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Stop ending with "Any questions?" Start asking what was most useful.On Coaching From The Middle, Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, and cohort member Amanda Cloessner unpack "The Learning Question" from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit. Learn how asking "What was most useful for you?" turns a good conversation into lasting learning. Say less, ask more, and stop pulling weeds.

Stop saying yes to everything. Start asking what you're saying no to.On Coaching From The Middle, Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, and cohort member Brittani Kirkham unpack "The Strategic Question" from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit. Learn how asking "If you're saying yes to this, what are you saying no to?" helps leaders protect their focus and commit with intention. Say less, ask more, and stop pulling weeds.

Stop rescuing your team. Start asking the question that lets them lead.On Coaching From The Middle, Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, and cohort member Linda Reismiller unpack "The Lazy Question" from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit. Learn how asking "How can I help?" keeps you from taking over and helps people ask for what they need. Say less, ask more, and stop pulling weeds.

Stop solving the wrong problem. Start with the question that finds the real one.On Coaching From The Middle, Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, and cohort member Lewis Rhone unpack "The Focus Question" from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit. Learn how asking "What's the real challenge here for you?" gets past the symptoms to what matters most. Say less, ask more, and stop pulling weeds.

Stop jumping to advice. Start asking the question that brings out the real answer.In this episode of Coaching From The Middle, Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, sits down with cohort member Adam Shelley to unpack "The AWE Question" from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever. They get practical about how asking "And what else?" slows down the rush to give advice, draws out better ideas, and helps leaders solve the right problem instead of the first one. If you're ready to say less, ask more, and stop pulling weeds, this conversation is for you.

"Stop asking 'How's it going?' Start asking the question that gets a real answer."In this episode of Coaching From The Middle, Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, sits down with cohort member Kevin Kinnard to dig into "The Kickoff Question" from Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever. They get practical about how one simple question, "What's on your mind?", cuts through small talk, gets straight to what matters, and turns routine check-ins into real coaching moments. If you're ready to say less, ask more, and stop pulling weeds, this conversation is for you.

Tired of feeling exhausted every week? You're not failing. You're pulling weeds.Welcome to Coaching From The Middle. Tony Moore, The Culture Architect, and his guests share real insights, hard-won experience, and practical solutions for leaders stuck between the top and the front line. In this first episode, Tony explains why the middle is where culture is really built, and what it takes to stop pulling weeds and start growing leaders.