OC12: Making Bolder, Braver Choices with Michael Bungay Stanier

Michael Bungay Stanier (MBS) is the author of The Coaching Habit, the bestselling coaching book of this century with over 700,000 copies sold. His new book The Advice Monster focuses on what it takes to stay curious a little bit longer and tame your Advice Monster. He is a global high profile speaker and is at the forefront of making coaching an everyday leadership behavior. As many of us live through tough times Michael is on hand to share thought-provoking, potentially life-changing material. His Year of Living Brilliantly is a beautifully curated 52-week collection of bite-sized lessons delivered by inspirational teachers. He also hosts a podcast called We Will Get Through This where he asks the best in the world how to stay resilient. It was a great pleasure to talk to MBS as he was serving quarantine in a hotel in Sydney. Our wide-ranging conversation explored how to make bolder, braver choices by overcoming our inbuilt risk-averse behavior; thinking clear headedly about the outcomes; applying a robust process, and amping up our own behavior to put ourselves firmly in the game. Taking time to really understand core values starts with looking back and working out what were your peak moments? What were you doing at this viscerally connected time? Understanding this will give you the insight to understand what you are all about and what your 10 out of 10 value looks like. In order for this vision to be true and succeed we need to reference our current activity and think about what we need to stop, start, and continue doing. Tune in for a lively conversation and find out what MBS thinks about being naked on stage?! References: You can learn more about Michael Bungay Stanier here: https://www.mbs.works/