We unlock our greatness by working on the hard things.
Michael Bungay Stanier has a gift for distilling big, complex ideas
into practical, accessible knowledge for everyday people that helps
them be a force for good.
His books have sold over a million copies, with The Coaching Habit
topping the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. MBS has been
featured on the blogs and social media platforms of thought leaders
including Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, and Brené Brown, and has
appeared on ABC, BBC, CBC, Ted.com, and innumerable podcasts?as
well as in notable publications including the Harvard Business
Review, Forbes, Inc., and Fast Company.
MBS is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development
company, that helps organizations move from advice-driven action to
curiosity-led transformation. They have trained more than half a
million people for clients including Microsoft, Salesforce, TELUS
and Gucci.
Before establishing Box of Crayons, MBS's accomplishments included
publishing an academic article on James Joyce and a Harlequin-esque
short story; playing small roles in helping invent Pizza Hut's
Stuffed Crust pizza and creating "one of the worst single-malt
whiskies in existence"; and spending 20 minutes writing what has
remained GlaxoSmithKline's global vision for more than 20
years.
A former Rhodes Scholar, MBS is an Australian who now lives in
Toronto, Canada.
You can join others committed to being a force for change at
MBS.works
"Piercingly frank, funny, gorgeous, vulnerable, and ultimately
really damn helpful." - Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times
bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult
"Of particular appeal for those of us who instinctively recoil from
self-help woo-woo and just want to get on with doing Great Work
that leaves the world a bit better than we found it." - Courtney
Hohne, chief storyteller for Moonshots, X (formerly Google X)
"A friendly voice and a guiding hand." - Austin Kleon, New York
Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist
"Eminently practical, clever, delightful, and beautifully
rendered--a non-fiction Where the Wild Things Are for adult
dreamers and doers." - Whitney Johnson, bestselling author of Smart
Growth and Disrupt Yourself
"I loved this book, and that's coming from a gal who's never been
big on goals." - Liz Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of
Impact Players and Multipliers
"Powerful, magical, and compelling. We don't need more time; we
simply need to decide." - Seth Godin, author of The Practice
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