Ask value-packed questions then allow time for people to think, talk, and deliver value-packed answers.
Of course, there are alternatives:
- don't bother thinking about great questions...just ask questions as they strike you
- don't allow time for people to think...after all, they are too busy to think anyway
- don't allow time for people to talk...don't listen to them, interrupt them
And, those alternatives are so regularly chosen...
Isn't that unfortunate!