The characteristics of pure inquiry, diagnostic inquiry

• Explain the characteristics of pure inquiry, diagnostic inquiry, and confrontive inquiry and how you can use the three types of inquiry to be more effective at listening.
• Analyze how the coach transitions among each type of inquiry in the coaching scenario, entitled “Tonia and Ashok,” in Chapter 2 of the Hunt and Weintraub textbook.
• Analyze at least one situation in your organization in which each type of inquiry would be effective and explain why.
• Have a conversation with a family member or coworker to coach this individual through a challenge he or she may be encountering (e.g., change in career, decision to go back to school, etc.). Go through the process of active listening and then clarify your understanding of the challenge your coachee/mentee is facing. Transition through different types of active inquiry to ask those powerful questions that encourage your coachee/mentee to reflect. Provide a reflective analysis of the importance of active listening and inquiry that occurred in your conversation. What did you learn about active listening and the importance of active inquiry?