Coaches Rising Podcast

episode 180 | Jun 30, 2023 | 53min

The Keystone Conversation

In this conversation with coach, author and speaker Michael Bungay Stanier we explore the concept of social contracting, the 3 phases of the keystone conversation, maintaining healthy relationships and good day/bad day questions.
In this podcast we talk about:

03:30 Thrilling, important & daunting
09:00 How to work together
11:30 Building the best possible relationships
16:30 The keystone conversation
20:00 The 3 phases
26:00 Social contracting
29:30 Good day/bad day questions
35:30 Maintaining healthy relationships
38:30 Staying in connection
44:00 3 principles of maintenance

Resources Mentioned:
How to work with (almost) anyone, by Michael Bungay Stanier
Peter Block
The Coaching Habit, by Michael Bungay Stanier

Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment.

About the Guest

Michael Bungay Stanier

Michael Bungay Stanier is at the forefront of shaping how organizations around the world make being coach-like an essential leadership competency. He is a coach and speaker, and the author of six books, which between them have sold more than a million copies. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led.

WEBSITE
https://www.mbs.works

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.