A practical guide that teaches leaders to use seven powerful coaching questions instead of giving advice, helping teams uncover solutions, stay focused, and move faster.
The Coaching Habit flips the traditional advice-driven leadership model on its head. Instead of telling people what to do, it shows leaders how to ask the right questions that surface the thinking and commitment already inside their teams. The result is more ownership, clearer priorities, and faster progress on critical work.
The book distills the approach into seven simple, repeatable questions - from "What's the real challenge here?" to "What's the next step?" - each backed by concise stories and a three-minute habit loop that makes the technique stick. By embedding these questions into everyday conversations, managers replace endless meetings with focused, outcome-oriented dialogue.
Leaders who adopt the habit report higher team morale, fewer bottlenecks, and a sharper sense of direction. The framework is lightweight enough to fit into a sprint cadence yet powerful enough to shift a culture from top-down instruction to collaborative problem solving, delivering measurable gains in performance and decision quality.
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