5 Questions Every Manager Needs to Ask Their Direct Reports

The article outlines five strategic questions managers should ask to understand and support their employees' growth, purpose, and potential. These questions focus on career development, job satisfaction, individual needs, organizational improvement, and leveraging employee strengths, with the goal of making employees feel seen and valued and reducing unexpected turnover. The questions provide a framework for meaningful manager-employee conversations that go beyond day-to-day tasks to address deeper professional fulfillment and development needs.