Michael Bungay Stanier - The Importance of Talking Less and Listening More

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2016

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Michael Bungay Stanier was banned from his high school graduation for "the balloon incident", was sued by one of his Law School lecturers for defamation, and has held a number of jobs where he had little or no impact. Through his experiences, he founded Box of Crayons, a company that helps organizations do more great work. On today's show, he discusses his latest book with Roger, The Coaching Habit and how you can say less, ask more, and change the way you lead others. Key Takeaways: [1:45] What was Michael's defining moment? [6:45] What is Michael up to these days? [8:20] Michael talks about his latest book, The Coaching Habit. [13:30] Slow down on giving advice, but stay curious for longer. [17:00] If Michael could pick one type of person to read his book, it would be the busy manager. [20:30] Did you know that boys are much more emotionally expressive than girls are in early childhood? [22:00] There are seven essential questions you need to ask yourself. Michael explains further. [25:40] Believe it or not, people do not learn when you give them really great advice. [25:55] People really learn when they have a moment to reflect on what just happened. [28:30] The Coaching Habit has been the #1 coaching book on Amazon since it launched 9 weeks ago. [29:40] What legacy would Michael like to leave behind? Mentioned in This Episode: www.mantalks.com/ www.boxofcrayons.biz/ www.thecoachinghabit.com/ The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier www.mankindproject.org/ Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (www.jesusparlange.com – www.lateniteautomatic.com) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're trying to help people and organizations do less good work and more great work.
0:14.3	Hi, guys. Welcome back to another episode of the Man Talks podcast. It is Roger and Aaron.
0:19.4	Connor is still away on vacation. He's taking a much-needed
0:22.2	vacation, so I'm sitting solo in the cockpit for this week's Man Talks podcast. And this week's
0:28.0	guest is Michael Bungay-Steny. Michael is a leading coaching expert, renowned keynote speaker
0:33.8	and the founder and senior partner, a box of crayons, a company that helps managers
0:37.8	and leaders coach in 10 minutes or less. When he's not leading workshops that help time crunch
0:42.2	managers coach in 10 minutes or less, Michael shares his thought leadership and his playful sense
0:46.4	of humor with others through his many writings and publications. His published books include
0:50.8	Do More Great Work, which has sold nearly 100,000 copies, and N Malaria,
0:55.0	a collection of essays from leading thinkers around the globe, raising funds for malaria
0:59.0	no more, and hitting number two on Amazon.com. He's also been featured or published in Fast
1:03.9	Company, The Financial Times, The Globe and Mail, and has appeared on CTV's Breakfast Television.
1:08.8	Before a box of crayons, Michael spent time inventing products and services as part of
1:12.6	an innovative agency and worked as a
1:14.6	management consultant specializing in large
1:16.6	scale change, writing the global
1:18.6	vision for Glaxo Smith-Kline,
1:20.8	among other things. Oh,
1:23.0	and he's a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University.
1:25.0	No big deal. Michael, welcome
1:26.7	to the Mad Talks podcast.
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