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  • Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
  • By: Michael Bungay Stanier
  • Narrated by: Daniel Maté
  • Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (861 ratings)
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The Coaching Habit

By: Michael Bungay Stanier
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Summary

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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lots of advertising for online material

There was some useful material in this audio book, dragged out over several chapters. Every chapter concluded with advertisement for his online material. This book should be free if they intend on using it to purely advertise.

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The right amount of things to remember.

Will stand up to constant relistening. Simple effective concepts put in context. Well organised ideas

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Lots of very good tips and tricks. Well worth it

This book is packed with lots of useful tips and tricks. It is easy to follow and well worth listening to... more than once!

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Practical, targeted and engaging

This audiobook ticks all the boxes. Content wise it is excellent - clear examples, very practical and with obvious use in the day to day. I found myself using many of the questions automatically and am already having better and more productive conversations as a result.

The performance is great too - well delivered with a playful edge

Highly recommended to anyone involved in leading or coaching individuals.

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Simple and effective, a book I will revisit over

Simple and effective, a book I will revisit over and over to keep me honest to what I do.

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great coaching skills start here.

so many simple and clear steps for anyone wanting to get coaching. recommended for all!

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Practical advice for starting a coaching habit

Looking forward to use the 7 questions to start my coaching habit. Brilliantly presented and narated.

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Not much here for me. The best chapters were 12 where he recommends other business books. Chapter 7 & 9 are also worth a listen but not one I'd particularly recommend.

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brilliant book. highly recommended and insightful...I wish I had bumped into this about 4 years earlier, but never too late to apply thw concepts that i have learnt.

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Powerful book. I Loved It!

This book was well written and the narrator was awesome! Would not have this book written or presented in any other way. Well done team!!!

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