Giants, welcome to episode #79. Our guest today is at the forefront of making coaching an everyday leadership behaviour. He’s the author of The Coaching Habit ... the best-selling coaching book of this century with over 700,000 copies sold and over 1,000 five-star reviews on Amazon. His new book, The Advice Trap, focuses on what it takes to stay curious a little bit longer and tame your Advice Monster.

In 2019, he was named the #1 thought leader in coaching, and was shortlisted for the coaching prize by Thinkers50, the “Oscars of management”. He is also the founder of Box of Crayons; a learning and development company that helps organisations transform from advice driven to curiosity-led.

Some of the topics we spoke about include:

• How to shift from advice-driven to curiosity-led
• The importance of staying in a state of ‘unknowingness’ just a little bit longer
• How to tame our ‘Advice Monster’
• How people can influence their organisations culture
• And his recommended ‘what’ based questions (there’s a bunch that he shares and they are powerful – you’ll be able to use them right away)

So if you’re someone that’s interested in being more coach-like, and putting curiosity at the heart of how you communicate, behave and lead, with a connectedness to business outcomes and individual growth, then this episode is for you.

Now a quick note from me, if we aren’t connected yet on Instagram, I invite you to follow me on my handle @TheGiantThinker as I share daily posts and stories on helping decision-makers, business owners and leaders get unstuck lightning fast through human-centred design methodologies, creative strategies and personal experiences. Send me a DM I’d love to hear from you! You can find me on my handle @TheGiantThinker.

Alright, let’s get stuck in.

I present to you … the highly-energetic, compelling and hyper-practical ... Michael Bungay Stanier!

More on Michael Bungay Stanier can be found via the links below:

https://www.instagram.com/mbs_works

https://linkedin.com/in/michaelbungaystanier

https://boxofcrayons.com

https://www.facebook.com/boxofcrayons.biz/

https://twitter.com/boxofcrayons

Subscribe to The Giant Thinkers Podcast on iTunes.

Want to know the most productive tool that has helped me accelerate my progress?

It’s the Five-Minute Journal; the simplest, most effective thing you can do everyday to be happier.

It’s a physical journal that gives you a positive quote, followed by three questions you answer in the morning and two questions to answer in the evening before bed.

It basically anchors your mind in a positively focused, intentional and grateful mindset, in less than 5 minutes a day. Grab yours here: GiantThinkers.com/fiveminutejournal