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Deena Chadwick is an award-winning author, speaker, and the creator of the CommonSensical Approach — a movement to bring common sense back to the world of project and product development. With 20+ years of expertise in business analysis, project management, and agile practices, she's spent her career helping teams work smarter.
Her CommonSensical Series translates complex business and agile concepts into simple, practical techniques anyone can use.
Her latest book, Don't Be An Ask-Hole, takes a sharp (and slightly irreverent) look at the one communication habit most people don't know they're getting wrong: asking questions. It breaks down 13 archetypes of question misuse with the kind of humor that makes you laugh, cringe, and immediately thi ...more

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Don't Be An Ask-Hole: An Introduction to the Worst People Who Ask You Questions (and Sometimes You're One of Them)

You know the guy who asks for advice, nods along, says "totally, that makes sense"... and then does the exact opposite thing anyway?

That's an Ask-Hole.

So is the coworker who asks you and two other people the same question, hoping one of you gives the answer they wanted. So is the friend who asks "where should we eat?" and turns it into a 20-minute monologue before landing on the place you suggeste Read more of this blog post »

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Published on July 10, 2026 09:25 • Tags: business-communication, career-advice, leadership, nonfiction, office-culture, self-help, workplace-humor

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