Bøker av Michael Bungay Stanier

Your happiness and your success depend on your working relationshipsThe people you manage. How well you work with your boss. The way collaboration happens with colleagues and peers. How you connect with important prospects and key clients.But the hard truth is this: most of us leave the health and fate of these relationships to chance.We say "Hi," exchange pleasantries ... and hope for the best.But every relationship becomes suboptimal at some point, whether it's a good one that goes off the rails or one that was poor from the start.Mostly we are resigned to the fact that this is what happens: relationships always get a little broken, or a little stale, or a little worse. C'est la vie, c'est la guerre. Carry on.But it doesn't have to be like this.Every working relationship can be better.This book shows you how to build the best possible relationship.One conversation. Five questions. Detailed guidance on how to prepare and set the relationship up for success. Key insights on how to maintain the relationship so that it will continue to thrive.

Uses twelve short, thought provoking exercises that effectively force the reader to look at what his or her work really is, and find ways to change the mix. This title helps you assess your personal bad-good ratio; tap into the power of role models; and analyze those moments when work turned into a flow.

Are you ready to get introspective and inspired?From the author of the best-selling book The Coaching Habit comes a new daily journal to help you dig deep and move forward. With The Pause, Focus, Celebrate, Deepen, & Act Journal, author and coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier (MBS) leads you to a new kind of practice. One that takes the best parts of a coaching conversation and whittles them into the types of questions that encourage reflection and spark momentum. And all of this with a commitment of just a few minutes each day.By combining a daily list of questions with weekly reflections, MBS has created a structure to help you assess life from both a zoomed in and zoomed out perspective. By balancing both viewpoints, the journal will have you feeling grounded in the present while simultaneously pushing you to grow. So, whether you're new to journaling or are looking to shake up an already established practice, the questions in these pages will help you to discover more about who you are and encourage you to evolve into the next best version of yourself.The first of two, 6 month journals meant to complement each other, start here to take the first step on the path to greater alignment, regular provocation, and deep reflection.

From the author of the mega-bestseller The Coaching Habit and The Advice Trap comes a book on how to choose a worthy goal so you can unlock a greater version of yourself.