Coaches Rising

In this conversation with Zak Stein we explore the risks of AI, the call to develop a mature relationship with AI, the pre- and post-tragic, grief and initiation, and the balance of wisdom and power.

Dr. Zak Stein is a philosopher of education, as well as a Co-founder of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion. He is also the Co-founder of Civilization Research Institute, the Consilience Project, and Lectica, Inc. He is the author of dozens of published papers and several books, including Education in a Time Between Worlds.

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In this conversation with Boyd Varty we dive into his particular approach to coaching, our connection to our inner nature, aliveness and our personal path, and the importance of storyhunting. 

Boyd Varty is a wildlife and literacy activist, certified Master Life Coach, author of two books and a TED speaker. Boyd has spent the last ten years refining the art of using wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation and works in both the USA and South Africa to connect people to nature and to their own true inner nature. Having taught his philosophy of “Tracking your Life” to companies and individuals all over the world he has been featured in the New York Times and NBC.

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In this special episode of the podcast, Coaches Rising co-founder Joel Monk and learning architect Karim Hirani discuss the training program currently open for enrolment, Re-imagine Leadership. 

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, teacher and entrepreneur. Joel is the co-founder of Coaches Rising, a company at the cutting edge of online coach training that collaborates with some of the leading minds in the field of human development. He has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs and executives around the world and is the host of the acclaimed Coaches Rising podcast.

Karim Hirani is the learning architect and design lead for Coaches Rising and strategic advisor for executive coaching quality at BTS. Karim develops programs that meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”.

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In this conversation with leadership consultant Peter Hawkins we explore the changing landscape of coaching, how coaches and organizations create value, the expression of nested systems, listening for culture and emergence through beauty.

Peter Hawkins is Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School University of Reading UK and Emeritus Chairman of Bath Consultancy Group, where for the last 25 years he has been helping organizations in many parts of the world connect their strategic change, their organizational culture and their leadership development. He has written extensively about leadership, leadership teams, coaching and supervision. He is visiting professor at the universities of Bath and Oxford Brookes, and chairs Renewal Associates and Connect Assist.

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In this conversation with Bebe Hansen we explore the edges of trauma-informed coaching, the role of coaching when trauma presents, identifying signs of trauma, how coaching is evolving and the breadth of competencies, ICF guidelines in relation to trauma and coaching.

Bebe Hansen is a leadership coach, consultant and trainer and the Principal of Presence-Based® Coaching. Bebe stepped into the role of Principal of Presence-Based® Coaching, after working 9 years as teaching and business partners with Doug Silsbee, Founder of Presence-Based Coaching and teaches all levels of their ICF approved certification program, and supports students through the certification process. 

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In this conversation with Leon VanderPol we explore the nature of transformational coaching, the path of healing through to radical transformation, the highest levels of intelligence and where most great thinkers get stuck, and the deep waters of collapse and emergence.

Leon VanderPol is an internationally recognized leader, spirit-based teacher, and author in the field of transformational coaching and transformative living. He is the Founder of the Center for Transformational Coaching and his book, A Shift in Being: The Art and Practices of Deep Transformational Coaching, is selling in multiple languages, bringing his work to new audiences daily. 

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In this conversation with Paul Lawrence and Suzi Skinner we dive into their new book, The Wise Leader, and explore how coaching can foster wise leaders, the heart of reflective learning, how effective leaders think differently, multiplicity theory and self-transcendence, power dynamics and connectivity, and the art of dialogue.

Dr Paul Lawrence is a consultant, executive coach, facilitator, writer and researcher. His primary interest lies in helping organizations effect change, building holistic solutions, integrating change efforts with other OD interventions such as coaching and leadership development. Paul is Regional Chair for the Association for Coaching (AC) in South-East Asia, Australian Ambassador for the Association of Coaching Supervisors (AoCS) and co-editor in chief for the Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal. His new book, The Wise Leader, is out now.

Suzi Skinner is the founder of Roar People, an expert leadership coach and facilitator with thousands of hours of experience. She is the author of academic articles and the book Build Your Leader Identity. In her spare time Suzi is also undertaking a PhD in Leadership at Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong.

In this conversation with senior leadership strategist Amy Elizabeth Fox we explore the power and practice of opening to a wider field of love, harnessing love as a transformational tool, three stages of practitioner development and the key shift for organizations of the future.

Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with experience consulting to senior leadership on issues related to human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Over the past decade and a half she has spoken at numerous national industry gatherings and led workshops for corporate executives across the country. Amy is also a psychotherapist and an executive coach.

In this conversation with Nicholas Janni we explore the emergent edge of coaching, what it means to be awake, helping leaders transform their approach to problem-solving, being with not knowing and coaching from attunement.  

Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone’ of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO’s and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne.

In this episode we speak with Adrian Wagner about his research using Dave Snowden’s Sensemaker tool with Thomas Huebl’s collective trauma work, the resonances between Dave and Thomas’ work, the intelligence of unprocessed trauma, enabling versus governing constraints, and further questions for Dave and Thomas.

Adrian Wagner is a researcher at the Pocket Project and a coach for organizational transformation at Complexity Partners. His career has spanned the roles of teacher, researcher, coach and transformational facilitator for organizations such as the European School of Governance, Foreign Ministry of Germany, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, European Commission, and University Witten/Herdecke. Adrian was co-initiator of the Black Forest School of Metamodernism and served as an expert at the Institute of Transformational Leadership Berlin. He recently co-published a research report on "Trauma and Democracy", a synthesis of Dave Snowden and Thomas Hübl's insights, exploring novel pathways to integrate collective trauma.

In this second part of our conversation with Shai Tubali we dive into his Expansion Methodology and explore how to work with trauma through expansion, the power of “positive traumas”, moving from mind to consciousness and embracing our humanity.

Shai Tubali is an international author, thinker and speaker. He is a leading authority in the field of self-development and self-empowerment and has developed several meditation-based therapeutic methods. In his writings and teachings, he skilfully combines psychology, philosophy, yogic traditions and Eastern thought and practices, into powerful processes of inner transformation. He is the head of the Human Greatness Center, a holistic health center in Berlin, where he leads seminars on spiritual transformation and psychological development. Shai has published twelve books and serves as an academic researcher at the University of Leeds.

In this conversation with Shai Tubali we explore accessing our limitless nature, understanding selfhood and transformation, the intelligence of the chakra system and working with trauma.

Shai Tubali is an international author, thinker and speaker. He is a leading authority in the field of self-development and self-empowerment and has developed several meditation-based therapeutic methods. In his writings and teachings, he skilfully combines psychology, philosophy, yogic traditions and Eastern thought and practices, into powerful processes of inner transformation. He is the head of the Human Greatness Center, a holistic health center in Berlin, where he leads seminars on spiritual transformation and psychological development. Shai has published twelve books and serves as an academic researcher at the University of Leeds.

In this conversation with Ralf Marzen we explore the intersection between awakening and trauma healing, how we move through stages and states of awakening and trauma release, the bi-directionality of awakening, fostering wellbeing, and residing in the heart of being.

Ralf Marzen is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and groups. He is the founder of Embodied Trauma Healing and teaches workshops and seminars internationally. He is a NARM™ teacher and has trained under Dr Laurence Heller for many years. He is also trained in Somatic Experiencing™ (SE) and Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP). Ralf is director of the Mudita School of Thai Yoga Massage as well as the StillPoint Center for WellBeing in London.

In this conversation with Natasja Pelgrom we explore the role of plant medicine in this time of cultural transition, shifting to the WE perspective, creating sacred spaces, working with grounded spirituality and the relationship between authenticity and insight. 

Natasja Pelgrom is the founder of Awaken The Medicine Within, running retreats and programs supporting people with psycho-spiritual approaches and has held training, assisting, and facilitation roles in over 800 psychedelic ceremonies. Natasja was also a founding member of the Synthesis Institute and the director of the psilocybin assisted Wellness retreats. Natasja is also a mentor to leaders, coaches, therapists and healers where she focuses on the mind and heart coherence with a mentorship approach that is paired with 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience.

In this conversation with Patrick Connor we explore living in the awareness of the magic of reality, the two key pillars of this process and some of the main features of the path of awakening to a conscious, enchanted life. 

Patrick Connor is a spiritual teacher, healer, entrepreneur, yogi, educator, and guide to leaders and groups. He has become a catalyst and guide for the fullest awakening of the unlimited and untapped Intelligence that lies latent within all human beings by the most direct means, in the most comprehensive and systematic and fascinating way possible, to assist others to realize their true potential in this lifetime. He is the founder of the Sharmada Foundation, and co-founder of the Project for Humanity (WSS). 

In this short episode, Joel speaks about the approach of master coach Steve March, the paradigm behind his coaching and the impact his work has had on Joel.

Steve March is a senior faculty member of New Ventures West, and founder of the Aletheia school of integral development. He specializes in coaching leaders stepping into new and/or expanded roles and leaders who are burned out (or on the way to becoming burned out). He brings a deep and rich background of sixteen years working in the field of software development as a software engineer, quality manager, senior process consultant, and manager of organizational development.

In this conversation with David Drake we explore the distinction between mastery and maturity, between having more knowledge and fostering the ability to be deeply present and in service to the moment and the person in front of you.

David B Drake, PhD, is the founder and CEO of the Moment Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose mission is to reinvent learning & development for practitioners and clients to better meet the challenges of our time. He pioneered the field of Narrative Coaching, and he has taught coaching skills to over 10,000 leaders, managers, and professionals. He is the author of over fifty publications on narratives and coaching, including his book “Narrative Coaching; The definitive guide to bringing new stories to life”, co-editor of the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016) and a thought leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard.

In this conversation with Dr Paul Lawrence we dive into the complexities of team coaching, common dilemmas in team coaching, stage perspectives, contracting and the 4 P’s model.

Paul Lawrence is a coach, facilitator, writer, and researcher. His primary interest lies in helping organisations effect change, building holistic solutions, integrating change efforts with other OD interventions such as coaching and leadership development. Paul is an Honorary Research Associate with Oxford Brookes University. His new book The Wise Leader, co-authored with Dr Suzi Skinner is out now

In this conversation with David Whyte we explore the breadth and depth of conversational leadership through the lens of Dante’s inferno and the soul-shaping that happens through life’s challenges. 

David Whyte is a poet and philosopher and an associate fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. He is the author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America and Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words, and The Bell and the Blackbird. His latest collection is David Whyte: Essentials.

In this conversation with Bob Anderson we explore the power of intuition and how it can guide our lives and our leadership, tuning into the field of information, becoming a vessel, leading with energetic awareness and the devotional gateway to non-dual experience.

Bob Anderson is the founder, Chairman and Chief Development Officer of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group. Over the past 35 years, Bob has dedicated his career to exploring the intersections between leadership and mastery, competence and consciousness, spirituality and business. He works with CEOs and leadership teams to help them improve their leadership effectiveness and is the co-author of the book, Mastering Leadership, described as the next seminal work in the leadership field. 

In this third episode of our AI & Coaching Series we speak with Dr. Nicky Terblanche about the potential of AI coaching for the Global South, moving beyond chatbots, a stratified approach to coaching, ethical concerns with generative AI and upleveling the coaching industry. 

Dr. Nicky Terblanche is a senior lecturer and research supervisor on the MBA, MPhil Coaching and PhD programmes at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), South Africa. His academic interests include both leadership coaching and information systems, while his research interests include transition coaching, transformative learning, Social Network Analysis, complexity theory and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in coaching and management. Nicky has published in a number of international academic journals and regularly presents at international conferences.

Karim Hirani is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach and oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”.

In this conversation with Meg Price we explore how AI coaching platforms like Noa Coach are revolutionizing the coaching industry, how we are moving towards a blend of AI and human coaching, the dangers of AI relationships and platform ethics, the impact of AI on human relationships and how we can update our mindsets around AI coaching.

Meg Price has over 30 years in the fields of HR, L&D, executive coaching, and consulting working with large and medium multinationals to support all aspects of leadership and team development. She is passionate about combining neuroscience and technology to support individual growth and development. Meg is a sought-after trainer, facilitator, coach and co-founder and director of Noa Coach.

Karim Hirani is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach and oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”.

In this conversation with Valerie Pisano we explore the fast-evolving world of AI, the practical and ethical dilemmas it raises and its implications for coaching.

Valerie Pisano is President and CEO of Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio, Mila is recognized as a global leader in scientific advances that inspires innovation and the development of AI for the benefit of all. Valerie has 20 years of experience in leadership, strategy and transformation including Chief Talent Officer at Cirque du Soleil as well as cofounder of The Mobïus Bias Project, an initiative focused on diversity and female leadership. She began her career at McKinsey & Company after a Master Degree in Economics at HEC Montreal, and is a Board Director at Montreal International and at Chartwell.

In this conversation with Elizabeth Oldfield we explore the role Christian values and practice can play in helping us move more gracefully through these times of divisiveness and polarization, and how to build spiritual core strength and transformation through community.

Elizabeth Oldfield is an experienced leader, writer, consultant and podcast host with a passion for intelligent public engagement on issues of reconciliation, identity, and healing our common life. She is currently working with a range of organizations and individuals as a coach and consultant focused on building clarity, courage and connection. She is the host of The Sacred podcast and former director of Theos Think Tank, and appears regularly in the media, including BBC One, Sky News, the World Service, and The Financial Times. She is a regular conference speaker and chair. Before joining Theos in August 2011, Elizabeth worked for BBC TV and radio. She has an MA in theology from King’s College London.

In this short episode of the podcast, host Joel Monk reflects on two Substack articles by Peter Limberg that critique the coaching industry, and opens the conversation around what it means to be a coach as the occupation evolves in our fast-changing times.

In this very special conversation with Alexander Love we speak about the transformative experience of his father’s murder and how it shaped his life and his teachings, the process of restorative justice that Alexander participated in, seeing the virtue in the “other” and how turning towards our pain and acknowledging the unbroken dimension of being is the prerequisite for forgiveness. Alexander Love, M.Ac, PCC, NCC, is a renowned teacher, acupuncturist and coach. He is on faculty at the Newfield Network, a leading coach training organization. Alexander is a developmental coach who specializes in transformational shadow work. He works with a wide range of individuals spanning the developmental spectrum which includes providing support for those in the latest stages of human development. Currently, Alexander is working on a book that is a synthesis of eastern wisdom with western developmental research to provide the coach with a deep understanding of how we grow up through stages of meaning making and how this knowledge is essential for supporting our clients. 

