The Advice Trap
by Michael Bungay Stanier
The follow-up focuses on the hardest part: taming your 'advice monster,' the compulsion to tell, save and control. It names the three personas, offers ways to stay curious longer, and addresses how to give advice well when it is finally warranted. Short and practical, like the first.
Read it if…
you tried The Coaching Habit and keep slipping back into telling.
Skip it if…
you have not read the first; it is the foundation.
Three things you will actually use
- Name your advice monster: Tell-It, Save-It, Control-It.
- Stay curious a little longer.
- Give advice as an offer, not a verdict.
Do this first
Notice the next time you want to give advice, name which monster it is, and ask a question instead.
Our verdict
A useful second step; practical and brief.
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