Michael Bungay Stanier's The Advice Trap builds upon his previous work, The Coaching Habit, offering practical guidance on cultivating a more coach-like leadership style. The book emphasizes the importance of taming the "Advice Monster," a tendency to provide solutions with prematurely instead of fostering curiosity.

Stanier provides a four-step process to overcome this habit and five key mantras to encourage deeper inquiry. The book demonstrates how reducing advice and increasing questioning leads to better outcomes and stronger teams through numerous examples and anecdotes. Positive reader reviews highlight the book's practicality, wit, and clarity.