In this conversation with Vivian Dittmar we explore the conscious release process, the relationship between emotional work and transpersonal self, how emotional release happens, transpersonal ways of knowing, and midwifing an evolutionary crisis. Vivian Dittmar is an author, wisdom teacher and founder of the Be the Change Foundation. Born in Germany, Vivian spent her childhood and youth on three continents, immersed in very diverse cultural and socio-economic contexts. This gives her a unique perspective on what it means to be human. Through her books, lectures, seminars and online offerings, she has been committed to a holistic development of people, society, economy and consciousness for over two decades. Her books include “The Emotional Backpack”, “The Power of Feelings“ and “Your Inner GPS“.

In this conversation with Bonnitta Roy we explore the mentality of crisis, the ledger function of the mind, our cultural habit of categorizing by splitting, the shift to “lyric culture”, the art of disclosure and abstraction and wholeness. Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups interested in breaking away from limiting patterns of thought. She teaches a masters course in consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology at the Graduate Institute. Her teaching highlights the embodied, affective and perceptual aspects of the core self, and the non-egoic potentials from which subtle sensing, intuition and insight emerge. Bonnitta is the author of the popular Medium publication Our Future at Work. She is an associate editor of Integral Review where you can also find her articles on process approaches to consciousness, perception, and metaphysics.

In this conversation with coach and consultant Chris Alder we explore the concept of practice, how we create practices that are developmentally intelligent, working with metaphor, integration and somatic development, hot and cold zone practices and role modelling for our clients. Chris Alder is a partner at Evolution and has been working globally with executives and senior leaders for the past 12 years across a whole wide range of industries. He is passionate about helping leaders move beyond their current perspective and reality and transform themselves and their leadership in order to better navigate the complexities of the ever-changing business world. He completed his coaching studies with Integral Coaching Canada in their Master Coaching program and went on to train as faculty for them in 2015 where he now teaches their ICF accredited program in Europe and Canada. 

In this conversation with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener we explore how we evaluate and evolve our coaching, the art of positive provocation, challenging coaching culture, owning our sovereignty in our coaching styles and the role of self-reflection and supervision. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his research has taken him to such far-flung places as Greenland, India, Kenya, and Israel. He is a leading authority on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness and is known for his pioneering work in the application of positive psychology to coaching. Robert has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters, two of which are “citation classics” (cited more than 1,000 times each). Dr. Biswas-Diener has authored seven books, including his most recent published in 2023, Positive Provocation.

In this conversation with spiritual teacher Thomas Huebl we explore the transformational containers we create with our clients, the three core pillars of the wisdom traditions, attuning to our clients, the individuation loop, and working from our leading edge. Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2008. The origin of his work and more than two decades of study and practice on healing collective trauma is detailed in his book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds and his latest book is Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma - And Our World.

In this conversation with Yannick Jacob we explore positive psychology and existentialism, prioritizing presence over process, phenomenological inquiry in coaching, integrating an existential approach and the limits and boundaries of coaching. Yannick Jacob is an Existential Coach (MA), Positive Psychologist (MSc), Coach Trainer & Supervisor (DIP) and Mediator (SPCP Dispute Resolution). He is the Program Director of the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching at the School of Positive Transformation and he’s the former Programme Leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology at the University of East London. Yannick is part of the teaching faculty at the School of Life, the Animas Centre for Coaching and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision. He also presents at conferences internationally and is the author of An Introduction to Existential Coaching.

In this conversation with psychiatrist and author Dan Siegel we dive into the concept of self, exploring the lie of the solo self, other constructs of selfhood, psychological adaptations for seeking wholeness, verb versus noun-like personality and the center of belonging. Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is an internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator, and child psychiatrist. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he also serves as a co-investigator at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions and communities. His latest book is Personality and wholeness in therapy.

In this conversation with Dana Carman and Joel Yanowitz we explore the methodology of Wayfinding in which leaders encounter the mirror of nature, the power of threshold and ritual, nature as facilitator, and translating and integrating insights. Dana Carman is an expert in human and organizational transformation. Since 1984 he has worked as a senior advisor, consultant and executive coach to leaders of more than 200 visionary organizations on 5 five continents. Dana has co-founded two pioneering consultancies and trained and certified more than 500 consultant’s, coaches and change agents worldwide. In the last several years, Dana has co-founded the Action Inquiry Associates, and is an owner, board member and core faculty of MetaIntegral Academy which offers next generation leader development programs for executives and change agents from five continents. Joel Yanowitz is a leading consultant, executive coach and senior advisor renowned for his ability to help leaders accelerate progress on critical business challenges through leveraging the human side of their organization. Joel has hands-on experience launching and running companies, having served as co-founder and managing director of Innovation Associates and currently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little. Over the past thirty years, he has helped countless business leaders drive growth, improve innovation, and build cultures capable of extraordinary performance.

In this conversation with Saniel Bonder and Linda Groves Bonder we explore the spirit/matter split, an integrative approach to spiritual inquiry, inner polarization, the core/heart wound, “second birth awakening” and the breadth of experience post awakening. Saniel Bonder is the co-founder of the Human Sun HEART Work. He has devoted his adult life first to a 20+ year spiritual quest and then to "democratizing enlightenment" by transmitting and teaching this work for more than three decades. As a prolific author, teacher, and coach, Saniel has helped high-performing teams and hundreds of individuals achieve their greatest potential. His books include Waking Down, Healing the Spirit/Matter Split, Great Relief, and The White-Hot Yoga of the Heart. Linda Groves-Bonder is the co-founder of the Human Sun HEART Work and has personally assisted many individuals into stable whole-being awakeness. A former professional artist, singer/songwriter, and actress, Linda holds a B.S. in Art Education from Ball State University.

In this conversation with choreographer and performer Arawana Hayashi we explore the dynamic transformational possibilities of social presencing theater; bringing experience into expression, moving as a social body, harnessing social presence and speaking in shapes. Arawana Hayashi’s pioneering work as a choreographer, performer and educator is deeply sourced in collaborative improvisation. She currently heads the creation of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) for the Presencing Institute. Working with Otto Scharmer and colleagues at the Presencing Institute, she brings her background in the arts, meditation and social justice to creating “social presencing” that makes visible both current reality and emerging future possibilities. Her recent book, Social Presencing Theatre is available now.

In this conversation with coaching psychologist Wendy-Ann Smith we explore common ethical issues that arise in the coaching container, the foundations of ethical practice, personal development and integrity, and navigating ethics and AI. Wendy-Ann Smith, is a coaching psychologist, co-founder of the Coaching Ethics Forum and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Positive Psychology, Buckinghamshire New University, UK. Wendy-Ann runs virtual groups for coaches who wish to nourish themselves and their coaching. Wendy-Ann regularly coaches a small number of one-to-one clients. She designs and delivers lectures, trainings and workshops internationally in a variety of settings, including universities. Her two recent books are Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace (2021) and The Ethical Coaches' Handbook (2023).

In this conversation with bestselling author and hospitality maverick Chip Conley we explore the research that reveals surprising conclusions about when we are at our happiest in life and why, the “midlife crisis”, four types of transition, paths to purpose and the collective chrysalis of these times. Chip Conley is the New York Times bestselling author and hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake we explore including the body, the brain-body approach, the experiential field, embodied self-awareness and coaching and growing our capacity as coaches. Amanda Blake is a Leadership Coach, creator of the popular Body = BrainⓇ course on the neurobiology of experiential learning and author of the forthcoming book Your Body Is Your Brain. In addition to teaching about the art and science of embodiment, she works with leaders worldwide to help them become their best self, enjoy life more, and make a bigger contribution. She is a Master Somatic Leadership Coach and holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. Head to our website to check out our new training programme, Re-imagine Leadership: www.coachesrising.com/reimagineleadership/

In this conversation with Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch of Pacific Integral we explore the concert of awakened wholeness, parts work and integration practices, tuning into collective intelligence, exploring co-emergence, healing within a collective and what is possible now. Abigail Lynam PhD is faculty for Fielding University’s PhD program in Human and Organizational Development and for Pacific Integral’s Generating Transformative Change leadership development program in Seattle and Ethiopia. Abigail’s scholarship and practice integrates the interior dimensions of human knowledge and experience with adult learning, leadership development, and social and ecological change work. Abigail is a skilled facilitator, developmental scorer, debriefer, and coach, teacher of awareness, shadow, and embodiment practices, and facilitator of Work that Reconnects. Geoff Fitch MA is a founding partner of Pacific Integral. Geoff is a coach, trainer, and facilitator of transformative growth in individuals and organizations. He has been studying and practicing diverse approaches to cultivating higher human potentials for twenty years. He also has twenty years experience in leadership in business. Head to our website to check out our new training programme, Re-imagine Leadership: https://www.coachesrising.com/reimagineleadership/

In this conversation with leadership expert Peter Hawkins we explore the role of coaching in these times, the limits of AI coaching, wide-angled empathy, systemic coaching and helping organizations embrace the unknown. Peter Hawkins is Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School University of Reading UK and Emeritus Chairman of Bath Consultancy Group, where for the last 25 years he has been helping organizations in many parts of the world connect their strategic change, their organizational culture and their leadership development. He has written extensively about leadership, leadership teams, coaching and supervision. He is visiting professor at the universities of Bath and Oxford Brookes, and chairs Renewal Associates and Connect Assist. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Lynda Caesara we explore the nature of the human energy field, how we can work with it as coaches, the chakra system, how to hold energy fields, the five patterns of energetic dysfunction and the Four Directions container. Lynda Caesara attended Berkeley Psychic Institute in 1974, the Heartsong Psychic Institute from 1975 to 1977, and went on to teach at Heartsong for six years. She spent two years studying Christian mysticism before beginning Shamanic practice in 1982, which has developed over the years to form the backbone of her instructional method. Lynda has also been active in bodywork from 1975 to present, studying and integrating techniques from Lauren Berry, John Upledger, Jean-Pierre Barral, Sharon Weiselfish-Giammatteo, and Frank Lowen into her practice. She has been teaching ongoing Energy Classes and workshops since 2001. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Dr John Churchill we explore the current meta-crisis from the perspective of planetary and human dharma, the value of different developmental approaches and how to integrate them, contemplative engineering, and becoming a planetary Bodhisattva. BIO Dr. John Churchill is a Doctor of Psychology and teacher of Buddha Dharma as well as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and author. John’s interest in psycho-spiritual development, Integral theory, Contemplative studies, Western Esotericism, and Mahayana Buddhism began in his adolescence, leading him to spend several years as a Buddhist monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. During this time, John received the esoteric Planetary Dharma transmissions that would in time unfold as his contribution to a planetary fourth turning teaching. He is also a founding member of the Integral Institute. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with trauma therapist and NARM™ teacher Ralf Marzen we explore the relationship between trauma and awakening, what integrated spirituality looks like, transmuting trauma into gifts and working with NARM. Ralf Marzen is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and groups. He is the founder of Embodied Trauma Healing and teaches workshops and seminars internationally. He is a NARM™ teacher and has trained under Dr Laurence Heller for many years. He is also trained in Somatic Experiencing™ (SE) and Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP). Ralf is director of the Mudita School of Thai Yoga Massage as well as the StillPoint Center for WellBeing in London. Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment: www.coachesrising.com/insidecoachingleaders

In this conversation with coach, author and speaker Michael Bungay Stanier we explore the concept of social contracting, the 3 phases of the keystone conversation, maintaining healthy relationships and good day/bad day questions. Michael Bungay Stanier is at the forefront of shaping how organizations around the world make being coach-like an essential leadership competency. He is a coach and speaker, and the author of six books, which between them have sold more than a million copies. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led. Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment: www.coachesrising.com/insidecoachingleaders

In this conversation with writer and thought-leader Charles Eisenstein we explore sense-making in the era of collapse, stepping outside of our stories, the nature of sanity, the power of invitation and how we navigate the breakdown. Charles Eisenstein is a countercultural philosopher, essayist and speaker focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, economics and human cultural evolution. His writings on the web magazine Reality Sandwich have generated a vast online following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. He is the author of several books, including Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, and Climate: A New Story Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment: www.coachesrising.com/insidecoachingleaders

