id: 2151,5B1
title: Good probing questions ask more about experience specifics than open-ended qualitative views.
date: 2022-01-01

Good probing questions ask more about experience specifics than open-ended qualitative views.

It can be difficult to hide assumptions or what one wants to hear when asking questions, especially to subordinates. Open-ended questions like “how’s it going?” will typically get shallow answers, where more specific questions closer to what’s interesting will yield more useful information.[^G1]