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Questions to ask in annual interviews with your staff

What is the most meaningful thing you have experienced in this last 6-12 months?
Where do you really want to grow personally this year – and how can I help you grow in these areas?
What are you planning to do this year that you have not done before? And what, if any, anxiety do you feel about it?
What are your dreams for the next five years?
What do you consider your three greatest strengths, and how can I help maximise them?
What is the single area in your life that you would most like me to encourage you in this coming year?
In what aspect of your work do you find the most personal fulfillment – and why?
What areas of your work cause you the most personal stress and frustration – and why?
What tools, equipment, facilities, or personnel could help you most in maximising your potential on the job?

In what area would you like to grow more this year? Is this an area that you feel you could help in, or suggest someone who could?
What do I do that de-motivates you?
What do I do that motivates you?
Is there any unresolved problem that you have been hoping to speak to me about, but haven’t known how to approach the subject?

What courses would you like to take – what books would you like to read – what experiences would you like to have to help you grow this year?
What is the most helpful thing for me to know about you, to truly understand “the real you”?
What do you feel is holding you back in any aspect of your life – and how can I help you overcome it?
Is there anything heavy on your shoulders (outside of work) that you would like to talk to me about, as a friend?

Taken from Bob Biehl: Increasing Your Leadership Confidence