In this conversation with psychotherapist and purpose guide Jonathan Gustin we speak about the nonduality roundtable that Jonathan is hosting on June 18th with his teachers Adyashanti, Rupert Spira and John Prendergast, what the aims are of the gathering, the nature of the student-teacher relationship, pathways to enlightenment and some of the pitfalls of awakening. Jonathan Gustin is a purpose guide, psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and integral mentor in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. He is the founder and lead teacher of the Purpose Guides Institute and Green Sangha. He also serves as adjunct faculty at John F. Kennedy University in the Consciousness and Transformation Studies program. Non-duality roundtable: https://www.purposeguides.org/nonduality-round-table Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with master somatic leadership coach Chris L. Johnson we explore the practice of presence in the context of leadership, the somatic aspect of presence, working with high stress clients, relating to triggers, stressors and energy leaks, cultivating change through resonance and core presence. Chris L. Johnson is a master somatic leadership coach, trauma psychologist, and mindfulness instructor who has worked extensively for over 20 years with individual leaders and leadership teams in organizations as diverse as health care, manufacturing, finance, local municipalities, and education to effectively grapple with system-wide change. Chris holds a doctorate in psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago where she teaches in the Executive and Professional Development Program and is certified as a Master Somatic Leadership Coach by the Strozzi Institute where she teaches leadership development. She is the author of The Leadership Pause. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Eve Turner and Jonathan Passmore we explore the difference between codes of ethics and ethical awareness, how we think about ethics, key domains of ethical questions in coaching, engaging ethical issues in the coaching conversation and the ethical issues around AI. Eve Turner is a highly accomplished coach, mentor, supervisor and facilitator working with clients in the public, private, education and not-for-profit sectors, and founder of Eve Turner Associates. Eve is a leading contributor to industry research and writing and is active within the various global coaching bodies. She prioritizes pro bono work and has volunteered for coaching and supervision charity projects like Coaching Through Covid, CoachActivism and EthicalCoach. Eve is co-founder of the Climate Coaching Alliance and founder and co-lead of the Global Supervisors’ Network. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton and Professional Development Foundation faculty advisor on coaching and climate and on supervision. Prof. Jonathan Passmore is a UK based chartered psychologist and accredited coach and supervisor. He holds five degrees including an MBA and doctorate in occupational psychology. He holds professorship titles at the University of Reading, UK and the University of Évora, Portugal. His doctoral research focused on the coaching relationships and coach behaviors and led to the development of the Integrated Coaching model, published in 2007. His current research interests include AI and coaching, digital coaching, the potential and risks of Coachbots, diversity, coaching ethics, coach impact and evaluation. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Giles Hutchins we explore the current paradigm shift occurring in leadership and organizations, what regenerative leadership is, the differences between the old and new worldviews, the three lenses through which we experience reality and how to help leaders become who they need to be in order to create organizations that transform rather than just coping. Giles Hutchins is a pioneering practitioner, keynote speaker and executive coach at the forefront of the revolution in leadership and organizational development with over 25 years of experience helping leaders, teams and organizations become future-fit. He contributes to international business school research, runs deep-dive transformation Learning Journeys, is Chair of The Future-Fit Leadership Academy, lead partner of The Natural Business Partnership, co-founder of Biomimicry for Creative Innovation, co-founder of Regenerators and partner/associate with a number of pioneering organizations. He is the author of several books, his latest being Leading by nature. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Muriel Wilkins we explore the importance of contextualizing coaching, the pitfalls of coaching within a vacuum, growing as a coach, stakeholder-leader relationships, awareness of our biases and detaching from outcomes. Muriel Wilkins, managing partner and co-founder of Paravis Partners, is a C-suite advisor and executive coach with a strong track record of helping senior leaders and teams take their effectiveness to the next level. She is the host of the Harvard Business Review podcast, “Coaching Real Leaders” and the co-author of “Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence”. Muriel specializes in working with executives in the areas of C-suite leadership, onboarding, leadership presence, succession support and leading with equity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and co-founder of AQai Ross Thornley we explore the impulse to adapt, conditions for adaptation, the lexicon of adaptability, making complex adaptability assessments, building resilience and the power of imagination. Ross Thornley is the CEO and Co-Founder of AQai, an organization that specializes in adaptability assessments and coaching. Ross has extensive experience in the field of business and publishing, having previously worked as the Art Director and Majority Owner of Odin Publishing, as well as with other companies such as NATURES-PANACEA, tripleO performance solution, and Mug For Life Ltd. Ross is passionate about helping others reach their full potential and has used their platform at AQai to do just that. Ross is a strong advocate for continued learning and growth, believing that it is essential for success in today's ever-changing world. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and leadership consultant Nicholas Janni we explore the framework he uses to coach in a profoundly emergent way, his methodology in training coaches, some of the core differences between his style of coaching versus a more traditional approach, leveraging the power of presence and trauma-informed coaching. Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone’ of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO’s and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with Pat Williams we speak about the differences between a new coach, a professional coach and a master coach, the power of metaphor, the importance of non-formulaic coaching, creating transformational coaches and critiques of the industry. Dr Pat Wiliams is an author and personal development coach who has been in the industry for over four decades. He is a founding member of the ICF and an inaugural member of its Circle of Distinction, a Master Certified Coach, a Board-Certified Coach, and a member of Forbes Coaching Council. In 2018, he was honored to be in the inaugural Circle of Distinction for the International Coach Federation. He founded the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT), which specializes in training those with a human services orientation and is the author of six books about professional coaching Dr. Pat currently provides coaching to Navy Seals, prisoners and formerly incarcerated, and teaches and mentors at several coach training entities. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with Karim Hirani we introduce our new course The Power of Presence, why it’s relevant now, how it can empower coaches, how it works, who is on the faculty and more. Karim Hirani is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach and oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with Veronica and Alexander Love and Lorie Dechar we explore the interplay between emergence and vision, tools for coming into greater wholeness, integral consciousness, working with “entelechy” and accessing deeper presence. Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the voice of our inner wisdom & potency and allow that to move us outward into the world and make a difference. Veronica Paz Olalla Love is the Chief Executive Officer for the Newfield Network, United States branch and is an international presenter for the Newfield Network programs. She combines over 15 years of experience working in the holistic health field with over 14 years of immersion in the ontological coaching domain. In addition to being a somatic and program leader for the Newfield Network, she is the co-founder of eōs wellness center; a transformative wellness clinic in Boulder, Colorado that blends Coaching and Chinese medicine within an integral context. Lorie Eve Dechar's intuitive work as an alchemical healer, mentor, and teacher is supported by a strong foundation of theoretical understanding and clinical experience, including over thirty years of Chinese medical practice, twelve years as a senior faculty member at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City as well as years of teaching at institutes and retreat centers throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. Lorie is the author of three books. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with senior Leadership Strategist Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership, we talk about some of the post-covid changes and the critical cultural steps organizations need to take to create belonging, foster psychological safety and inspire a hopeful Future. Amy also discusses the importance of having teachers in a path of spiritual development and healing and how to discern ethical and potent guides on the path. She also talks about her own inner life as a practitioner and how to shift your relationship with life. Finally, she delineates some of the hallmarks and practices of evolutionary practitioners (coaches and facilitators) and shares key tenets of the Mobius approach to organizational change. Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with experience consulting to senior leadership on issues related to human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Over the past decade and a half she has spoken at numerous national industry gatherings and led workshops for corporate executives across the country. Amy is also a psychotherapist and an executive coach. Visit www.coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and facilitator Lucille Greeff we explore how the global south can inform how the global north holds coaching, adult development theory, organizational development work, how “heat experiences” can support development, and refining the art of coaching. Lucille Greeff is a director of Aephoria and a Chartered Organisation Development (OD) practitioner, facilitator, coach, team development specialist and psychometrist. Her work focuses on personal, team and organizational change and transformation with an emphasis on balancing health and effectiveness, issue-centricity and deep transformation. Her clients span across financial services, retail, resources, Information Technology, manufacturing, agricultural, government and non-governmental sectors. Lucille has written and published a number of organizational and poetic works. She is also a vision quest facilitator and makes use of wilderness-based leadership development and deep ecology work as part of her practice. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Bonnitta Roy we explore Bonnitta’s key points on Dave Snowden’s views on developmental Stage Theory and metamodernism, the empirical fallacy, the nature of mind, action protocols for development and moving away from Stage Theory. Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups interested in breaking away from limiting patterns of thought. She teaches a masters course in consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology at the Graduate Institute. Her teaching highlights the embodied, affective and perceptual aspects of the core self, and the non-egoic potentials from which subtle sensing, intuition and insight emerge. Bonnitta is the author of the popular Medium publication Our Future at Work. She is an associate editor of Integral Review where you can also find her articles on process approaches to consciousness, perception, and metaphysics. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and consultant Sam Isaacson we dive deep into the disruptive possibilities of using technology AI and AR in coaching, how they can serve humanity and what some possible dangers might be, consequences for coaches, and what skills and capacities coaches may need to focus on in a world that includes AI coaching. Sam Isaacson is an enthusiastic coach, coach supervisor, and coachtech thought leader. He's Chair of the UK Government's Coaching Professional apprenticeship trailblazer group, and works closely with the ICF, EMCC Global and others. Sam combines his background in technology risk consulting with his love of coaching to play various roles with coaching professional bodies and thinktanks. He is the first person to have delivered executive coaching in virtual reality and is the author of several books. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with consultant Jeffrey Hull we explore the science of coaching and the maturation of the field, the paradox of wisdom, regenerative paradigms, the evolution of leadership, healing and somatics, and creating a generative ontology. Jeffrey Hull, PhD, is an author, educator, and consultant with more than twenty years’ experience partnering with C-suite executives on issues of high-performance leadership, change management, organizational strategy, structure, and culture. He is a highly sought-after facilitator, keynote speaker, and executive coach to both nonprofit and for-profit global organizations. The CEO of LeaderShift Inc., a management consultancy based in New York City, he is also the executive director at the Institute of Coaching, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and an adjunct professor of leadership at New York University. Jefrey is the author of Flex, the art and science of leadership in a changing world. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodie…ransformation/

In this conversation with Valerie Livesay, Shakiyla Smith and Dana Carman we explore the current criticisms of adult development theory and what is currently happening in the field of coaching around this topic. Dana Carman is an expert in human and organizational transformation. Since 1984 he has worked as a senior advisor, consultant and executive coach to leaders of more than 200 visionary organizations on 5 five continents. Dana has co-founded two pioneering consultancies and trained and certified more than 500 consultant’s, coaches and change agents worldwide. In the last several years, Dana has co-founded the Action Inquiry Associates, and is an owner, board member and core faculty of MetaIntegral Academy which offers next generation leader development programs for executives and change agents from five continents. Shakiyla Smith is the Vice President of organizational culture at the Fetzer Institute. Shakiyla’s work involves leading efforts to foster a culture that is spiritually grounded, reflective of a community of freedom, diverse and inclusive, organizationally agile, and growth-oriented. Prior to joining Fetzer, Shakiyla worked in the areas of violence prevention research, program development and evaluation, and research administration for more than 15 years both within academia and the federal government. She also works with individuals and groups as an action researcher interested in the evolution of consciousness in adults, adult development, and adaptive and collaborative learning using the method of action inquiry. Valerie Livesay has been thinking about and inquiring into the phenomenon of fallback for more than a decade. As Chief Illuminator at Ghost Light Leadership, Valerie accompanies individuals through their discovery of self using the analogy of theater to set the stage for their historical and unfolding story. Through her writing, speaking, coaching, and workshop offerings, Valerie invites the many characters that comprise the full ensemble of one’s self to dance together in order to better meet their intentions. Valerie is the author of Leaving the Ghost Light Burning. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodie…ransformation/

In this conversation with Deb Dana we speak about the three organizing principles, coregulation and neuroception, flavors of nervous system regulation, working with dorsal, and nervous system regulation. BIO Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author and speaker specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma in our lives. She is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both understandable and accessible - for clinicians and curious people alike. Deb is a consultant to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and the author of several books, including the upcoming book, “Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory”. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodie…ransformation/

In this conversation with William Torbert we explore his perspectives on Dave Snowden’s critiques of vertical development, including the concern about elitism, action logic perspectives, post cognitive consciousness, the 4 territories of experience and a more inclusive way of being. William R. Torbert is the Principal of Action Inquiry Associates LLC, Co-Founder and Director Emeritus of Global Leadership Associates, Director of the Amara Collaboration and a Founding Member of the Action Inquiry Fellowship. His groundbreaking work on Developmental Action Inquiry is the foundation for the work of Global Leadership Associates. Bill has enjoyed an distinguished academic career: Yale, Southern Methodist university, Harvard, Boston College, Leadership professor Emeritus, and is an award winning teacher. He is the author of a dozen books, including Seven Transformations of Leadership, selected as one of the top ten Harvard Business Review leadership articles of all time and his most recent book, Numbskull in the Theatre of Inquiry. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodiedtransformation/

