Exercise Book for Michael Bungay Stanier’s The Coaching Habit

Practice the 7 key coaching questions that will help you become a better leader.
Don't just read about how to excel as a coach by using 7 essential questions: actually do it - put it into practice.

WHY THIS EXERCISE BOOK?

You've read Michael Bungay Stanier’s fabulous book about how to become a better leader by talking less and asking more, using his practical framework of 7 essential questions. Now it's time to actually practice it - write; journal; put the lessons in motion.

This exercise book was created as a faithful friend to Michael Bungay Stanier's "The Coaching Habit". While reading the book, we found ourselves wishing for a place where we could write, process and practise the book’s exercises in a constructive, concise way. There are so many actionable takeaways - but there isn't much space to actually write in the book itself.

Instead, we found ourselves cobbling notes together in various places - notebooks, journals, pieces of paper - all of which would eventually get lost, or at the very least, not be helpful in putting the lessons into practice. That's how this exercise book was born.

WHO IS THIS EXERCISE BOOK FOR?

If you're a proactive 'do-er' and want to integrate the lessons from "The Coaching Habit" into your daily life - this book will help you do just that. It might be for you if:

• You've read The Coaching Habit and want to implement the lessons into real-life
• You want to take action on what you read (not just read, nod, and move on)
• You want an organised, clear space to write your answers to the exercises, all in one place

WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS EXERCISE BOOK

This book is like a faithful friend to The Coaching Habit. In it, you’ll find exactly what’s advertised: dozens of exercises from the book, summarised and formatted, with space to answer.

• All exercises from The Coaching Habit, extracted into one single place
• Space to write under each exercise
• Lists, drawn lines and space for you to answer, journal and reflect
• Clearly organised and well-formatted so it's easy to follow

In each section, we’ve extracted the main premise of the exercise, and then added space to respond and practice the lessons. This may come in the format of a table to fill in, space to free-write, or other exercise methods to provide space for reflection. You’ll also notice the “Parts” and “Chapters” referenced in the book, so you can easily find the section if you need to look back on it for further context.

If you want to not only read about how to excel as a leader by using 7 simple questions - but also put the lessons into practice - this exercise book, as well as your own dedication, will help you do just that.

* Note for clarity: This is an unofficial exercise book to help motivated do-ers process the lessons from this fantastic book. It is not created by or associated with the author in any official way.