Twofer Tuesday: On Giving Good Feedback & Maximizing Your Life
??Michael Bungay Stanier
I'm best known for 'The Coaching Habit' ... best-selling book on coaching this century. Now, it's Change Signal: finding the good stuff that works in change (pod & newsletter). Also, a Rhodes Scholar.
This week’s Twofer articles offer valuable insights for improving your life — at work and at home. The first looks at how leading companies make feedback and communication a regular part of the work process. The second takes a closer look at the nature of listening and questioning, and how both can help you make the most of your time on planet Earth.
Unlocking the Secret to Good Corporate Culture
Have you ever muddled through a project, trying to do your best but having that uneasy feeling that something was off? You push through those internal warnings and get through the assignment, without any real direction or supervision. Then, when all is said and done, you’re met with an unfavourable performance review.
Imagine if that review had arrived in real time — that is, in time for you to have adjusted your performance and done better?
This insightful Entrepreneur piece looks at how successful companies build strong corporate cultures by incorporating feedback into the everyday fabric of the workplace.
Read: The Secret to Creating a Great Company Culture: Open Communication and Feedback
Are You Asking the Right Questions?
Could the best conversations be based entirely on questions? Can we all really learn when someone is talking? Are we making enough time to just stop, ask questions and think?
In this TEDx Talk, renowned speaker Neil Pasricha explores the possibility of the first TED Listen. It’s a passionate provocation, asking us to examine how to make this moment, RIGHT NOW, last longer; how to make the most of our ever-so-brief time here.
Watch: How do you maximize your tiny, short life?
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ABOUT MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER & BOX OF CRAYONS
Michael Bungay Stanier is the Senior Partner and Founder of Box of Crayons, a company that helps people and organizations do less Good Work and more Great Work. It's best known from its coaching programs that give busy managers the tools to coach in 10 minutes or less.
Download free chapters of Michael's latest book The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever here.
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