The QBQ! Podcast
Looking to take your business to the next level, boost sales and productivity, or raise confident, capable kids? You’re in the right place. The secret? It’s the QBQ.
If you haven’t yet discovered the bestselling book QBQ! The Question Behind the Question, it’s time to check it out. This powerful concept is transforming how people lead, live, and grow—by focusing on one foundational principle: personal accountability.
In every episode, your hosts Kristin and John explore how taking ownership—at work, at home, and in life—can unlock real, lasting success. It’s not about blaming, complaining, or waiting. It’s about asking better questions and choosing responsibility.
Personal accountability—it’s really that simple.
The QBQ! Podcast
The Story of QBQ! Part 3: The Leap that Launched QBQ!
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“Where did QBQ come from?”
It all started with 10,000 hours — hours spent listening to managers, leading workshops, and asking: “What’s the better question?”
From the back of training rooms to a moment on a treadmill in 1994, John Miller saw it clearly: organizations thrive when people take personal accountability. The Question Behind the Question (QBQ!) was born — not in theory, but in real-life stories of people pointing fingers, complaining, and waiting for “them” to fix it.
In 1995, John took the leap: he left a secure career, invested his own money, and stepped onto stages nationwide to share QBQ. With no website, no email, just phone calls and cassette tapes, he built a national speaking career — one question at a time.
The first book — simple, blue, and silver — sold 50,000 copies when most books never crack 5,000. It turned the QBQ idea into a movement that’s still changing lives today.
The message?
Ask better questions. Stop blaming, complaining, and procrastinating. Practice personal accountability — in work, leadership, parenting, and life.
QBQ remains as practical and powerful as ever — and now, the legacy continues in new ways, like this podcast.
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