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Coaching for Leaders

562: How to Make Progress When Starting Something New, with Michael Bungay Stanier

Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

Education, Business, Management, Self-improvement, Careers

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Michael Bungay Stanier: How to Begin Michael Bungay Stanier distills big, complex ideas into practical, accessible knowledge for everyday people so they can be a force for change. His books have sold over a million copies, and The Coaching Habit was a Wall Street Journal bestseller. His TEDx Talk on Taming Your Advice Monster has been viewed more than a million times. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led action. His new book is titled How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters*. In this conversation, Michael and I discuss how to make progress when starting something new. We explore the value in looking back at what you’ve already done to support you on what’s next. Plus, Michael highlights the key principles in running effective experiments that transition into new practices. Key Points Fire bullets at the start. Then, fire cannonballs. Discover what your history reveals about your future self. It will open up a window to who you are that will help you when moving on something new. When experimenting, don’t make the experiment bigger or more complex than it needs to be. Avoid putting too much risk in the experiment or investing too much in its success. We have the most learning when we’re struggling with something. Resources Mentioned How to Begin by Michael Bungay Stanier How to Begin overview Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284) How to Become the Person You Want to Be, with James Clear (episode 376) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

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0:00.0

Simple is to do what you've always done.

0:03.3

Beginning a new is complicated, but can lead to incredible opportunities.

0:08.1

On this episode, Michael Bungay's Stand Your Returns to show us how to make progress

0:13.2

when starting something new.

0:15.2

This is Coaching for Leaders, Episode 562.

0:19.8

Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.

0:28.8

Greetings to you from Orange County, California.

0:31.5

This is Coaching for Leaders, and I'm your host, Dave Stahofiak.

0:36.3

Leaders aren't born, they're made.

0:38.7

And this weekly show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations.

0:44.9

One of the calls that we all have as leaders, not only in our organizations, but of course

0:49.4

in our own careers, is to start a new one.

0:52.6

To begin, and then once we begin to be able to get traction, today's guest and expert

0:57.4

at helping folks to change behavior and to really take action on the things that are

1:02.4

most important in really practical ways.

1:05.2

I'm so glad to welcome back to the show, Michael Bungay's Stand Your.

1:09.0

Michael distills big, complex ideas into practical, accessible knowledge for everyday people,

1:15.1

so they can be a force for change.

1:17.4

His books have sold over a million copies, and the Coaching Habit was a Wall Street

1:21.5

Journal bestseller.

1:23.0

He's been featured on the blogs and social media platforms of thought leaders, including

1:27.4

Seth Godin, Tim Ferris, and Brenne Brown, and has been featured in many publications, including

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