EPISODE · Feb 23, 2024 · 15 MIN
Bite Size #103: Michael Bungay Stanier - Everything Crashed Before Interviewing Brené Brown, and the Coaching Cues that Helped me Rescue the Conversation
from Performance Intelligence · host Andrew May
In this bite size from episode #66 Michael Bungay Stainer talks about how he turned a nightmare scenario into one of the best interviews he has ever done. During an early morning interview MBS found himself being asked to coach Brené Brown live on her podcast, all the while he had lost her video feed and was unable to see her.Michael talks about how he went back to basics and used simple techniques such as holding silence, referring to his 7 essential coaching questions and using the this not that format to give a great coaching session that he is still proud of to this day.Find Michael at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbungaystanier/ Or Website: https://www.mbs.works/Buy a copy of Michael's books: https://www.booktopia.com.au/michael-bungay-stanier/author1256.html Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at [email protected] today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcastIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
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In this bite size from episode #66 Michael Bungay Stainer talks about how he turned a nightmare scenario into one of the best interviews he has ever done. During an early morning interview MBS found himself being asked to coach Brené Brown live on her podcast, all the while he had lost her video feed and was unable to see her.Michael talks about how he went back to basics and used simple techniques such as holding silence, referring to his 7 essential coaching questions and using the this not that format to give a great coaching session that he is still proud of to this day.Find Michael at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbungaystanier/ Or Website: https://www.mbs.works/Buy a copy of Michael's books: https://www.booktopia.com.au/michael-bungay-stanier/author1256.html Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at [email protected] today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcastIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
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Bite Size #103: Michael Bungay Stanier - Everything Crashed Before Interviewing Brené Brown, and the Coaching Cues that Helped me Rescue the Conversation
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