A Question is an Invitation to Conversation

#leadership #communication

A Question is an Invitation

Stop answering your engineers' questions.

A question is rarely just a request for an answer → It's an invitation to a conversation.

A dev on my team asked about our new deployment flow. My old self would've gave a 5-min answer & moved on.

Instead of answering, I asked back:
"What are your thoughts on it so far? Any concerns?"

We turned a 1-min transaction into a 10-min coaching moment. We uncovered a hidden dependency, and he felt more ownership.

Efficiency isnt just about speed. It's about depth.

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This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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