In this conversation with cofounders of iConscious, Carole Griggs and Ted Strauss, we explore into the iConscious Model for accelerating human potential, unpacking the different domains and how they support growth at different developmental stages, as well as discussing how development works, the transformational setting, developmental integration and the future of AI in coaching. Carole Griggs, Ph.D. is an executive coach, leadership development consultant, international speaker, university professor, author/writer, and developer of transformative technology tools focused on human potential and consciousness evolution. She is currently coaching leaders at Apple, Google and other international and Silicon Valley tech companies. Carole is co-founder of iConscious and a professor and course developer for John F. Kennedy’s Masters program in Consciousness and Transformative Studies department, and is the author of Space to See Reality: A New Model for Professional Coaches, and coauthor of Conscious: Accelerating Human Potential. Ted Strauss is cofounder of iconscious.global and has been a writer and teacher of awakening for over 45 years. For 10 years he taught Transcendental Meditation, helping hundreds to awaken consciousness. He integrates his experience with computer programming to create electronic means for accelerating personal and collective unfoldment and has been a major player in the Loving AI project, using AI to support awakening using the iConscious human development model as a dialog framework. He is co-founder of iConscious and coauthor of the book iConscious: Accelerating Human Potential. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, Greg Thomas, we explore the process of racialization, how racialized worldviews impact development, the limits of the anti-racism movement, cultural intelligence, antagonistic cooperation and a more expansive approach to the topic of deracialization. Greg Thomas is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Jazz Leadership Project. Greg embodies the strategic vision of the company and enacts it during live workshops and for the Tune In To Leadership blog. The Co-Creator of G&J Productions, Greg has been instrumental in developing humanities programs for top cultural organizations such as Jazz at Lincoln Center. As a journalist and scholar, he has conducted in-depth research and conducted hundreds of interviews over the course of his career. Greg has given presentations on jazz, culture, race, and democratic life and values for a range of online platforms and institutions such Columbia, Hamilton and Harvard. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Dr. Bayo Akomolafe we explore the beliefs that underlie our collective culture, the epistemology of identity, hypo-subjects, the decentralization of humans, how the world is more than story and potential in the instability of our times. Dr. Bayo Akomolafe is a philosopher, psychologist, professor and poet renowned for his unconventional views on global crises, activism, and social change. He has taught at various international universities and currently lectures at Pacifica Graduate Institute and the University of Vermont. He sits on the Board of many organizations including Science and Non-Duality. Bayo is Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Emergence Network, author of These Wilds Beyond our Fences and We Will Tell our Own Story, and host of the online postactivist course, ‘We Will dance with Mountains’. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with author, coach and entrepreneur Neo Moreton we explore the 3 prongs of Microshift Method, how connection changes our physiology, the business model of coaching, fostering sincerity and realness and the future of coaching and tech. Neo Moreton is a business-building Brit with a fierce passion for real growth in real life. Neo is inspired by tech and consciousness in equal measures and with his vast experience of high growth tech companies, business development and M&A, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Microshift, Founder of BYOND, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Urban OM and Co-Founder of Reach Within. He is also the author of Being real for a change. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and communication expert Barbara Piper Roelofs we explore leadership challenges in a post-Covid working context, leading from common humanity, what the research says about compassion, creating client touchpoints, ritual and wellbeing, and resilience and responsibility. Barbara Piper-Roelofs is a coach and facilitator who works with both individual and corporate clients. She started her 20+ year career in Corporate Communications and later moved into Health Care Management. During these years Barbara could always be found in a personal development or in an organizational training hub, either learning about management development or learning about different ancient wisdom traditions, meditation, mindfulness, compassion, somatic work and systemic constellations. Barbara holds a Masters degree in Communication and has recently studied at Stanford’s CCARE Institute (Cultivating Compassion and Altruism) which combines rigorous academic research with experiential contemplative, meditation practices. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and CEO of the Moment Institute, David Drake, we explore how we can be effective, masterful coaches in the context of these times, breadth versus depth, the perception of change versus what creates change, exploring patterns, the five maturities and competence versus mastery. David B. Drake, PhD, is the founder and CEO of the Moment Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose mission is to reinvent learning & development for practitioners and clients to better meet the challenges of our time. He pioneered the field of Narrative Coaching, and he has taught coaching skills to over 10,000 leaders, managers, and professionals. He is the author of over fifty publications on narratives and coaching, including his book “Narrative Coaching; The definitive guide to bringing new stories to life”, co-editor of the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016) and a thought leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Jennifer Garvey Berger we explore what coaches need in these times, Jennifer’s favorite theories, flow and presence, understanding context, biases and the action urge, and how we engage with complexity. Jennifer Garvey Berger helps individuals and teams to transform themselves and their organizations, to see bigger perspectives, to think in more creative ways, and to collaborate effectively. With her partners at Cultivating Leadership, Jennifer runs transformational leadership programs and supports organizations to use their leaders (and leadership development) to encourage and support whole-of organization change. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Alexander Love, Veronica Love & Lorie Dechar we explore emerging perspectives on adult development in the current paradigm of cultural change, various perspectives on wholeness and fragmentation, balancing different lines of inner development, reintegrating the somatic and the emergence of self. Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the voice of our inner wisdom & potency and allow that to move us outward into the world and make a difference. Veronica Paz Olalla Love is the Chief Executive Officer for the Newfield Network, United States branch and is an international presenter for the Newfield Network programs. She combines over 15 years of experience working in the holistic health field with over 14 years of immersion in the ontological coaching domain. In addition to being a somatic and program leader for the Newfield Network, she is the co-founder of eōs wellness center; a transformative wellness clinic in Boulder, Colorado that blends Coaching and Chinese medicine within an integral context. Lorie Eve Dechar's intuitive work as an alchemical healer, mentor, and teacher is supported by a strong foundation of theoretical understanding and clinical experience, including over thirty years of Chinese medical practice, twelve years as a senior faculty member at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City as well as years of teaching at institutes and retreat centers throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Gonzalo Córdova we talk about emotional literacy in coaching, the science of emotions, how to bring emotional literacy into corporate environments, understanding emotional filters and having congruence as a coach. Gonzalo Córdova is an international facilitator, lecturer and an experienced executive coach. He has more than fifteen years of immersion in human development and is an expert at innovating and energizing leaders and has trained and coached more than 3,000 people around the globe. His focus is building communities of learning for the betterment of individuals and organizations throughout the globe. Gonzalo is one of the founders of The Newfield Network Mexico and LSHuman, an innovative company based in Malaga, Spain, dedicated to bringing about the synthesis of the mind, body and spirit to develop powerful leadership presence. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and facilitator Forrest Wilson, we explore the unified field of coherence, accessing essence, increasing inner alignment, expanding our sensing capacities as coaches and the superorganism of humanity. Forrest Wilson is a coach and facilitator and co-founder of Light in Action, a program designed to help integrate peak experiences and assimilate a variety of healing, awareness and we-space capacities. Forrest is passionate about human potential, transformational healing work, and creating a future where we can collectively thrive. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with embodiment coach Philip Shepherd we explore the concept of wholeness as an embodied practice, attuning to the world through embodied sensitivities, the intelligence of the pelvic floor, five qualities of being and the gateway of surrender. Philip Shepherd is an international authority on embodiment. He travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed for getting us out of our heads and reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body. He is the author of two ground-breaking books, New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being and is the co-author, with Andrei Yakovenko, of Deep Fitness: The Mindful Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a week. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach Alexander Love, we talk about how non-Anglo paradigms can influence the world of coaching, diving deep into the 5 primordial gestures, the wisdom of shadow, qualities of being and how we can work skillfully with parts. Alexander Love, M.Ac, PCC, NCC, is a renowned teacher, acupuncturist and coach. He is on faculty at the Newfield Network, a leading coach training organization. Alexander is a developmental coach who specializes in transformational shadow work. He works with a wide range of individuals spanning the developmental spectrum which includes providing support for those in the latest stages of human development. Currently, Alexander is working on a book that is a synthesis of eastern wisdom with western developmental research to provide the coach with a deep understanding of how we grow up through stages of meaning making and how this knowledge is essential for supporting our clients. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation on becoming a trauma-sensitive coach from the Coaches Rising Summit 2022, Bebe Hansen, Steven Hoskinson and Kim Barta share their thoughts on the differences between coaching and therapy, how both disciplines have and continue to evolve, and how to integrate a trauma-sensitive approach into your coaching. Steven Hoskinson is the Founder, CEO and CCO (Chief Compassion Officer) of Organic Intelligence® (OI) and the nonprofit Organic Intelligence Outreach Institute. OI’s Human Empowerment And Resiliency Training (HEARTraining®) is an international personal and professional development training program using OI’s strengths-based, trauma-safe approach for resiliency. Steve presents at conferences worldwide, is Adjunct Faculty for JFK University’s Somatic Psychology program, a founding member of the Northern California Society for Integrative Mental Health and the International Transformational Resilience Coalition, and he hosts the podcast series, “The End of Trauma.” Bebe Hansen is the Principal of Presence-Based® Coaching, teaches all levels of their ICF approved certification program, and supports students through the certification process. As a senior faculty member, Bebe teaches the ICF approved coach training with other PBC faculty members, designed the Mentor Coaching course, and has trained a team of PBC Mentor Coaches who deliver the course. Kim Barta is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and speaker. He works with the entire spectrum of human development from infants to the elderly and specializes in working with advanced developmental level individuals. Kim conducts workshops internationally on human development and the evolution of consciousness. He focuses on practical, embedded, experiential, embodied exercises that make a real difference in people's lives, bringing the mystical to the ordinary for everyday bliss. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Life is a series of ongoing losses; of people, places, and parts of self, and yet grief - the emotion we can experience as a result of loss - is rarely mentioned in coaching training. In this conversation with integral coach Dina Bell-Laroche we explore grief and how to encounter it with our clients, the social perception of grief and grieving, the identity transformation catalyzed by loss, building safety and self-soothing, and the language of continued bonds. Dina Bell-Laroche, BJ, MA, is an Integral Master Coach™ and partner at Sport Law. Dina has worked for a number of sport organizations since 1991 including the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the True Sport Foundation, and Equestrian Canada. Dina specializes in Integral Coaching®, strategic planning, communications, risk management, change management, loss and grief, and leadership development. Dina is currently enrolled in a Thanatology Certificate Program at the University of Western Ontario’s King’s College. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

The West is in a big time of transition, which necessarily includes our worldview as a collective. In this conversation with Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) aka Dr. Don Trent Jacobs, we talk about the kinship or indigenous worldview in contrast to the dominant worldview, the impact of a binary vs a non-binary worldview, trance learning, and weaving indigenous wisdom into coaching. Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) aka Dr. Don Trent Jacobs is faculty in the School of Leadership Studies at Fielding Graduate University. Formerly Dean of Education at Oglala Lakota College and tenured Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. With doctorates in health psychology and in Curriculum and Instruction (with a cognate in Indigenous Worldview) he has authored 21 books and numerous other publications relating to wellness, critical theory, education and Indigenous worldview. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In many places in the US, psilocybin is being legalized and a new industry is booming - with good reason; research suggests psychedelics can have a highly beneficial impact on our psyches. In this conversation with Paul F. Austin, founder of The Third Wave, we explore the therapeutic use of psychedelics and how it can be merged with coaching to increase the potency of our work, the different ways of working with psychedelics, the neurological and emotional changes stimulated, and the importance of safety, personalization and integration. Paul F. Austin is an entrepreneur, public speaker, and trainer. He has founded two companies in the emerging psychedelic space: Third Wave and Synthesis. Third Wave is an educational platform designed to empower safe and effective psychedelic experiences for the general public. Currently, Third Wave offers long-form psychedelic guides, online trainings focused on the skill of microdosing psychedelics, and an industry-best network of clinics, retreats, and practitioners. Because of his pioneering work at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, Paul has been featured on the BBC, Forbes, and Rolling Stone. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Circling is a modality that exists somewhere on the spectrum between meditation and coaching and highlights the healing power of deep connection. In this conversation with Coach and Circling Europe co-founder Sean Wilkinson we explore the relational meditation tool of Circling, accessing a place of deep presence and aliveness with clients, the role of coaching, potential pitfalls when including our own experience in the connection and navigating cross-paradigmatic coaching. Sean Wilkinson is a Circling Europe co-founder with an enduring passion for self-awareness, human potential, wisdom traditions and an ongoing inquiry into life. His focus includes extensive academic research, spiritual and psychological practice, coaching, and therapeutic training. Circling Europe creates innovative workshops for individual growth within a group setting, which supports people in making breakthroughs in presence and self development, especially in relationships with others. → Our live online coach training “The Neuroscience of Change” starts September 29th 2022 ← Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Start-up founders are a powerful force for change in a time when radical innovation is crucial, but they inhabit a particularly fast-paced and highly demanding work environment. How can we best support them? In this conversation with Executive Coach Gaston Schmitz we dive into the particular challenges faced by Asian founders and the coaching approaches that support their growth, the vibration of leadership, how coaches can train their vibrational perception, and the foundations of intuitive coaching. Gaston Schmitz is an Executive & Founder Coach at the Asian Leadership Institute and has worked in over 30 countries across a diverse range of industries and businesses, including multinationals and rapidly growing startups. Besides having coached senior executives at Fortune 500 companies, he is also leading the tech startup part of ALI Consultancy. Employing a personalized coaching style inspired by mindfulness, conscious communication and neuroscience, he allows clients to expand their perspective, see blind spots and connect with what really matters to them. Gaston has over 10,000 hours of experience coaching executives and founders. → Our live online coach training “The Neuroscience of Change” starts September 29th 2022 ← Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Lately various voices have been raised in critique of adult development models, and the way coaches implement them in their work with clients. In this conversation with management consultant and researcher Dave Snowden we explore some of the fundamental issues with models of adult development, how more fluid stories of self can be more constructive in facilitating change and Dave’s complexity science-based approach to coaching. Dave Snowden is a management consultant and researcher in the field of knowledge management and the application of complexity science. Known for the development of the Cynefin framework, he is the founder and chief scientific officer of Cognitive Edge, a Singapore-based management consulting firm specializing in complexity and sensemaking. He has authored several articles and book chapters on the Cynefin framework and the role of complexity in sensemaking. → Our live online coach training “The Neuroscience of Change” starts September 29th 2022 ← Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

The conversation around adult development and integral consciousness continues to expand and evolve. In this conversation with author and philosopher Jeremy Johnson we explore Jean Gebser’s notion of development, temporics, the unperspectival, the perspectival and the aperspectival, the move from sense-directed thinking to “senseful awareing”, the magic and the mythic and the invitation of this moment. Jeremy Johnson is an author (Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness), publisher (Integral Imprint), managing editor (Integral Leadership Review), podcaster (Mutations) and integral philosopher. His academic research, writing, and publishing advocates new forays into integrative thinking and praxis—aligning the scholastic, poetic, and spiritual—as existentially crucial work for pathfinding in a time of planetary crisis. Jeremy currently serves as president for the International Jean Gebser Society, and is working on his doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His second book, Fragments of an Integral Future (Integral Imprint) is forthcoming in late 2022. → Our live online coach training “The Neuroscience of Change” starts September 29th 2022 ← Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Taking a broader view of personality that includes more abstract layers of selfhood means navigating a more complex perspective on development. In this conversation with writer and futurist Zak Stein we explore the challenge of our time in metabolizing tragedy and complexity, the post-tragic and post-traumatic growth, the difference between ensoulment and transcendence growth, and three streams of personal development and how they can impact a coaching approach. Zachary Stein Ed.D is a writer, educator and futurist whose work focuses on social justice and education through the lenses of developmental psychology and integral metatheories. During his studies he co-founded a research oriented non-profit - Lectica - that studies reforming large-scale standardized testing. Zak has published in a wide range of outlets and his most recent book is entitled “Education in a Time Between Worlds”. He is the Academic Director of the activist think-tank at the Center for Integral Wisdom, as well as Core Faculty at Meridian University. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this moment of systemic chaos, how do we attract a new world into being? In this conversation with writer and psycho-social therapist Indra Adnan we explore what we’re being called to in this evolutionary moment, soft and hard power, community development, how human needs shape society, alternatives to our broken systems, multiple forms of agency and how we transform society. Indra Adnan is a writer, psycho-social therapist and political entrepreneur. She is Founder and Co-initiator of The Alternative UK political platform and is a global consultant on soft power. She has consulted to the World Economic Forum, Indian, Finnish and Danish governments, NATO, the Scottish Executive and the Institute of Contemporary Arts amongst others. Indra is currently Co-Lead in Bounce Beyond, a social enterprise network doing transformative work to cohere and connect the next global economies. She is the author of the book, The Politics of Waking Up: Power & Possibility In The Fractal Age. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

The world is changing - fast - and people and organizations are needing something different from coaching than they did ten years ago. In this conversation from the Coaches Rising Sumit 2022 with Jacinta M. Jiménez and Karim Hirani we explore the current crisis in mental health and the role of coaches in addressing it, the shifting values in the workplace and coaching in organizations, the fine line between coaching and therapy and the future of effective coaching. Jacinta M. Jiménez, PsyD, BCC (also known as “Dr. J”) is an award-winning author, psychologist, and board-certified leadership coach with a 20+ year career dedicated to the betterment of individuals, leaders, and organizations. Her work is focused around synthesizing her deep knowledge of human behavior and applying it to the development of technology, innovative coaching programs, and leaders. She has worked with individuals in top organizations in Silicon Valley and throughout the world. Karim Hirani is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach and oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. ***Join us for our FREE Coaching Summit THE EVOLUTION OF COACHING from July 7 - 21 2022***

As we participate more and more consciously in our own unfolding, we need to ask what is working, what is holding us back, and how can we develop as individuals and collectively in a way that is in harmony with the wider ecosystem? In this conversation with Spring Cheng, Steve March and Jeremy Johnson we explore the concept of liminality, animated intelligence, constructive and destructive developmental methods, two key pathways to creating change, our relationality and connection to the ecosphere, and embracing diversity within and between us. Spring Cheng: Spring Cheng is the co-founder of Resonance Path Institute, a non-profit organization based in Seattle that pioneers research and practice to restore the sensing-feeling-Self to serve the emergence of collective consciousness and wholesome social organizations, and co-author of The Resonance Code. Jeremy Johnson: Jeremy is an author (Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness), publisher (Integral Imprint), managing editor (Integral Leadership Review), podcaster (Mutations) and integral philosopher. His academic research, writing, and publishing advocates new forays into integrative thinking and praxis—aligning the scholastic, poetic, and spiritual—as existentially crucial work for pathfinding in a time of planetary crisis. Jeremy currently serves as president for the International Jean Gebser Society, and is working on his doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His second book, Fragments of an Integral Future (Integral Imprint) is forthcoming in late 2022. Steve March is the originator of Aletheia Coaching and founder of the Aletheia Coach Training School. Previously, from 2009-2019 he was senior faculty for New Ventures West. He specializes in coaching leaders stepping into new and/or expanded roles and leaders who are burned out (or on the way to becoming burned out). He brings a deep and rich background of sixteen years working in the field of software development as a software engineer, quality manager, senior process consultant, and manager of organizational development. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. ***Join us for our FREE Coaching Summit THE EVOLUTION OF COACHING from July 7 - 21 2022***

