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In this episode you’ll learn:
- How asking more leads to working less
- One thing to stop doing to gain more respect
- How to create more impact by saying less
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In this short action episode, Michael Bungay Stanier reveals how you can gain more respect and create greater impact in your creative work by saying less and asking more.
Michael is the author of The Coaching Habit, a book that gives you seven powerful questions to help you work less hard and have more impact.
You’ll hear why, for many leaders and creative people, it’s hard not to quickly offer advice and solutions.
Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):
[00:42] Introducing this short action episode.
[01:05] How to gain more (by saying less).
[01:13] Who his new book, The Coaching Habit, is for.
[02:10] Why we are so eager to give advice.
[02:50] Feeling comfortable and in control.
[03:50] The power of asking a question.
[04:57] How asking leads to more respect, less work and greater impact.
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- Michael Bungay Stanier on Creating The Coaching Habit
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Good luck taking action today. Let me know how you get on!