QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life

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Summary: Right for all people
Review: People who achieve anything in life practice personal accountability and QBQ! shows them how to do it. People who lose blame and whine and procrastinate. Our our firm we're using QBQ! to shape a No Blame culture and it's working. It's practical and easy to apply. The stories in the book truly speak to all of us whther it's Jacob at the Rockbottom or Judy at Home Depot or Brian the disabled man. Just excellent all around. As each of us learns to ask QBQs we become better people. The book works for people from CEO to the janitor - only cynics reject a message so sound and right as this one on personal accountability. If you are willing to look in the mirror, get QBQ! today. Six stars!

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Summary: Looking in the mirror!
Review: QBQ! is the answer to quit fooling yourself. This is possibly the best book I have read that can truly make a difference in our businesses and our lives! In some ways, it is a simple reminder of how you should approach many of life's situations. The DVD/facilitator lead training is the best training I've taken yet. We are training various teams within our organization. Truly on target to the problems facing me in business - and in my home life. By forcing each of us to look in the mirror, QBQ! is life changing. Rarely does one find so many pearls in one 55 minute read (the book). The chapters are short and I return to them over and over. Mr. Miller is so right - repetition is the key. As I have learned to use QBQ! and be more accountable, I find I solve problems more quickly and avoid the classic blame game. Also, by going to www.QBQ.com I've found even more info, some I get by email from QBQ, Inc. and some I can download on to my desk top. Don't miss their "QBQ! Panic Button" which provides pithy content straight from the book that I can put on my desktop and review thoughout the day to help me get through the day. In a word, everything about QBQ! is practical ... and that makes it excellent.

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Summary: Meat mixed with brevity and wit
Review: QBQ! really give some meaty solutions to the problems of blame, victim thinking, and procrastination. It's a quick read with short chapters which I just love. I am able to reread the book or just a few chapters and immediately go use the content on the job. It teaches how to ask questions that enable one to practice personal accountability and how to take ownership. It also makes me aware of what questions to not ask. So much that happens at work requires a response of accountability - not blame and finger pointing. Clearly we need our politicians to ready this book. Unlike many popular biz books that just provide parables and fictional story lines, QBQ! provides a tremendous "how to" so it can become part of my daily walk. The supporting stories are fun and real life.

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Summary: Excellent gift for grads!
Review: The message of this book is clear and simple, we all need to learn to take personal accountability for our work and our actions. I know I have been as guilty of this as anyone in my life and that's why this book had such a huge impact on me. There is far too much finger-pointing and passing the buck going on in this world today. I definitely do not want my children growing up thinking that they don't need to learn to own up to their actions. The issues presented in this book make it a perfect gift for anyone getting ready to enter the workforce. I would highly recommend this for high school students and college grads. I plan to keep this book on hand for my kids to read some day and I hope to refer to it myself many times until then, so that I can be a role model to them.

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Summary: A subtle change in language makes a big difference
Review: This was a fascinating read because, as other reviewers have said, the change that comes over you when you read this book is gradual but decisive. It is true that a change in the language used often coincides with a change in attitude and action, and it was so with this book.

I found as I read furthur on, I recognized myself in the negative questions or comments posed, and when I thought about what I could say differently to pose the questions or comments usefully rather than complainingly, I had trouble rephrasing them myself, but then said "Aha!" as I read the author's suggestions.

This is almost more of a New Age/ self-help book than a business book in some ways, because it is working to subtly change the way you pose questions to yourself. If you find yourself feeling powerless in any part of your life, I'd recommend this book as a way of taking positive action and taking charge of your reactions to the world.