Further Reading: Michael Bungay Stanier on Becoming More Coach-Like

A lot of managers want to 'coach more' and still default to giving advice. Michael Bungay Stanier's work — especially The Coaching Habit — is popular because it makes the alternative concrete: fewer monologues, more curious questions, and habits that stick under real workplace pressure.

That matters whether you hire a professional coach or you are trying to lead a team with a coach-like stance. The public conversations linked here focus on taming the advice monster, staying curious longer, and building coaching as a daily management practice rather than a rare formal session.

For TrueCoach readers, the useful takeaway is practical, not mystical: coaching skill is a habit you can train in ordinary one-to-ones. Start by asking one strong question and resisting the urge to fill the silence with your preferred answer.

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• Becoming More Coach-Like – Coaching for Leaders
  Source: Podcast interview with Michael Bungay Stanier
• Michael Bungay Stanier – official site
  Source: Books, tools, and coaching resources from the author

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