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The Coaching Habit

Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

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The Coaching Habit

By: Michael Bungay Stanier
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
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About this listen

2016 Voice Arts Award Finalist

Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all. They're just too busy, and it's too hard to change.

But what if managers could coach their people in 10 minutes or less?

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact.

Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples' potential. He unpacks seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how - by saying less and asking more - you can develop coaching methods that produce great results.

  • Get straight to the point in any conversation with The Kickstart Question
  • Stay on track during any interaction with The Awe Question
  • Save hours of time for yourself with The Lazy Question, and hours of time for others with The Strategic Question
  • Get to the heart of any interpersonal or external challenge with The Focus Question and The Foundation Question

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Critic reviews

"Coaching is an art, and it's far easier said than done. It takes courage to ask a question, rather than offer up advice, provide an answer, or unleash a solution. Giving another person the opportunity to find their own way, make their own mistakes, and create their own wisdom is both brave and vulnerable. It can also mean unlearning our ''fix it'' habits. In this practical and inspiring book, Michael shares seven transformative questions that can make a difference in how we lead and support. And, he guides us through the tricky part - how to take this new information and turn it into habits and a daily practice." (Brené Brown, author of Rising Strong and Daring Greatly)
"Daniel Maté sounds like an enthusiastic teacher as he narrates this upbeat lesson.... His entertaining phrasing and authentic presence give the author's ideas extra power." ( AudioFile)
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so many simple and clear steps for anyone wanting to get coaching. recommended for all!

great coaching skills start here.

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Enjoyed this book so much! Learnt a lot and left with some amazing, simple and practical tools that I can apply and continue to learn and develop further.

It highly recommend it!

Outstanding, motivating, exciting, and learning experience!

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I think this book contains definitely something for a new starter who wants to have some background in coaching. This book presents ideas which might not be applicable one to one in every person situation. But still it leaves you with some material to ponder on and find your own solution.

Definitely something worth listening

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Great book. Advice that anyone can understand and use for improving both themselves and those around them.
Great selection of thought provoking questions that have really helped me to build out the basic structure of my coaching sessions.
There's also a lot of extra knowledge and help on the website.

Simple, manageable advice for anyone

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it was one of the first books I have read on coaching and leadership and it inspired me to learn more and consistently improve my skills.
Audio version is very nice to listen to, with a clear sound and noticeable passion of the author.

Wioleta Wydrych
Personal Performance Coach

Amazing book.

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