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8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than “What Do You Do?”

  • 05 March 2018
  • Posted by Maria Keenan
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Assuming you’re already at a work-related networking event or meeting another person in a work context, the question quickly sets a boundary around the conversation that the other person is now a “work” contact. It’s possible you might discover another commonality and build a multiplex tie, but it’s far less likely to happen in that conversation.

David Burkus is the best-selling author of three books, and Associate Professor of Leadership and Innovation at Oral Roberts University.

Here he convinced me that talking about work at a work event (at least as an opener) is dull, and counter-productive. 

Admitedly, some of the suggested alternatives wouldn't quite fly in certain social contexts ourside of the accepted American way, but the premise (backed by science; it's HBR, after all) is certainly intriguing.

For the full article: https://hbr.org/2018/01/8-questions-to-ask-someone-other-than-what-do-you-do 

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