ASKhole® Behaviors
You know someone with ASKhole® behaviors and if you're really honest with yourself, you've been an ASKhole® too. ASKhole® behaviors are everywhere!
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Kerri's tips to deal with ASKhole® behaviors will give you time back to do more of the leadership work you love.
What are ASKhole® behaviors?
​ASKhole® behaviors fall into these three general descriptions:
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Someone who asks your advice and then ignores it
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​Someone who asks you to do their work (when they have the skills and resources to do it themselves)
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Someone who ask you questions they know the answer to
What is an ASKhole® Trap?
What is an ASKhole® Trap?
The ASKhole® Trap is the what leaders fall into when they do what employees ask them to do when the employee could do it! ​
How much time do you spend in the ASKhole® Trap?
The best way to find out how much time you spend in the ASKhole® Trap is to take the two-minute quiz.
ASKhole™ Framework
Are you a leader who is firefighting all day, fixing one issue after another?
Do you have people on your team who:
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Give you the problems they could fix?
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Then seem unhappy when you do what they ask?
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Ask you questions they already know the answer to?
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Then seem unsatisfied or blame you for the answer?
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​If you answered yes to those questions, then the ASKhole™ framework will provide you with training and six steps to lead out of the ASKhole® trap.
ASKhole® Framework Training
The ASKhole™ Framework is aimed at reducing the challenges that come with employees that spin.
Each environment is unique and leaders observe the impact of those variables differently. Each leadership development training is tailored to your needs and how you can best leverage the principles in the ASKhole™ Framework.
Kerri tailors the skills and tools to the gaps in your leadership skills. Dependent upon where you and your team identify they want to grow and develop, more granular training may fall into these common topics covered in the ASKhole® Framework, but not limited to:
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​Mitigating employee burnout
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Change management
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Healthy accountability
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Tough conversations
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Creating psychological safety
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Giving feedback
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Continuous improvement
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Prioritizing
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Culture improvement
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Developing others
Leading out of the ASKhole® Trap
Leading out of the ASKhole® Trap Handbook