The Coaching Habit
Michael Bungay Stanier
Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all. They're just too busy, and it's too hard to change.
Score based on developer article recommendations — not sales data or reviews.
🟢 Developer Verdict
Offers a practical, concise framework with seven key questions to integrate effective coaching into a busy leadership routine.
Read this if
- ✓ You are a busy manager looking to improve team performance.
- ✓ You want a structured, habit-forming approach to coaching.
- ✓ You seek actionable techniques to foster growth in your team.
Skip this for now if
- ✗ You prefer a deep dive into coaching psychology or theory.
- ✗ You expect content focused on specific software engineering skills.
- ✗ You are looking for extensive case studies or hands-on exercises.
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📊 Why Developers Recommend
It develops engineering leadership and management skills.
Cited by 8 different developers, each bringing their own experience and perspective.
Valued for its practical approach — concepts connect directly to real-world engineering decisions and daily work.
💬 What Developers Say
"But there are a couple of exceptions and in this post I want to give you a summary of one of them: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier."
— bosepchuk · How to Manage Programmers Without Losing Your Damn Mind · May 5, 2019
"I wrote this blog post because I really needed this book."
— bosepchuk · How to Manage Programmers Without Losing Your Damn Mind · May 5, 2019
"The book offers a toolkit to become a better leader by giving you a framework of principles and questions."
— sophiabrandt · Notes On “The Coaching Habit” · May 29, 2021
Based on 6 developer article mentions
👤 Who Should Read This
Best for
- • Senior engineers deepening their expertise
- • Tech leads making technology and architecture decisions
- • Developers looking to grow their careers
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Michael Bungay Stanier
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