Most leaders think their job is to have the answers. That instinct is exactly what’s holding them, and their teams, back.

In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Charles Good sits down with Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit (1.5M+ copies sold), to unpack a counterintuitive truth:

The best leaders don’t give better advice. They ask better questions.

But here’s the catch…Even after training hundreds of thousands of leaders, most still struggle to make coaching stick. Why?

Because knowing what to say is only half the equation.

How you show up changes everything.

Learn more about Michael Bungay Stanier: [https://www.mbs.works/about/]Get The Coaching Habit: [https://a.co/d/0dgG1ww7]

Get Michael's book, The Coaching Habit, 10th anniversary edition (https://a.co/d/006nkdWk)

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction to Michael Bungay Stanier

02:35 The Evolution of The Coaching Habit

05:20 The Distinctiveness of the Coaching Habit

08:14 Barriers to Effective Coaching

11:19 The Biggest Myths and Wastes of Time in Coaching

13:42 What Leaders Still Get Wrong About Curiosity

16:31 What is powerful about coaching & What to focus on

22:13 The Paradox of Confident Humility

28:49 Celebrating the new edition

30:24 Key Insights and Takeaways

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