How to Build the Best Possible Relationship

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Michael: I love just about everything Michael had to say. And my top takeaway here is to actually do it. People can feel a bit reluctant at times to ask these questions because it's called weird. But if you have any awkwardness or fear or trepidation, I recommend being bold and courageous. You'll hear some really good things.

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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