Michael Bungay Stanier
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 5 Jun
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I mean, James Bond is jumping off a dam or beating somebody up or in a car or something.
It's on so you should get to it fast the other thing that people sometimes do is they kind of do it like a Drive-by questioning approach which is like here's 19 questions I've thought of I'm just gonna ask you all of them and hope one of them sticks and that can be kind of overwhelming so One of the things that can be really powerful.
It's just shortening a question so
If you want to lead up phrase to it, the phrase, hey, just out of curiosity is a really good one.
It actually softens the impact of a question that might be difficult.
And then just make it a short question.
Hey, just out of curiosity, what's hard about this for you?
Hey, just out of curiosity, what do you really want in this moment?
Hey, just out of curiosity, if we're going to say yes to this, is there anything we need to say no to to make that choice a bolder one and a clearer one?
Hey, just out of curiosity, what was useful for you in this conversation right now?
One of the questions in the book is, I call it the most powerful coaching question in the world.
It's just three words.
It's and what else?
Because
Their first answer is not necessarily their only answer.
It may not even be their best answer.
So, you know, and what else is an incredibly powerful coaching question.
But yeah, make a choice whether you want it to be closed or open.
Keep it short.
That's a really good start.
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