Many coaches feel they’re bad at the business side of coaching and struggling with marketing. In this conversation with coach Toku McCree we explore how to make marketing feel good, the key components to selling with heart, the art of writing marketing copy and the relationship between coaching and leadership. Toku McCree is a coach for unconventional executives, as well as a speaker and mindfulness expert, and the founder of Unexecutive.com and the Samurai Coaching Dojo - a virtual incubator for coaches to practice and develop the art of deep coaching and authentic selling. Toku’s approach focuses on expanding clients’ self-awareness in order to improve productivity, communication and creativity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. Join us for our FREE Coaching Summit THE EVOLUTION OF COACHING from July 7 - 21 2022

In many developmental movements there is a strong emphasis on so-called “ascendent” practices, which can lead to issues in the maturation process of the individual. In this conversation with Spring Cheng and Tom Murray we explore the descending path and how it relates to the ascending path in development, the role of grief, learning and unlearning, how one direction influences the other and encountering and deconstructing complexity. Spring Cheng is the co-founder of Resonance Path Institute, a non-profit organization based in Seattle that pioneers research and practice to restore the sensing-feeling-Self to serve the emergence of collective consciousness and wholesome social organizations, and co-author of The Resonance Code. Tom Murray is Director of Research, Innovation and Partnerships at STAGES International, is Chief Visionary and Instigator at Open Way Solutions, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the UMass School of Computer Science. He is an Associate Editor at Integral Review, and is on the editorial review board of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. He has published articles on developmental theory and meta-theory as they relate to wisdom, education, we-space practices, ethics, and epistemology. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. ***Join us for our FREE Coaching Summit THE EVOLUTION OF COACHING from July 7 - 21 2022***

Many coaches are plagued by a sense that they have to “get it right” - a mindset that is counterproductive to great coaching. In this conversation with executive coach Jerry Colonna we explore the essence of coaching, coaching in the crisis of modernity, spirituality in coaching, modelling wholeness, trusting our intuition and authenticity in coaching. Jerry Colonna is the CEO, and co-founder, of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm whose coaches and facilitators are committed to the notion that better humans make better leaders. For nearly 20 years, he has used the knowledge gained as an investor, an executive, and a board member for more than 100 organizations to help entrepreneurs and others to lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. ***Join us for our FREE Coaching Summit THE EVOLUTION OF COACHING from July 7 - 21 2022***

The days of certainty, of reliability in the external world are indubitably over, and our clients are having to navigate their lives within the context of these shifting times. What does that mean for coaching? How can we meet these complex needs and best serve our clients in these times? In this conversation with coach Steve March we unpack the implications of the global moment for coaches and coaching strategies, solid versus fluid identities, fragmenting versus integrating approaches, parts-driven strategies, fragility and resilience, and what kind of coaching can best support people in the current context. Steve March is the originator of Aletheia Coaching and founder of the Aletheia Coach Training School. Previously, from 2009-2019 he was senior faculty for New Ventures West. He specializes in coaching leaders stepping into new and/or expanded roles and leaders who are burned out (or on the way to becoming burned out). He brings a deep and rich background of sixteen years working in the field of software development as a software engineer, quality manager, senior process consultant, and manager of organizational development.

As coaches, our primary commitment is to serve our clients. This means fostering a high level of self-awareness around any preferences or projections we may expose our clients to. In this second conversation with psychotherapist Kim Barta we explore the different types of therapeutic modalities and how to match them to the client, understanding the shadow, the stages of shadow resolution, relationship-oriented coaching, recognising mental calcifications in ourselves and depth coaching. Kim Barta is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and speaker. He works with the entire spectrum of human development from infants to the elderly and specializes in working with advanced developmental level individuals. Kim conducts workshops internationally on human development and the evolution of consciousness. He focuses on practical, embedded, experiential, embodied exercises that make a real difference in people's lives, bringing the mystical to the ordinary for everyday bliss.

The word “shadow” is liberally used nowadays but do we really understand what we mean by it? In this conversation with psychotherapist Kim Barta we explore what shadow is and what it is not, the evolution from 1st person to 6th person perspectives, the three key forms of shadow and how to address them, content versus process shadow and matching the release technique to the shadow type. Kim Barta is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and speaker. He works with the entire spectrum of human development from infants to the elderly and specializes in working with advanced developmental level individuals. Kim conducts workshops internationally on human development and the evolution of consciousness. He focuses on practical, embedded, experiential, embodied exercises that make a real difference in people's lives, bringing the mystical to the ordinary for everyday bliss.

In these times of rapid and chaotic change, how can we help leaders understand, embrace and even flourish in complexity? In this conversation with executive coach Carolyn Coughlin we explore how we respond to complexity, what “complexity fitness” is, how adult development relates to complexity, arriving in context and fostering fluidity, testing patterns and moving towards “complexity genius”. Carolyn Coughlin has been an executive coach, facilitator, and leadership development specialist for over 15 years. With her fellow Cultivating Leadership partner Jennifer, Carolyn co-designed and runs the Growth Edge Certification series. She writes and talks about developmental coaching, why and how it can be such a powerful support to growth, and how, in particular, she thinks it might hold promise for shifting the gender imbalance in our leadership ranks. Carolyn is a Certified Somatic Coach and a certified user of the Global Leadership Profile, the Leadership Circle, and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

Silicon Valley stands for fast-paced change; what can we learn from a consulting firm working with seed and other early-stage companies at the heart of the evolving world of business and organizational culture? In this conversation with executive coach and leadership development consultant Matt Auron we dive into the approach of his consulting firm Evolution and its roots in integral theory, the potential of these times for cultural experimentation, holistic coaching in organizations, using the “I, We and It” framework, business mirroring life, inductive versus deductive methods of leadership, and finding the core patterns with our clients. Matt Auron is an executive coach and leadership development consultant. He is the co-founder and managing director of Evolution, a coaching, culture and leadership development firm. As an author, he has been featured in publications such as Training and Development as well as the Organization Development Practitioner. Matt has been trained and mentored by luminaries in the field of organization development such as Peter Block, Chris Worley and Edie and Charles Seashore and continually learns and integrates current thinking into his coaching practice such as neuro-leadership and mindfulness.

In order to foster resilience and ingenuity in these times we need to replace our obsession with decline and collapse with a focus on transformation and potential. In this conversation with meta-cognitive teacher and author Bonnitta Roy we explore the impact of our subjectivity on the personal and collective levels, moving beyond the dominant models of change, shifting from complex adaptive systems thinking to complex potential states, types of conflict, the core-communal and cosmopolitan self, and the potential in the decline of the West. Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups interested in breaking away from limiting patterns of thought. She teaches a masters course in consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology at the Graduate Institute. Her teaching highlights the embodied, affective and perceptual aspects of the core self, and the non-egoic potentials from which subtle sensing, intuition and insight emerge. Bonnitta is the author of the popular Medium publication Our Future at Work. She is an associate editor of Integral Review where you can also find her articles on process approaches to consciousness, perception, and metaphysics.

As we develop into higher stages of adult development the need for us as coaches to understand where we ourselves are developmentally and how to best support our clients through the shift from one stage to another becomes an ever more nuanced endeavor. In this conversation with teacher and coach Alexander Love we explore working with the evolutionary impulse in coaching, the ascending and descending streams of growth, the journey through developmental levels, and working with late Subtle and early MetAware clients. Alexander Love, M.Ac, PCC, NCC, is a renowned teacher, acupuncturist and coach. He is on faculty at the Newfield Network, a leading coach training organization. Alexander is a developmental coach who specializes in transformational shadow work. He works with a wide range of individuals spanning the developmental spectrum which includes providing support for those in the latest stages of human development. Currently, Alexander is working on a book that is a synthesis of eastern wisdom with western developmental research to provide the coach with a deep understanding of how we grow up through stages of meaning making and how this knowledge is essential for supporting our clients.

Models of adult development haven’t been around that long, but possibly the most complex and constantly evolving of these is the Stages model. In this conversation with Terri O’Fallon we explore the Stages developmental model, the nuances of the higher stages, the significance of the transpersonal stage, challenges that come with stage shifts, shadows and incongruencies in stages, coaching clients at higher stages, and the potential and difficulty of integrating metaphysical questions in stage development. Terri O’Fallon, Ph.D. is a researcher, coach and designer of transformative containers. She does ongoing research on the Integral Stages developmental model which supports a MetAware tier with four later levels of development and is a partner of Developmental Life Design, which creates programs based on the STAGES model. Terri is also a co-founder of Pacific Integral and is a certified scorer of the Leadership Development Framework, an assessment tool useful for examining ego-maturity in adults and its embodiment.

When working with trauma there is often a heavy focus on the trauma and its impact - does this need to be the case? In this conversation with Steven Hoskinson we explore the biology of trauma, how to expand our client’s processing capacity, fostering improvisation in coaching, the biological impact of wonder, the iSOMA model, negative reinforcement and the post-trauma growth trajectory. Steven Hoskinson is the Founder, CEO and CCO (Chief Compassion Officer) of Organic Intelligence® (OI) and the nonprofit Organic Intelligence Outreach Institute. He and his team offer the personal resilience 9-Week Online End of Trauma™ Course, the online Coaching Certification Course HEART@Home, and the professional Human Empowerment And Resiliency Training (HEART®).

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Coach the person, not the problem” before. But how do we implement that when faced with powerful client stories? In this conversation with executive coach Marcia Reynolds we explore the foundations of reflective inquiry, extracting meaning from story, helping our clients release identity restrictions and disrupt patterns and the critical difference between paying attention and presence. Marcia Reynolds, Psy.D., MCC works with organizations worldwide, providing executive coaching and leadership training with an emphasis on emotional intelligence. She is the author of four books, the training director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute and regularly works with coaching organizations in China and Russia. She was the 5th president of the ICF Global Board and is currently a lead trainer for the WBECS* "Breakthrough Coaching" Program.

What makes the ultimate difference between a beginner coach and a masterful coach? In this conversation with high performance consultant Hans Phillips we explore the shift from good coaching to masterful coaching, the dynamics of ease and flow, integrity in the coaching industry, intuition and ongoing personal development, helping clients with visioning blockages and the importance of having a healthy work/life balance as a coach. Hans Phillips is a high performance consultant who works with clients around the world, supporting them personally and professionally to create and maintain sustainable high performance and the enjoyment of life. His work is based on emotional intelligence, conscious living, ontology, and phenomenology. Hans provides consulting, training, and coaching for achievement-oriented clients, specializing in helping them create new avenues of communication and authenticity as well as creating new velocity in their projects.

In these fast-paced times, coaches can play a crucial role in shaping leadership and organizational change. In this conversation with executive coach Kari Granger we explore the ongoing shift in business consciousness, what leadership is, stakeholder leadership, partnering with the system, the coaching agenda and creating systemic change. Kari Granger is an executive coach and CEO of The Granger Network with 20 years of experience catalyzing transformation at the individual and organizational level. Prior to founding her company, she served as a decorated combat veteran, where she learned the imperative of transformative leadership in high-intensity situations. Kari and her team specialize in helping companies thrive in high-pressure situations, such as restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and strategic pivots.

In these particularly challenging times, how can we as coaches help people foster resilience, embodied decision-making and the fundamental needs of safety, belonging and dignity? In this conversation with somatic coach Staci Haines we dive into coaching across social boundaries, addressing conditioned tendencies, fostering resilience, living from past commitments and expanding our somatic capacity. Staci Haines is a national leader in the field of Somatics specializing in social leadership. She is a senior teacher at Strozzi Institute and the founder of generative somatics, bringing Somatics to social and environmental change leaders, and generationFIVE, a community leadership organization whose mission is to end the sexual abuse of children. Her most recent book is “The politics of trauma; Somatics, healing and social justice”.

Our understanding of how our brains work continues to evolve, as well as our understanding of how we create meaning. How can we use advances in cognitive science to help our coaching clients? In this conversation with Amanda Blake and John Vervaeke we dive into cognitive science and how it can help us understand meaning-making, how cognition is not in your head, different forms of knowing, reciprocal opening and narrowing and how cognitive science translates to practical tools for coaches. Amanda Blake is a Leadership Coach, creator of the popular Body = BrainⓇ course on the neurobiology of experiential learning and author of the forthcoming book Your Body Is Your Brain. In addition to teaching about the art and science of embodiment, she works with leaders worldwide to help them become their best self, enjoy life more, and make a bigger contribution. She is a Master Somatic Leadership Coach and holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. John Vervaeke, PhD is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology. He teaches courses in the Psychology department on thinking and reasoning, cognitive development, and higher cognitive processes. He also teaches a course in the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program on Buddhism and Cognitive Science. He has a popular YouTube channel where he shares his insights and research on these topics. His abiding passion is to address the meaning crisis that besets western culture.

As coaches, it’s important that we are clear on the level of care we are able to provide and when we need to refer a client to another mental health professional. In this conversation with trauma professional David Treleaven we explore the ubiquity of trauma, encountering trauma in a coaching session, resilience practices, dysregulation and nuance and working with the “window of tolerance”. David Treleaven, PhD, is a writer, educator, and trauma professional whose work focuses on the intersection of trauma, mindfulness, and social justice. Born in Toronto, Canada, he trained in counseling psychology at the University of British Columbia and received his doctorate in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is author of the book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing.

There are many avenues of exploration into the psyche; Inquiry is one that brings an aliveness and immediacy that can give rise to a sense of wonder, possibility and radical awareness. In this conversation with Diamond Approach teacher Dom Liber we explore the practice of Inquiry, how it differs from analysis, the role of somatic sensing and language, applying Inquiry in coaching practice and potential pitfalls for coaches. Dominic C. Liber is an explorer, writer and teacher of the inner world. He follows a lifelong fascination with both magic and mystery, science and sense. He has been on the inner journey teaching meditation for over thirty years, a Diamond Approach student for over twenty years, and a Diamond Approach teacher since 2015. A former actuary and one of the founding partners of LeapFrog Investments, a global leader in impact investment, Dominic now works entirely with the Diamond Approach. He leads groups and works with students mostly in the UK and South Africa.

We can only move forwards if we start where we are; a powerful approach we can adopt as coaches is to cultivate deep presence and from there allow a forward movement to emerge organically. In this conversation with Focusing expert and innovator Ann Weiser Cornell we dive into the practice of focusing, how it works, why it’s so effective, working with emotions and parts, the wisdom of the body and the foundations of our inner world. Ann Weiser Cornell is internationally recognized as one of the leading innovators and theoreticians of Focusing. She has taught Focusing in eighteen countries and her Focusing books and manuals have been translated into seven other languages. Ann is well-known in the Focusing world for her attention to the language that facilitates Focusing, her popular manuals, and her co-creation with Barbara McGavin of Treasure Maps to the Soul, a body of work applying Focusing to difficult areas such as addiction, depression, action blocks, self-criticism, and unfulfilled desire.

