How to Unlock Vitality

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The act of remaining uncurious is one of the ways that damages safety and vitality. The question I suspect that could be most powerful for unlocking a sense of what vitality might mean is what do you want? Who are you over there? Even beings are these messy, complicated, amazing, obscure, unpredictable people who we have to work with. You're using curiosity as a way of unlocking the humanity, the person in front of you. When you unlock their humanity, when you see them more completely, you have a better chance of both creating safety and vitality."

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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