The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Great book to read in leisure time

Not only you get the questions, you get the reasoning behind them, as well as practice exercises. Oh, and links to videos and suggestions for I expect to be other good reads (based on the books that I've already read).

知り合いに勧められて英訳版を購入。「LISTEN」と同様、どうやって相手の意見や思いを引き出すか、なぜそのことが重要なのか、を理解できる良書。

マツダミヒロさんの「しつもん上司術」という本を読んで、質問って面白いな、と思った。職場の部下との会話で質問を使ってみたら、前よりスムーズに対話が進んだ。そして、ストレスがやや減った。 そんな中、この本に出会った。 著者のアドバイスは、「アドバイスは止めて、もっと質問しよう」というもの。 最新の脳科学の知識も活用して、シンプルに分かりやすく説明してくれる。著者が勧める質問は、次のとおり。 “What's on your mind?”「何を考えてるの？」あるいは、「いま、何が気がかり？」

There are some good ideas in this book, but it could all be summarized in two pages at most. The main theme - asking questions suggested by the author would have you winning the most annoying manager award if followed literally. The principle of substituting questions for advice is good, but there needs to be a lot more subtlety to it. The author, on the other hand, is advising to follow a script that is sure to annoy anyone with any capacity for critical thinking.

キンドルunlimitedに入ってたので、読んで（聞いて text-to-sheech)みました 全部理解はできてませんが、悪くない内容だと思います 多分

Not worth buying. Absolutely no depth to this book. It repeats itself continuously in a different way.

I've had this book since late 2017 and I'm halfway through reading it. I only wish I'd read it much sooner! I bought it at a time when I had plans to start some kind of coaching programme for clients of my accounting firm, but with no formal coaching skills or training I didn't know where to start. As it turns out, I spent 2018 laying the foundations in my firm for all other services which would free up my time to get into coaching. Now, in 2019, I am venturing into coaching with clients and other accountants and this book is exactly what I needed to face my challenge, to build a structure around coaching sessions and to give my clients clarity on how coaching works and what can be achieved if they commit to the structure of the programme. An excellent, easy and practical read and suitable for anyone who wants to get into coaching themselves or others, or for managers looking to adopt a coaching habit with their team. Highly recommend! Michael breaks down 7 critical coaching questions that will revolutionise the way you engage with your peers and those you currently manage (but will soon be coaching!) It doesn’t just span your working life, but I’ve found it has helped in my personal life too; e.g., when a friend confides in me and is looking for help or a sounding board. The book is really quick to read. It’s concise enough that I didn’t find myself thinking, “yeah, yeah, I’ve got the reason why now get to how I improve in area x” yet it gave me enough that I felt I could go out and practice with it. One would have to be blind not to see the power in what is being said and in an era where there is enough momentum to confine ‘Command and control’ style leadership to the 80’s where it belongs, this book couldn’t be more timely.

A great book, however, I still think the GROW model is more relevant. This book was talking more about the conversation techniques - and also loved how he inserted Karpman Drama Triangle which could happen during coaching, yet the solution was missing in the book i.e. The Empowerment Dynamic (TED) by David Emerald.

Non trovando l'edizione italiana ho acquistato quella in inglese, anche per esercitarmi. Lo trovo un testo molto utile, pratico e l'autore è molto divertente. Facile da leggere ed efficace.

Love it! Highly recommended for managers or people keen on acquiring coaching knowledge and put effective coaching into practice.