Michael Bungay Stanier reveals the simple secret to forging better relationships at work and in life. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The key factor that builds and ruins relationships. 

2) The way to mend damaged relationships. 

3) The simple question that helps maintain your relationships. 

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— ABOUT MICHAEL — 

Michael Bungay Stanier helps people know they’re awesome and they’re doing great. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. His new book, How to Work with (Almost) Anyone, does what it says on the label. Michael was a Rhodes scholar and dabbles in the ukulele. He’s Australian, and lives in Toronto, Canada. 

• Book: How to Work with (Almost) Anyone: Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships (website) 

• Book: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever 

• Website: MBS.works 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Managing Up: How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss by Mary Abbajay 

• Book: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Young 

• Book: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 

• Book: An Imaginary Life by David Malouf 

• Past episode: 275: How to Manage Your Manager with Mary Abbajay 

• Past episode: 279: How to Feel More Alive at Work with Dan Cable 

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety 

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