In these uncertain times of global upheaval it is more important than ever to cultivate resilience; both in ourselves, our clients, and our communities. In this conversation with psychotherapist Linda Graham we explore transfering lessons from individual to collective resilience, the power of hope, cultivating resilient emotions, calming the nervous system, fostering positivity and working with the unsure part. Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist, bestselling author and international speaker. She integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her worldwide trainings. She is the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, winner of the 2013 Books for a Better Life award and the 2014 Better Books for a Better World award.

Attuning to different levels of perception through our quality of listening is something we do naturally as coaches, but learning to navigate this skill with even greater nuance is a limitless endeavour that is endlessly rich. In this conversation with CEO and facilitator Veronica Love we dive into the crisis of listening, the limitations of obvious realities, dynamic coherency, the power of pausing and non-conceptual modes of perception. Veronica Love is the Global CEO of The Newfield Network and an international facilitator who trains leaders and coaches who change the world. Veronica has lead Newfield's signature coach training and leadership programs internationally in 8 countries and in two languages. She has trained everyone from individuals, to coaches, to entrepreneurs, to leaders in top organization such as NASA, Google, Fortune 50 Consulting Firms, Niki, IBM, The World Bank and more. Veronica’s unique light and playful demeanor compliment her capacity for depth and impact. She powerfully integrates language and emotions, and how they show up in our bodies to encourage learning and new awareness that helps us create new results in the world.

As we collectively question the foundations of our global culture, its systems, and our individual lifestyles, we are in great need of guidance around human identity, values and how we create meaningful and life-honouring lives. In this conversation with author Jeremy Lent we dive into the methods and impact of meaning-making, the history and cultural differences of the human identity, mirror neurons and group coherence, hedonia and eudaimonia, and the possibility of fractal flourishing. Jeremy Lent is an author whose writings investigate the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability. His award-winning book, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning, explores the way humans have made meaning from the cosmos from hunter-gatherer times to the present day. He is founder of the non-profit Liology Institute, dedicated to fostering an integrated, life-affirming worldview that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on Earth.

The emerging edge of leadership and innovation lies in the realm of the intangible. How can we become more comfortable with moving into not-knowing, given that our transformation as a culture depends on it? In this conversation with Nicholas Janni and Bob Anderson we explore the subtle capacities that are necessary for creating fields of innovation, the psychological threshold of not knowing, working with shadow, integral consciousness and the power of group amplification. Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone’ of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO’s and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne. Bob Anderson is the founder, Chairman and Chief Development Officer of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group. Over the past 35 years, Bob has dedicated his career to exploring the intersections between leadership and mastery, competence and consciousness, spirituality and business. He works with CEOs and leadership teams to help them improve their leadership effectiveness and is the co-author of the book, Mastering Leadership, described as the next seminal work in the leadership field.

As coaches it’s our job to map the internal world of our clients; understanding their unique paradigm from which they view and engage with the world is fundamental to deep transformation. In this conversation with organizational consultant Keith Merron we explore what paradigms are and how they are formed and transformed, the change process, mapping the client’s paradigm, meeting the paradigm’s needs and unlocking the pain body. Keith Merron is an organizational consultant and leadership developer and the founder and Managing Partner of Leadership Pathways as well as a partner at Barbara Annis and Associates. Keith’s early research on the relationships between human development, managerial effectiveness and high performance played a profound role in helping shape a whole new field of study called Integral Theory. Keith has designed and led over 100 seminars and workshops for leaders. In partnership with his clients, he has successfully conducted over 25 large-system strategic, cultural, and technical change efforts.

Being aware of ancestral trauma is an important awareness to have as a coach, but what does that look like in our work with clients? In this conversation with spiritual teacher Thomas Hübl we explore the deeper layers of individual ancestral and collective trauma integration, working with subtle sensing, the process of numbing, collective healing spaces and becoming living updates. Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2008. The origin of his work and more than two decades of study and practice on healing collective trauma is detailed in his book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds.

What are we really doing as coaches? What is the key beyond the tools that creates transformation in our clients? In this conversation with conscious leadership coach Jim Dethmer we dive into the topic of presence and leadership coaching, the root causes of avoiding presence, creating sustainable transformation and key presence practices for coaches. Jim Dethmer is a coach, speaker, author, and founding partner at The Conscious Leadership Group. He has personally worked with over 150 CEOs and their teams to integrate conscious leadership into their organizations. Jim also leads monthly Forums for select leaders in Chicago and New York and trains coaches through The Conscious Leadership Group. He has spoken at Conscious Capitalism, Wisdom 2.0, Mindful Leadership Summit, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and USC School of Medicine Greenville. He is co-author of High Performing Investment Teams and The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.

Coaching is so much more than employing the skillset we’re taught in training. If we bring all of who we are to our coaching, then necessarily our own relationship with life in all its facets will inform how deep we can go with our clients. In this conversation with life coach Marita Bolles we explore the ontological approach of her coaching, some common pitfalls for coaches, how we relate to possibility, inquiring into faith, depth in the coaching industry and the future of coaching. Marita Bolles is a professional life coach who has trained coaches and leaders within an International Coach Federation (ICF) accredited training program and works with leaders, teams, coaches and individuals on their professional and personal development. Marita’s philosophy of coaching is wholistic, and her methodology is both ontological and facilitative. She is also a practicing artist and a scholar, with an MA and PhD in music, and an MFA in visual art, with specialties in applied ontology, cybernetics, conceptual art and music composition.

In a time that is rife with divisiveness in the exterior, how do we consciously integrate polarities within ourselves? In this conversation with mindfulness teacher Thomas McConkie we dive into the foundations of Integral Polarity Practice, its origins and applications, ascending versus descending streams, the value of voice dialogue, the deeper workings of polarity and the pitfalls of the construct-aware stage. Thomas McConkie is the founder of Lower Lights School of Wisdom and has a passion for the world's Wisdom traditions. He is trained as a developmental researcher, facilitator, and mindfulness teacher. He hosts the Lower Lights Sangha in Salt Lake City, Utah with the intention of creating a generative environment where seekers of diverse faith orientations can discover new depths and heights in their evolving personhood. Thomas is the host of the Mindfulness+ podcast and the author of the book, Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis.

We are living in times when we urgently need to start thinking in terms of systems rather than isolated parts. In this conversation with leadership consultant Paul Zonneveld we dive into the foundations of the systemic approach to working with organisations, locating the blockages, the role of sensing and intuition, presencing unwanted parts and working with the soul of the organisation. Paul Zonneveld is an internationally experienced leadership consultant who guides leaders, professionals and organizations in growth, change and transformation processes. Paul is a Mobius Executive Leadership senior faculty for top team interventions with over twenty-five years of international business experience in various roles. He has unique expertise in understanding systems, enabling him to offer insight into how to manage change and transformation for leaders of large companies, those who find themselves in complex situations or those going through M&A.

The way we ascribe meaning informs every aspect of our lived experience; it may be the single most impactful place to look when we want to create change. In this conversation with executive leadership coach Darren Gold we explore the impact of meaning-making on leadership behaviour, locating leadership blockages, how adult development impacts meaning-making and wiring beliefs into the body. Darren Gold is the CEO of The Trium Group where he is one of the world’s leading executive coaches and advisors to CEOs and leadership teams of many of the most well-known organizations. He combines leadership development, executive coaching, and management consulting to help organizations turn leadership into their greatest competitive advantage. Darren trained as a lawyer, worked at McKinsey & Co., was a partner at two San Francisco investment firms, and served as the CEO of two companies.

The impact of our relating is becoming ever more recognised as a crucial piece of the puzzle in our ability to thrive. In this conversation with psychologist and consultant Debra Pearce-McCall we dive into interpersonal neurobiology, the emergent property of mind and how to harness it in coaching, emotional contagion and its implications, the dance of emergence and structure and relationality in the workplace. Debra Pearce-McCall, PhD, is a psychologist, consultant and mind coach, who brings the latest understandings of our relating minds and brains into everything she does. She works with leaders, healthcare professionals, coaches, educators, and other folks who want to bring mindful, compassionate presence and applied neuroscience into their lives and their mentoring work with people. Debra has been active in the cutting-edge field of interpersonal neurobiology for over a decade and integrates its meta-framework with state of the art tools, including mind-body methods that help strengthen the nervous system and brain, and powerful skill builders, like Conversational Intelligence®.

Learning how to motivate ourselves and our clients is key to creating the changes we want. Simply knowing what’s good for us isn’t enough for us to change our behaviour, so what role does desire play in the physiology of habit formation? In this conversation with desire coach Kiosh Iselin we explore the mechanics of desire, the role of desire in habit creation, hacking the dopaminergic reward system and working with self-blaming and procrastination. Kiosh Iselin is the founder of The Desire Clinic, whose mission is to reconnect desire, pleasure and health. The Desire Clinic was born out of a passion to further understand how motivation functions in habit formation after Kiosh discovered that the desire system (known as the dopaminergic reward system) has a significant impact on behaviour. He is a Mayo Clinic Trained Wellness Coach, has a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy and a Masters of Arts in Political Science.

We are facing the shifting of an age. Humanity can and must radically transform - what individual and collective actions are constructive to facilitate this process? In this conversation with entrepreneur Thomas Björkman we take a meta view of the current times of social and political upheaval and explore lessons from deep history to deep psychology, considerations in transforming complex systems, the fragility and transformation of social constructs and the individual shifts we can make. Tomas Björkman is a social entrepreneur, thinker, writer, and philanthropist. Formerly a serial entrepreneur in banking, real estate, media and IT, Tomas has since shifted his efforts toward catalyzing a human culture of consciousness development that can drive societal change. He is the co-founder of the Ekskäret Foundation in Stockholm, which aims to catalyze higher levels of individual and societal consciousness by supporting social entrepreneurs and operating arenas that bring change agents together. He is also the author of The Market Myth, The Nordic Secret and The World We Create.

As coaches, we understand the need to meet our clients where they’re at and instinctively tune into their nervous systems. Polyvagal theory helps us refine this capacity and provides a framework to help our clients understand their nervous systems better. In this conversation with consultant Dab Dana we explore the three organising principles of polyvagal theory, coregulation, methods of self-regulation, how to adapt to your client’s nervous system and how to approach trauma. Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author and speaker specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma in our lives. She is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both understandable and accessible - for clinicians and curious people alike. Deb is a consultant to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and the author of several books, including the upcoming book, “Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory”.

The way we engage with the world is largely rooted in learned habits that are deeply embodied. How can neuroscience and embodied coaching inform how we help our clients change? In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake we dive into the neuroscience of change, ways of knowing, how to work with embodied habits and the deep philosophical waters of transformation. Amanda Blake is a Leadership Coach, creator of the popular Body = BrainⓇ course on the neurobiology of experiential learning and author of the forthcoming book Your Body Is Your Brain. In addition to teaching about the art and science of embodiment, she works with leaders worldwide to help them become their best self, enjoy life more, and make a bigger contribution. She is a Master Somatic Leadership Coach and holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University.

Purpose is often spoken about as an elusive thing that requires a certain amount of luck to locate it. But what if purpose was something that was woven throughout our lives, leaving hints at every turn? In this conversation with master coach Holly Woods we explore purpose as a golden thread throughout our lives, how to recognise it, how purpose manifests through stages of development and the magic and struggle around purpose that manifest in the later stages of development. Holly Woods PhD is a master coach, mentor and the founder of Purpose Launch Lab who works with individuals, organizations and businesses to align their lives and work with soul purpose. She brings 30 years of consulting and coaching in human and organizational development and two decades of experience building and scaling business and products to help entrepreneurs, visionaries and innovators create impact. Holly helps clients uncover their nuanced purpose, gain the capacities and mindset to attain their unreasonable goals, and align decisions, products and systems around what matters most. She is the author of The Golden Thread: Finding Purpose in the Stages of Your Life.

Coaching is still a relatively new modality and remains unregulated; as such it’s a rich ground for innovation as well as ethically questionable behaviour. In this conversation with master coach Ram Ramanathan we discuss the dark side of the coaching industry, systemic coaching, working with stakeholder perspectives and fostering collective intelligence. Ram S. Ramanathan MCC is a master coach for leaders who wish to embark on their Hero's Journey and founder of Coacharya. As a leadership development coach, Ram works with groups and individuals on issues of team-building, alignment of cultural values, co-creation of vision to action plans, strategic performance issues of engagement, and coping with VUCA. He has authored several books on Eastern philosophy and published articles internationally on mindless awareness in coaching. He teaches as an adjunct faculty at post graduate programs and speaks at events related to human development.

Organisations are increasingly aware of the extent to which their efficacy and success depends upon their teamwork. In this conversation with executive and team coach Kimberley Parsons we explore the scope and process of team coaching, decoding norms in the ecosystem, key issues that teams struggle with, and harnessing collective intelligence. Kimberley Lewis Parsons is an executive and team coach, master facilitator and speaker who partners with teams and leaders to help them reach higher levels of performance and results. With over nineteen years serving in Fortune 500 and not-for-profit companies, her experiences position her to bring pragmatism and a results focus, as well as an emphasis on the heart and humanity to her clients. Kimberley is the founder of Created For Greatness, llc - a leadership effectiveness company dedicated to helping leaders and teams achieve more meaningful outcomes and increased effectiveness in their workplace, communities, and relationships.

In this conversation with executive coach Amiel Handelsman we dive into the diversity within the anti-racism movement, how coaches can help, the Omni-American vision, working with white shame and embodied racism. Amiel Handelsman is an executive coach and change consultant, helping leaders and teams rise to the challenge of complexity. He is passionate about navigating cultural waters as an anti-race anti-racist. Amiel has been developing leaders since 1993 and previously directed business development for New Ventures West. He’s the author of Practice Greatness: Escape Small Thinking, Listen Like A Master, And Lead With Your Best.

We live in times where information is rife but wisdom is in short supply, where ideologies abound but meaning is scarce, and the time for taking mediating actions on the abundant crises we face is limited. In this conversation with cognitive psychologist John Vervaeke we explore the symptomology of the meaning crisis, how we create meaning and lie to ourselves, the “religion of me”, the potential of wisdom practices and solving the meaning crisis. John Vervaeke, PhD is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology. He teaches courses in the Psychology department on thinking and reasoning, cognitive development, and higher cognitive processes. He also teaches a course in the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program on Buddhism and Cognitive Science. He has a popular YouTube channel where he shares his insights and research on these topics. His abiding passion is to address the meaning crisis that besets western culture.

