The Advice Trap بقلم Michael Bungay Stanier ... Hi there, its Michael, the author. You might know my previous book, The Coaching Habit. It was an unexpected bestseller: more than 700,000 copies have been sold so far, with 1,000+ 5-star reviews on Amazon (my favorite: "I have plodded through many books that wish they could be this book"). It has become a Wall Street Journal bestseller and is used by people and organizations around the world So Ive been sweating on the follow-up. The pressure! The anticipation! But here it is, and I think youre going to like it. If The Coaching Habit says, "here are the seven essential questions to be more coach-like," The Advice Trap is about coming to grips with how to actually change your behavior so you stay curious a little bit longer. It sounds like it should be easy, but its not. You have to tame your Advice Monster, that part of you who jumps in to offer up ideas, opinions, suggestions, and advice. And its taming your Advice Monster thats at the heart of this book. But there are also some specific coaching strategies, particularly on how to focus on what matters most. There are tools to make your conversations, coaching and otherwise, irresistible. There are even resources beyond the book itself, including a one-year, free leadership program from a fifty-two-person faculty of cool, diverse, and provocative thinkers.
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Michael Bungay Stanier
Michael Bungay Stanier has a gift for distilling big, complex ideas into practical, accessible knowledge for everyday people that helps them be a force for good. His books have sold over a million copies, with The Coaching Habit topping The Wall Street Journal bestseller list. MBS has been featured on the blogs and social media platforms of thought leaders including Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, and Brené Brown, and has appeared on ABC, BBC, CBC, Ted.com, and innumerable podcasts—as well as in notable publications including the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Inc., and Fast Company. MBS is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company, that helps organizations move from advice-driven action to curiosity-led transformation. They have trained more than half a million people for clients including Microsoft, Salesforce, TELUS, and Gucci. Before establishing Box of Crayons, MBS’s accomplishments included publishing an academic article on James Joyce and a Harlequin-esque short story; playing small roles in helping invent Pizza Hut’s Stuffed Crust pizza and creating “one of the worst single-malt whiskies in existence”; and spending 20 minutes writing what has remained GlaxoSmithKline’s global vision for more than 20 years. A former Rhodes Scholar, MBS is an Australian who now lives in Toronto, Canada. You can join others committed to being a force for change at MBS.works