Michael Bungay Stanier

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Michael Bungay Stanier is the Founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons, a company that helps organizations do less Good Work and more Great Work. They give busy managers the tools so they can coach in 10 minutes or less. Michael's latest book is The Coaching Habit. It shares seven essential questions to help you work less hard and have more impact.

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How Can I Find More Time – Simply?

"I know we all have 24 hours each day, yet I'm always rushed and feel like I'm behind the 8 ball. How can I get ahead and actually create time to do the things that I feel I need and want to do?" ~ Lillian, Lafayette, CA We're almost at that date when Marty McFly arrives in Back to the Future, so we might just be getting close to bending the space-time continuum. But... we're not there yet, I'm afraid. 1. Ask yourself what you can do more efficiently. Sometimes this means cutting out some extra steps with a little planning.…

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Your Great Work MBA

What if you could do more of the work that matters - the work you care about, the work that really makes a difference - and less of all the other stuff? You can! Join us for Your Great Work MBA virtual conference November 10 - 15, 2013! Your Great Work MBA is a worldwide FREE streaming program hosted by Inspirational Luminary Michael Bungay Stanier that brings together extraordinary experts to focus on the 25 most essential skills you need to do more Great Work. If you are excited to learn specific skills to lift your game, have more impact and do more of the stuff that really matters - you’ve found the best place to start! Hear from Brené Brown, Scott Harrison, Danielle LaPorte, Chris Brogan and many others as they share what they know best about doing great work! Sign up online here. We'll see you there!
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No Going Back

Can you think of a time when you fully committed to something? Went full out? Took a leap of faith? Went, "What the heck, why not?" Put your money down? Went past the place of no going back? Did you feel your body react as you recalled that moment? Did you notice that you held your breath, that you shifted your body slightly as you reconnected? Such is the power of commitment. Here are three insights about taking the plunge, stepping up to the plate, and what that commitment looks like. 1. Commitment = feeling fear If you're struggling to…

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