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Michael Bungay Stanier a Rhodes Scholar, is at the forefront of shaping how organizations around the world make being coach-like an essential leadership competency.He founded Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations move from advice-driven to curiosity-led. They’ve trained hundreds of thousands of managers to be more coach-like and their clients range from Microsoft to Salesforce to Gucci. His book The Coaching Habit is the best-selling coaching book of this century, with over a million copies sold. In 2019, he was named the #1 thought leader in coaching.His latest book How to Begin helps people be ambitious for themselves and for the world and, find their Worthy Goal, and start something thrilling, important and daunting. and his first published piece of writing was a Harlequin Romance story involving a misdelivered letter … and called The Male DeliveryIn this episode, we really dive deep into answering the following thorny questions.0:00 - Intro1:59 - MBS Story4:47 - What is coaching8:49 - What are the 3 main reasons people are unhappy in their jobs 11:25 - How can managers be more coach-like to help their employees work through these 3 reasons.15:11 - What are the questions you need to ask to coach your people to be better at prioritising 20:44 - What to do when someone who is underperforming is resistant to being coached25:28 - What are the 4 elements to consider when giving negative but constructive feedback27:31 - How to repair relationships at work33:05 - When do you use coaching as a leadership style37:20 - How do you ensure employees feel appreciated42:00 - When should you coach someone vs giving advice42:50 - What is Michael’s one well-being practiceHave a burning question about mental health that you want us to answer? Email us at [email protected], or visit our website: www.myclearhead.com
