Michael Bungay Stanier is an author, speaker, and innovative thinker in the world of coaching and leadership. His most popular book, The Coaching Habit, is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and presents a powerful framework for helping leaders make meaningful connections by becoming more coachlike. 

In this conversation, he highlights how easy it is for leaders to jump straight into advice-giving and why this is a destructive habit to fall into. Michael encourages leaders to stay curious just a little bit longer and jump to advice-giving just a little more slowly.

Books by Michael Bungay Stanier:

The Coaching Habit

The Advice Trap

Do More Great Work

Links to references mentioned in the show:

Box of Crayons

David Marquet’s Turn The Ship Around!

The Habit Share App

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