The responsibility we have as people working in a helping profession means it’s important for us to know when we’ve reached the limits of our expertise, but working out where that line is can be tricky. In this conversation with Executive Coach and Mental Health Researcher Verity Symcox we explore the distinctions between coaching and therapy, how to know when to refer, and methods of safeguarding ourselves as coaches as well as our clients. Verity Symcox is an Executive Coach, Behavioural Change Specialist, Mental Health Researcher and Head Coach at fifty50 Coaching. She has an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change from Henley Business School, certificates in Positive Psychiatry for Mental Health and Awareness of Mental Health Problems and BACP therapeutic foundation training. Verity has been working, training and researching in the field of mental health for over 7 years and brings to the table a wealth of expertise in coaching clients during periods of poor mental health, stress and burnout.

What becomes possible when we include a much wider context? And what can the relationships between things and people teach us about what is occurring? In this conversation with coach and CEO Marita Fridjhon we dive into systemic coaching, the three phases of emergence, how systems speak and how to engage with them and the current challenges for coaches. Marita Fridjhon is the co-owner and CEO of CRR Global and mentor to an ever-growing community of practitioners in the field of Relationship Systems work. She designs curriculum and operates training programs in Relationship Systems Work for coaches, executives and teams. Her primary focus in coaching is on systemic change, leveraging diversity, creative communication, deep democracy in conflict management and the development of Learning Organizations.

How does the work we do in the world relate to the times we’re living in? And what can soul tell us about the role we have to play? In this conversation with purpose guide and psychotherapist Jonathan Gustin we explore a deep-time perspective on this moment in time, the three types of purpose, the golden shadow and how to help clients access soul-level purpose. Jonathan is a purpose guide, psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and integral mentor in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. He is the founder and lead teacher of the Purpose Guides Institute and Green Sangha. He also serves as adjunct faculty at John F. Kennedy University in the Consciousness and Transformation Studies program.

The importance of including the spiritual dimension in coaching is increasingly acknowledged, but weaving it into the world of coaching can feel clunky. In this conversation with coach and founder Saniel Bonder we explore the spirit/matter split, the language of awakening, the dynamics of spiritual hierarchies and the integration of coaching and spiritual growth. Saniel Bonder is the founder of the Waking Down in Mutuality teachings and recently launched Human Sun Institute and The White-Hot Yoga of the Heart with his wife and teaching partner Linda Groves-Bonder. He has helped hundreds achieve unshakable spiritual awakeness amid the stresses of everyday living. His books include Healing the Spirit/Matter Split and Waking Down.

Coaching is changing, the methodology expanding. How do we balance goal-oriented techniques with space-holding for emergence? In this conversation with Dr. David Drake, coach and founder of The Moment Institute, we explore working with narrative, structured emergence, nonverbal coaching, and the importance of post-coaching integration. David B Drake, PhD, is the founder and CEO of the Moment Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose mission is to reinvent learning & development for practitioners and clients to better meet the challenges of our time. He pioneered the field of Narrative Coaching, and he has taught coaching skills to over 10,000 leaders, managers, and professionals. He is the author of over fifty publications on narratives and coaching, including his book “Narrative Coaching; The definitive guide to bringing new stories to life”, co-editor of the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016) and a thought leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard.

The world today is suddenly a very different landscape than three short years ago. It used to be enough for a coach to have coaching mastery but is that still the case? In this conversation with executive coach and CEO Kari Granger we explore the new demands being made of coaches and the range of skills required to meet them, understanding stakeholders and systems, the shifting ground of the coaching industry and what lies beyond coaching mastery. Kari Granger is an executive coach and CEO of The Granger Network with 20 years of experience catalyzing transformation at the individual and organizational level. Prior to founding her company, she served as a decorated combat veteran, where she learned the imperative of transformative leadership in high-intensity situations. Kari and her team specialize in helping companies thrive in high-pressure situations, such as restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and strategic pivots.

The term “systemic” is bandied about quite liberally nowadays, but is there actually any consensus on what it means in the context of coaching? In this conversation with Dr. Paul Lawrence we dive into how systemic thinking can be applied in coaching, differences between adult development and systems thinking and the evolution of the coaching industry. Paul Lawrence is a consultant, executive coach, facilitator, writer and researcher. His primary interest lies in helping organisations effect change, building holistic solutions, integrating change efforts with other OD interventions such as coaching and leadership development. Paul is Regional Chair for the Association for Coaching (AC) in South-East Asia, Australian Ambassador for the Association of Coaching Supervisors (AoCS) and co-editor in chief for the Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal. His new book, Coaching Systemically, is out now.

As the pace of change accelerates and organisations begin to develop a systemic view in order to meet the demands of increasing complexity, how can the coaching industry best respond? In this conversation with executive coach Paul Byrne we explore the the current and emergent business model of coaching, transitioning coaching to a collaborative ecosystem and the architecture of organisational change. Paul Byrne is an executive coach and president of the European branch of The Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group. Paul excels at working with organizations in high-growth, entrepreneurial environments as well as large global companies seeking to foster cultures of innovation and operational agility. He blends a systemic approach to organizational change with a unique ability to engage senior leaders in deeply transformational conversations.

Many of us are aware that we weren’t really taught how to learn (and usefully retain) knowledge at school, and as adults the lack of this skill often leads to frustration when trying to learn something new. In this conversation with Dr. Theo Dawson we explore the central problem of the educational paradigm, how learning actually works, the relationship between context and performance, and how neural networks can inform learning. Dr. Theo Dawson is the Founder and Executive Director of Lectica, a company that makes diagnostic and formative learning tools for schools, colleges, and the workplace. These tools measure how well people work with their knowledge in real world contexts, identify "what comes next", and provide personalized learning recommendations. Lectica’s approach combines the learning sciences, the art of teaching, and richly diagnostic measurement to revolutionise how we learn important skills for successfully navigating an increasingly complex world.

Coaching has some fairly established approaches, but they are generally not based on empirical data. Could the practice of coaching benefit from taking a more scientific approach to the development of its methodology? In this conversation with management consultant Dave Snowden we explore using the natural sciences to inform coaching theory and practice, the role of context and relating in behavioral change, and the value of the numinous. Dave Snowden is a management consultant and researcher in the field of knowledge management and the application of complexity science. Known for the development of the Cynefin framework, he is the founder and chief scientific officer of Cognitive Edge, a Singapore-based management consulting firm specializing in complexity and sensemaking. He has authored several articles and book chapters on the Cynefin framework and the role of complexity in sensemaking.

How does inclusivity foster high performance? How is the pandemic impacting the workplace? And what are the key qualities leaders need to be fostering in order to create resilient organisational culture? In this conversation with leadership development consultant Carley Hauck we speak about coaching in the pandemic, emergent workplace culture, the challenges of a VUCA world and the relationship between psychological safety and high performance. Carley Hauck is a learning architect, leadership development consultant, author, speaker, and coach who serves as adjunct faculty at Stanford University and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She has worked with hundreds of leaders in Fortune 100 companies and high-growth startups such as LinkedIn, Genentech, Pixar, Clif Bar, Intuit, and Bank of the West. Carley is the author of “Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World”.

Our collective narrative is crumbling and forcing a re-evaluation of both our personal and our collective story. How can we help our clients create new narratives in these times of great uncertainty? In this conversation with coach and trainer Robert Stephenson we explore how to create new narratives when the old ones break down, cross-disciplinary coaching and working at our leading edge, and the hidden power dynamic in the coaching relationship. Robert Stephenson is the Centre Director for Animas Coaching, where he manages and supports the Leadership Team across the globe ensuring quality training. With a background that has roots in performance and theatre, Robert's journey to life coaching and training has taken him along a path of varied experience and learning, including working with young people in schools and teaching on degrees at several universities.

In a society that reveres doing and neglects being, how can we allow the two to inform each other in a way that leads us to ever increasing wholeness and purposeful contribution in the world? In this conversation with spiritual teacher A. H. Almaas we explore the different stages of spiritual inquiry, the relational quality of spirit and how it can inform our attunement to our clients, and the distinctions between the concepts of purpose and contribution. A. H. Almaas is the pen name of Abdul Hameed Ali, founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization, a contemporary teaching that developed within the context of both ancient spiritual teachings and modern depth psychology theories. Almaas has authored eighteen books about spiritual realization, including the Diamond Heart series, The Pearl Beyond Price, The Void, and The Alchemy of Freedom. He is the founder of the Ridhwan School for Spiritual Development, an inner work school devoted to the realization of True Nature.

In a world that is suffering from a dearth of soul, how do we find our way back to deeper levels of meaning-making and identity? In this conversation with storytelling and mythologist Michael Meade we explore the current state of the world through the lens of myth, the concept of unique individual genius and how to access it, and the role of imagination in bringing forth our calling. Michael Meade D.H.L. is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. Michael is the author of several books and is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artist, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/following-the-call-living-myth-uncovering-our-genius-with-michael-meade/

In these times of intense challenges, how can we use our imaginations to devise ways of collectively working together to flourish? In this conversation with writer and teacher Greg Thomas we explore the potential of cultural intelligence, they key of race and the core competencies for constructive collective evolution. Greg Thomas is the CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project and has over 25 years of experience as a writer, producer, broadcaster and educator. He has been featured in publications as various as The Root, All About Jazz, Salon, London’s Guardian Observer, the Village Voice, Africana, American Legacy, Savoy, New York’s Daily News, as well as the scholarly journal Callaloo. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Harlem World magazine from 2003-2006 and is the creator of the online course, “Cultural Intelligence: Transcending Race, Embracing Cosmos”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/embodying-cultural-intelligence-embracing-the-cosmos-with-greg-thomas/

What does warrior training have to do with COVID-19? In these times of prolonged stress, how can an integral approach based on ancient wisdom help us cope with contemporary challenges? In this conversation with peak performance trainer Tom Fazio, we explore how training the body builds mental resilience, the role of nutrition in meditation and why creating tension is an important part of releasing it. Tom Fazio is a peak performance trainer, a martial artist of 25 years, a published author, and founder of the mind-body integration system Weightlessness. Tom's career in martial arts spans decades under dozens of experts around the world in a variety of disciplines and he holds black belts in several martial arts. He studied empty hand striking under masters and grandmasters of Taekwondo, Karate, and Muai Thai in the United States and Thailand, traditional Kung Fu weaponry and qigong in China under Shaolin protector monks, and practical self-defense with military combative instructors and professional MMA fighters. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/unlocking-mind-body-peak-performance-to-become-weightless-with-tom-fazio/

Rational thought is a valuable way of approaching reality, but could it be that we need to expand our ways of knowing to meet these unprecedented times? In this conversation with coach and speaker Vivian Dittmar we explore the power of transrational thinking, the different types of thought or knowing, and what can get in the way of us having access to each of them. Vivian Dittmar is a bestselling author, celebrated speaker and founder of the non-profit Be the Change Foundation. Born in Germany, Vivian grew up in Europe, Asia and North America. She founded the non-profit Be the Change Foundation and is a consultant at the Terra Institute. As the author of “The Power of Feelings” and six other books, she has become a sought after expert and keynote speaker on the subject of emotional intelligence. Her latest book, “Your Inner GPS”, explores the subject of transrational thought. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/transrational-ways-of-knowing-with-vivian-dittmar/

In a world where coaches are inundated with possibilities for more training, what actually fosters coaching mastery? In this conversation with executive coach Toku McCree we dive into what coaching mastery really looks like, the most powerful coaching tool and what new coaches get wrong. Toku McCree is a former Zen Monk and a renowned executive coach. His life changed after meeting a man at a party who had a calmness about him that Toku had never seen before. From there he fell in love with mediation, spent two and a half years in a monastery, and went on to launch a six-figure coaching practice. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-path-to-coaching-mastery-and-what-new-coaches-get-wrong-with-toku-mccree/

As the negative effects of hyper individualism continue to reveal themselves on a personal and global level, could it be time to look to collective practices to lead us into the future? In this conversation with transformational change agent Ria Baeck we explore the emergent practice of Collective Presencing, how to foster collective intelligence and the new methods of evolutionary creativity available to us. Ria Baeck is a transformational change professional and the founder of Vitis, whose core purpose is to foster deep transformation in individuals, organisations and society. Ria combines deep compassion, bodily awareness and a lust for life to facilitate transformation in individuals, groups and larger systems. She trained in and worked with Systemic and Organizational Constellations and holds a master degree in Clinical Psychology. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/collective-presencing-fostering-collective-intelligence-with-ria-baeck/

It’s been a year of intense emotions and leaders have been under greater pressure than ever, forcing many to lean into their own emotional struggles. In this conversation with leadership coach Vernice Jones we unpack how to help clients be with strong and complex emotions, different ways of helping them open to change, and creating deep shifts in awareness through shared presence. Vernice Jones is Founder and Principal of The Leadership Compass and Director and Faculty of Adult Development at Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. She is an Associate at Cultivating Leadership, a global, deliberately developmental, complexity- based organization. With over 15 years of experience with C-Suite executives of global Fortune 500 companies and large nonprofits, Vernice provides executive coaching, and designs leadership development solutions that generate business results. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-power-of-groups-to-heal-with-vernice-jones/

How do we re-imagine what we are as a species so that we become a life-fostering collective? And how can we foster change in the face of the developmental challenges we face? In this conversation with leadership coach Rob McNamara we discuss our relationship with complexity, the devolution of adult development and some original ways to create significant shifts in consciousness. Rob McNamara is an author, leadership coach, advisor and consultant with expertise in adult development and human performance. He is a co-founder of the leading consulting firm Delta Developmental, a faculty member for the Ivey School of Business' LIFT Advanced Coaching Program, and is a Senior Monk and Integral Zen Dharma Holder training with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi. Rob’s coaching focuses leaders on clarifying life purpose, growing critical leadership skills to advance value creation and fostering organizational development to enhance learning and innovation. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here:

Our global reality is that organizations will decide whether or not humanity can shift enough to avoid planetary disaster, more so than politicians. In this conversation with organizational consultant Dr Alan Watkins, we explore how to educate leaders about the developmental gradient, how to help them and their organizational values move up the levels, and the leading edge of our collective evolution. Dr Alan Watkins is the founder and CEO of Complete, a leadership consultancy that advises hundreds of businesses in diverse market sectors on how to grow their revenues, transform their strategy, step change their leadership capability and develop their culture. He is a disruptive thinker and a modern business innovator. Alan is a visiting Professor in Business at Kingston University, London and the author of seven books on a range of topics, from leadership to how to solve the world's toughest problems. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/re-imagining-adult-development-in-a-time-between-worlds-with-rob-mcnamara/

