The Advice Trap has brilliant insights from page to page. I loved the context presented around coaching and delaying giving advice. It is quick, fun, and incredibly impactful.

This is a follow up to the The Coaching Habit from best selling author Michael Bungay Stanier where he guides the readers on how to become a better manager or leader by curbing one's urge to dole out advice which leads to one sided communication and poor leadership. In The Advice Trap, auhtor Michael Bungay Stanier shares his invaluable insights into developing team high performing teams and better leaders and managers. I found that the book was well written and easy to follow and works well as a tool and guide for successful leadership skill development. I found that his advice is sound and provides specific situations for success. I highly recommend this book for novice and expert leaders who want successful workplace teams.

I looked into this book for a leadership class I am taking and found it to be very helpful. Great book for my class

The Advice Trao focuses in coaching as an essential part of leadership. I appreciated the focus on curiosity, as I’ve realized recently that is not only a core value for me, but what I seek out with team members too. The types of prompting questions to ask yourself, as well as others, is indispensable. Michael differentiates but associates the concepts of coaching and feedback. I also appreciated the examples mentioned at the end of the book. I suggest reading this along with Radical Candor to support anyone interested in fine tuning their coaching and feedback skills.

Thank you to @Netgalley and Box of Crayons Press for the ARC. My review opinions are my own.

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The Advice Trap picks up where the Coaching Habit left off. Effective coaches motivate their employees and get the most out of their workforce. Acting as advisor rather can be quite problematic, explains author Michael Bungay Stanier. It shifts away from informative feedback loops in favor of limiting, one-directional interactions. Such interactions compromise other’s autonomy, mastery and purpose, which are drivers of worker satisfaction and production. It also takes away team member’s accountability in managing their responsibilities. So, what is a coach to do? The Advice Trap offers several salient tips.

You don’t need to be a team leader or coach in a professional capacity to benefit from the information in this book. Many of us can benefit from taming our well-intended “advice monster.” There are journal pages at the end of each section to go deep with our own personal issued. This is a great informative aid.