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Brave New Work 19. The Secrets for Better One-On-Ones with Michael Bungay Stanier

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The one-on-one meeting, often between a manager and their "direct report" is among the most common and popular meetings in existence. But it may also be the most harmful.

In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans debate and discuss the best and worst ways to hold this meeting. Later, they're joined by the author of The Coaching Habit, Michael Bungay Stanier, to figure out how to show up to one-on-ones as a coach rather than a boss.


Learn more about Michael and his work on LinkedIn and his website.

Learn more about Box of Crayons on their website and on Youtube.


Resources mentioned:

  • The Ready's Tension and Practice Deck
  • "Radical candor": Episode 13 with Kim Scott
  • "Dunbar's number"
  • "First 90 days of self-management": Episode 11 with Doug Seacrist
  • "Rockefeller Habits": Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish
  • The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ronald Heifetz
  • Immunity to Change by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey


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