Books by Michael Bungay Stanier

A top-rated leadership keynote speaker, Michael Bungay Stanier is a bestselling author and the founder of Box of Crayons, “a learning and development company that helps organizations harness the power of curiosity to drive culture.” A Rhodes Scholar, Bungay Stanier was the first Canadian to be named coach of the year by a global publication and was named the No. 1 thought leader in coaching by Thinkers50 in 2019. He has published two books so far: “The Coaching Habit” and “The Advice Trap.”

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The Coaching Habit

Michael Bungay Stanier

“The Coaching Habit” by Michael Bungay Stanier suggests that traditional coaching, grounded in advice-giving and fix-it practices, is counterproductive since it creates overdependent employees. As an antidote, it advocates for a more interactive question-based training method which emphasizes the importance of saying less in a conversation, and distills the essentials of coaching to seven core questions.

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The Advice Trap

Michael Bungay Stanier

A fast and practical read, “The Advice Trap” is a worthy follow-up and companion-piece to author Michael Bungay Stanier’s immensely successful debut “The Coaching Habit.” Just like its predecessor, it is not a book about turning you into a coach, but a blueprint on how you grow and develop to become a leader, a manager, a human who’s more coachlike.

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