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Michael Bungay Stanier: The Coaching Habit

Michael Bungay Stanier is the founder of Box of Crayons, a company best known for teaching 10-minute coaching so that busy managers can build stronger teams and get better results. He’s the author of The Coaching Habit*, a Wall Street Journal bestseller that’s been the #1 coaching book on Amazon since its release.

Key Points

• If you become more coach-like, you’ll be able to have more impact without working as hard.
• Every culture is different, so they’ll require different systems.
• Focus less on performance appraisals and more on coaching conversations.
• There is a natural tension between the organization as a machine and the human beings who work there.

Resources Mentioned

• The Truth & Lies of Performance Management report
• The Coaching Habit* by Michael Bungay Stanier

Report Notes

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