Coaching is a powerful leadership behavior. But coaching can be difficult and comes with preconceived baggage. This interactive program based on the bestselling book on coaching this century will make coaching an everyday leadership act that everyone in an organization can practice. In this practical and engaging session, we dig into and make real the five questions that anyone can use to stay curious longer and be more coach-like. You will learn about the three vicious circles of leadership ... and which one your stuck in, measure how you split your time between Bad, Good and Great Work and practice the five key questions, including the Best Coaching Question in the World.

Michael Bungay Stanier is at the forefront of shaping how organizations around the world make being coach-like an essential leadership competency. His book The Coaching Habit "unweirds coaching". It is the best-selling coaching book of this century, with over a million copies sold and more than ten thousand five-star reviews on Amazon. In 2019, he was named the #1 thought leader in coaching. Michael was the first Canadian Coach of the Year, has been named a Global Coaching Guru since 2014, and was a Rhodes Scholar. His most recent book, How to Work with (Almost) Anyone, shows how to build the Best Possible Relationship with the key people at work.

Michael founded Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that had helped hundreds of organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led. (Learn more at BoxOfCrayons.com.)

Michael is a compelling speaker and facilitator, combining practicality, humour, and an unprecedented degree of engagement with the audience. He's spoken on stages and screens around the world in front of crowds ranging from ten to ten thousand. His TEDx talk has been watched by a million and a half people.