Read it together. Change how the whole organization communicates.
Here’s something every leadership team learns sooner or later: the rest of the company is watching how you operate, and quietly copying it. The way you talk to each other becomes the way the whole place talks. So when a leadership team reads this together, the change doesn’t stay in the room. In a small company, the shift shows up almost overnight. In a big one, it ripples out layer by layer. Either way, you’re setting the culture, whether you mean to or not.
The good news is you don’t have to be perfect at it. You need the same questions in your hands and the willingness to slow down and stay curious longer. Do that, and you don’t just change a meeting. You change how the whole organization communicates.
Everyone reads the whole thing before the meeting. Yes, everyone.
Not the weekly standup. A different room, a different time.
What the leadership team found most useful. That’s your entry in the draw.
Everyone reads the book first, then 60–90 minutes together on the questions.
Better for going deeper. Take the extra time together to pick one or two of the Seven Essential Questions and start practicing.
Think of a leader you’ve worked under whose style shaped how a whole team or company behaved. What did they do, and what did it spread?
The rest of the company takes its cues from this room, whether we intend it or not. What’s one way of working here you’d be proud to see spread, and one you wouldn’t?
What does your own Advice Monster look like? When are you most likely to jump in with the answer instead of staying curious?
The Advice Monster is the part of you that jumps straight to advice.
How would this company change if every manager here led a little more like a coach, asking more and telling less?
What would change if every meeting opened with “What’s on your mind?” and we waited for the answer?
What was most useful for you?
Go around the room. Everyone answers.
The Coaching Habit is the kind of book that earns a permanent spot on your shelf. People underline it, write in it, and come back to it. There are even fill-in sections designed for that.
Here are the different ways to get your copy:
New illustrations. Two bonus chapters. A new chapter on showing up as a coach. Plus a signed bookplate and a limited-edition TCH10 wooden bookmark. Use code BOOKCLUB for 20% off. Get it at mbs.works/bookclub →
Amazon won’t let you order more than 4 at a time. We will. Bundled sets of 5 and 10, book club discount already applied, no hoops to jump through. Order at mbs.works/bookclub →
Amazon in the US usually has the best price, consistently under $7. The paperback doesn’t include the new Being of Coaching chapter. If you want access, let us know when you register. Register at mbs.works/bookclub →
Available on Audible and Spotify. MBS reads it himself. Find it at mbs.works/bookclub →
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That’s Question 7 and it’s the inspiration for your submission. When your group finishes, your group’s organizer submits something you found useful, from the book, the experience, the time together, whatever your group decides. Include a photo or video from your club with your submission. A screenshot of a video call counts. A picture of your text thread counts.
Winners are selected every two months. Cycle 1 closes August 19. Cycle 2 closes October 5. Cycle 3 closes December 31, 2026.
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