Lasting Lessons of The Coaching Habit (10 Years Later) with Michael Bungay Stanier & Charles Good

Most leaders think their job is to have the answers. That instinct is exactly what’s holding them, and their teams, back. In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Charles Good sits down with Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit (1.5M+ copies sold), to unpack a counterintuitive truth: 👉 The best leaders don’t give better advice. 👉 They ask better questions. But here’s the catch…Even after training hundreds of thousands of leaders, most still struggle to make coaching stick. Why? Because knowing what to say is only half the equation. How you show up changes everything. 🔑 What You’ll Learn: Why coaching fails after training The habit that replaces advice with impact The 7 questions that transform conversations Why curiosity is a leadership advantage, not a weakness 👉 LinkedIn:   / charlesagood   👉 LinkedIn Newsletter (The Outlearn Advantage):   / the-outlearn-advantage-7418531005600550912   📬 Subscribe to my Substack — Outlearn to Outperform 👉 https://charlesgood.substack.com/ 🎙️ The Good Leadership Podcast (300+ episodes): 👉 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5I557lw... CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Michael Bungay Stanier 02:35 The Evolution of The Coaching Habit 05:20 The Distinctiveness of the Coaching Habit 08:14 Barriers to Effective Coaching 11:19 The Biggest Myths and Wastes of Time in Coaching 13:42 What Leaders Still Get Wrong About Curiosity 16:31 What is really powerful about coaching & What to focus on 22:13 The Paradox of Confident Humility 28:49 Celebrating the new edition 30:24 Key Insights and Takeaways #Leadership #Coaching #Management #TheCoachingHabit #LeadershipDevelopment #GoodLeadershipPodcast