an increasingly divisive era where communication is often dominated by assertiveness and directive leadership, this bestselling guide offers a refreshing and essential perspective on the power of asking instead of telling. This updated third edition offers practical advice for how to build relationships based on curiosity and foster collaboration and trust between team members.

Lessons in this book will help you:

● Build healthy relationships with people from different occupational, professional, and national cultures

● Create psychologically safe work climates that allow people to feel safe to share what they know

● Foster teamwork and bust hyper-competitiveness through open communication, trust, and coordination

In this new edition, updates have been made to 30% of the book that delves into the fresh challenges inherent in today's workplace, including new stories and case examples as well as an entire additional chapter with a focus on humble inquiry in the context of remote and hybrid work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798228510074
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Peter A. Schein is cofounder and COO of the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute. He has thirty years of industry experience in marketing, strategy, and corporate development at technology pioneers such as Apple and Sun Microsystems Inc. (Oracle).

Edgar H. Schein is the author of numerous books and is chairman and cofounder of the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute. He recently retired from the position of the Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He has received multiple lifetime–achievement awards from associations, such as the American Society of Training Directors, the Academy of Management, and the International Leadership Association.
Peter Schein is the cofounder and COO of the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute. His expertise draws on over twenty years of industry experience in marketing and corporate development at technology pioneers, with a focus on the underlying organizational culture challenges that growth engenders in innovation–driven enterprises.

Sean Pratt (AEA/SAG/AFTRA) has been a working professional actor in the theater, film, TV, and voice-overs for twenty-five years. He has been an audiobook narrator for seventeen years, has recorded over 700 books in almost every genre, and has received eight AudioFile magazine Earphones Awards and four Audie Award nominations from the Audio Publishers Association. For the last ten years, Sean has been helping actors, both students and professionals, to understand the complexities of the BIZ as well as reinvigorate and refocus their careers through his easy-to-understand, dynamic concepts.