Trauma is the water we are swimming in. Like fish, we are largely unaware of the hidden effects of ancestral and collective trauma on our personal lives, careers and cultural and political realities. In this conversation with spiritual teacher Thomas Hübl we discuss what trauma is, how to address it from a collective trauma-aware perspective, and the shifts necessary within organisations to foster coherence and innovation. Thomas Hübl is a modern mystic, a spiritual teacher whose work integrates the essence of the great traditions of wisdom with scientific knowledge and his own personal experience. He offers a unique approach for living as a “mystic in the marketplace,” guiding people towards a deeper level of self-awareness and personal response-ability. Since 2004, Thomas’ work has spread worldwide, through workshops, multi-year training programs, online courses, the Celebrate Life Festival, the Academy of Inner Science (AIS) and the Pocket Project. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/healing-collective-trauma-with-thomas-hubl/

As we live into these unprecedented times of rapid change, what’s the best acupuncture point to assist our clients in adapting or even thriving? In this conversation with transformational coach Oren Harris we lean in to the question of how we can best help our clients expand their awareness beyond the confines of the mind, accessing “infinite self” and building our capacity to be with paradox. Oren Harris is a Transformational coach, spiritual teacher and pioneer on the leading edge of human consciousness. He is one of the world’s leading experts on flow states and helps leaders, high performers, entrepreneurs and creatives awaken their infinite potential, tap into flow and intuition, and have a profound impact on the planet through the full expression of their own unique gifts. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/coaching-from-your-infinite-potential-with-oren-harris/

What would happen if we chose leaders who were more like horse leaders? What can the animal kingdom teach us about living together in a healthy system? In this conversation with coach and equestrian Kelly Wendorf we explore what needs to change in our leadership model, how horses lead, how to attune to horse consciousness and how this can help us help our clients. Kelly Wendorf is an ICF Master Certified Coach, a published author, motivational speaker, skilled systems-change and leadership mentor and socially responsible entrepreneur. She is Partner at EQUUS, an innovative self-mastery, discovery and leadership development organization, where she has developed The EQUUS Experience® an equine-assisted learning process. Kelly founded, edited and published Kindred magazine and is the author of “Flying Lead Change”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/what-horses-can-teach-us-about-leading-coaching-with-kelly-wendorf/

More and more, coaching is moving towards being a holistic practice. Learning to hold a business perspective as well as somatic, spiritual and mental perspectives allows for the creation of a truly all-encompassing container for growth. In this conversation with transformational coach Dave Burns, we talk about the business and mystery of coaching, blending insight and somatic intuition and how the monasticization of daily life is a powerful tool. Dave Burns is a transformational coach who teaches his clients how to replace false beliefs, manifest money, stop repeating bad habits and pursue more depth in their personal relationships. Previously known as the “Business Monk”, Dave approaches coaching from a deeply holistic perspective, integrating somatic intelligence and mindfulness. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/deep-coaching-the-monasticization-of-daily-life-with-dave-burns/

We have never need radical change as much as we do right now. At this pivotal point in human history, how can we help leaders open to the intimate work of inner and relational presence as a transformational tool? In this conversation with Karim Hirani, Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach, we explore the BTS framework for working with mindset shifts, the steps to embodied change and how to help leaders embrace inner work. Karim Hirani is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach and oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/4-essential-leadership-mindsets-and-how-to-shift-into-them-with-karim-hirani/

The primary buffer between stress and trauma is agency. Now more than ever, it matters where we place our attention. But how do we balance attention to self and attention to the world and our role in it in this time of personal and collective crisis? In this conversation with coach and consultant Hetty Einzig we discuss trauma dynamics and resilience, the role of systems thinking in these times, and the two key types of existential crisis and the growth they foster. Hetty Einzig is a Senior Consultant and Lead Facilitator for Performance Consultants. She worked with Sir John Whitmore for over a decade, shaping the field of transpersonal coaching and increasing the reach of coaching in organizations. Hetty has vast experience in the areas of business coaching, transpersonal coaching, organizational and team development, leadership development, transformational leadership, organizational synthesis and emotional literacy. She works globally as a facilitator, inspirational speaker and coach, and has published a number of articles and books. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/systemic-and-trauma-sensitive-coaching-with-hetty-einzig/

Does this sound familiar: you know who your ideal client is and you know how to sell but something still doesn’t feel as easeful or enlivening about your coaching practice as you imagine it could? In this conversation with strategic coach Linda Ford, we explore what it means to coach at your personal edge, how to enrol clients who are a Yes to working at that edge, and the adaptive strategies that each of us have that can get in the way of us enrolling our ideal clients. Linda Ford, Ph.D., PCC, is a strategic coach who works with leaders and coaches that want to make a difference. She is a certified Presence-Based Coach® and has a Ph.D. in Human and Organization Systems. Linda helps her clients live into their bigger selves so they can fulfill on what matters most to them, and is the author of the book, “The Fourth Factor: Managing Corporate Culture”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-i-upleveled-my-coaching-business-with-linda-ford/

In this pivotal moment in humanity’s history, where the old structures are falling apart, how do we orient ourselves? What guidance is available to us, and how can we help people return to an inner source of wisdom? In this conversation with educator and futurist Zak Stein we explore the deeper layers of collapse that are occurring, the socialisation and destruction of civil communication engendered by social media and how we need to adopt a different myth to lead us forward. Zachary Stein Ed.D is a writer, educator and futurist whose work focuses on social justice and education through the lenses of developmental psychology and integral metatheories. During his studies he co-founded a research oriented non-profit - Lectica - that studies reforming large-scale standardized testing. Zak has published in a wide range of outlets and his most recent book is entitled “Education in a Time Between Worlds”. He is the Academic Director of the activist think-tank at the Center for Integral Wisdom, as well as Core Faculty at Meridian University. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/a-time-between-worlds-with-zak-stein/

For millennia the wisdom keepers of various traditions have espoused the merit of awakening - of realizing our true nature - generally through shunning the body. But what if awakening could happen through the body? In this episode with Judith Blackstone, a somatic psychotherapist and nondual teacher, we look at how trauma-release can go hand in hand with spiritual awakening, how subtle sensing forges connection and healing, and how we as coaches can tune into our client’s experience without needing to feel it in our own bodies. Judith Blackstone, PhD, is a somatic psychotherapist and nondual teacher who developed the Realization Process, a method of embodied psychological and relational healing and nondual spiritual awakening. She is the author of Trauma and the Unbound Body, Belonging Here, The Enlightenment Process, The Intimate Life and The Empathic Ground and is the co-founder of the Nonduality Institute. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-realization-process-with-judith-blackstone/

Could the way out of the global crisis be rooted in a change of perception? The rational mind has failed to provide coherent change; might it be time to shift the way we perceive, experience and interact with the world? In this conversation with poet and performer Brooke McNamara we explore what art can teach us about living in the present, why poetic perception is necessary in these times, and the importance of the unseen in fostering creative emergence. Brooke McNamara is a poet and performer who is appreciated for her capacity to transmit the sacred through accessible and digestible pieces of poetry, performance and teaching. Brooke’s work is an emanation of her core longing to feed the soul. She is the creator of Summoning the Unseen, a popular online course, and the author of two volumes of poetry entitled “Bury the Seed” and “Feed your vow”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-poetic-mind-coaching-with-brooke-mcnamara/

The dominant narrative of our culture is that we each have “a personality” that is relatively consistent and coherent. But is that really true? And more importantly, is it a helpful and health-promoting model? In this conversation with psychotherapist Richard Schwartz, we explore what lies beyond the narrow definition of self, the key understanding coaches need in order to work with aspects of self, and how parts work is a portal to self-leadership. Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. is the founder of Internal Family Systems, a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. The IFS Institute offers three levels of trainings and workshops for professionals and the general public, both in the US and abroad. A featured speaker for national professional organizations, Richard has published five books and over fifty articles about IFS. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/internal-family-systems-and-coaching/

As the curve of chaos steepens due to COVID-19, leaders are more aware than ever of the shifting demands of organisational leadership. In this conversation with leadership strategist Amy Fox we explore the new competencies required by leaders, the skills coaches need to help them in acquiring them and the missing pieces in organisational wholeness. Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with experience consulting to senior leadership on issues related to human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Over the past decade and a half she has spoken at numerous national industry gatherings and led workshops for corporate executives across the country. Amy is also psychotherapist and an executive coach. Check out the Coaches Rising Summit at www.coachesrising.com/summit A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/becoming-an-embodied-transmission-of-transformation-with-amy-elizabeth-fox/

As we move deeper into these unprecedented times during the COVID-19 lockdown, how can we best support our leaders as their needs change in response to the global situation? In this conversation with executive leadership coach Erica Ariel Fox we explore how the pandemic is affecting leaders, how we can adapt our coaching accordingly, and the power of myth and archetypes to tranform including Erica’s innovative mythological approach. Erica Ariel Fox is the co-founder of Mobius Executive Leadership and the creator of the Winning from Within® methodology. She advises the most senior leaders in influential companies around the world to achieve their highest aspirations. Her book, Winning From Within, was a New York Times bestseller and her writing has been published in Forbes, Bloomberg, the Harvard Business Review among others. Erica also teaches negotiation at Harvard Law School and is a sought-after speaker to offer keynotes at global gatherings and corporate events, as well as to lead top team off-sites. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-power-of-myth-and-archetypes-to-transform-in-coaching-with-erica-ariel-fox/

As the world remains in lockdown and the dominant structures of capitalism are called into question, should we also be questioning our internal structures? In this conversation with psychologist Rick Hanson we explore how neuroscience supports Buddhist teachings, why this is a particularly potent time to focus on self-actualisation, and simple practices to understand and embody the key principles of awakening. Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 28 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He’s been an invited speaker at Google, NASA, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/neurodharma-where-new-science-and-ancient-wisdom-meet-with-rick-hanson/

The world is panicking and our leaders are stressed, and yet we need emergent, innovative thinking now more than ever – how can we best support them through these challenging times? In this conversation with leadership coach Jenifer Cohen we dive into the nature of shock responses, how to help stressed leaders reorient towards possibility, development beyond “self” and redefining what service means. Jennifer Cohen is a leadership and organizational coach and consultant with 25 years in the field coaching hundreds of individuals and groups, specializing in developing leaders to excel in a context of uncertainty and quick-shifting terrain. Her coaching and training is distinguished by her applied studies in communication theories including quantum physics, ontology, neuroscience, Somatics and systems thinking. She is the co-author with Gina LaRoche of The Seven Laws of Enough. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/coaching-leaders-in-times-of-coronavirus-with-jennifer-cohen/

As the practice of coaching deepens psychologically, the possibility of trauma coming to light increases. This brings up the important question of how we as coaches respond to a client exhibiting trauma symptoms. In this conversation with David Treleaven, an expert on trauma-sensitive mindfulness, we look at what trauma-sensitive coaching is, how to recognise trauma symptoms in your client, and how to respond responsibly. David Treleaven, PhD, is a writer and educator working at the intersection of mindfulness and trauma. He is the author of the acclaimed book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and founder of the Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM) Community, a group committed to setting a standard of care within mindfulness-based practices. Through workshops, keynotes, podcasts, and online education, David focuses on offering mindfulness providers with the knowledge and tools they require to meet the needs of those struggling with trauma. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/becoming-a-trauma-sensitive-coach-with-david-treleaven/

In these times of global lockdown as the novel coronavirus sweeps through the world, it’s more important than ever for us to understand how stress impacts us and how we can mitigate its effect on our health. In this conversation with Elizabeth Stanley, Ph.D., we explore the relationship between stress and trauma, the two parts of the brain that are involved in the stress/trauma response and how mindfulness can help us resolve past trauma and mitigate the effects of stress. Elizabeth A. Stanley, Ph.D., is associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University, jointly appointed in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department. She speaks, teaches, and writes about resilience, decision-making under stress, enacted systems, civil-military relations, military effectiveness and innovation, and international security. She served as a U.S. Army intelligence officer in Asia, Europe, and on Balkans deployments, leaving service as a captain and created Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT)®, which she’s taught to thousands in high-stress environments. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-find-resilience-and-well-being-in-times-of-coronavirus-with-elizabeth-stanley/

In this conversation we explore two types of embodied change with pioneer Richard Strozzi Heckler. One is the deeper aspect our of felt experience that Richard describes as energetic. As we learn to access this place of being in the moment it increases the wisdom and effectiveness of our doing. The second topic we explore is The Arc of Somatic Transformation, a map describing the journey of embodied change from our current shape to our new shape, created by the Strozzi Institute. Richard Strozzi Heckler is a true pioneer in the field of embodied transformation. He has been coach to CEO's fortune 500 companies, the US government and military and NGO's. He is the author of several books including The Leadership Dojo and The Art of Somatic Coaching. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-somatic-arc-of-transformation-with-richard-strozzi-heckler/

As the Coronavirus breaks the everyday routines of our lives and forces us to stop, how can we respond? In this conversation with poet and philosopher David Whyte, we explore the conversational nature of reality, the poetic imagination, and our relationship with silence and the invitation embedded within it. At times in our lives the conversation we have been in comes to an end and how we must embrace the unknown in order to find the new courageous conversation that wants to emerge. These are soul-making times that are inviting us to to listen deeply as we ask the question"who do we choose to be?". David Whyte is a poet and philosopher and an associate fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. He is the author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America and Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words, and The Bell and the Blackbird. His latest collection is David Whyte: Essentials. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/finding-the-new-courageous-conversation-in-times-of-uncertainty-with-david-whyte/

The heart has long been a focal point in spiritual development. But what does it have to do with performance, with self-awareness, with flow? In this conversation with therapist and spiritual teacher John Prendergast, PhD we explore how to guide our clients into the intelligence of the heart, how to foster trust and flow and the somatic markers of inner knowing. John J. Prendergast, PhD is a spiritual teacher, author, psychotherapist and retired adjunct professor of psychology at CIIS who now offers residential and online retreats. He is the author of two books, the most recent being The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Undivided: The Online Journal of Nonduality and Psychology. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-deep-heart-our-portal-to-presence/

Possibly the biggest challenge for coaches is holding the tension between the client’s agenda and our job of listening for the underlying issue. In this conversation with executive coach Jerry Colonna we look at the relationship between change and conflict, how to navigate a client’s presenting agenda and the ins and outs of attunement. Jerry Colonna is the CEO and co-founder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm whose coaches and facilitators are committed to the notion that better humans make better leaders. For nearly 20 years he has used the knowledge gained as an investor, an executive and a board member for more than 100 organizations to help entrepreneurs and others to lead with humanity, resilience and equanimity. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/coaching-lessons-from-the-ceo-whisperer/

How can we create change in our cultural infrastructure? If our social structures were a live being how would we apply acupuncture to solve our issues? In this conversation with Resonance Path Institute co-founder Spring Cheng we explore how our fundamental way of viewing ourselves is a major behavioural primer in the way we engage with the world, what the East can teach us about selfhood, and how these shifts can positively impact collective structures. Spring Cheng is the co-founder of Resonance Path Institute, a non-profit organization based in Seattle that pioneers research and practice to restore the sensing-feeling-Self to serve the emergence of collective consciousness and wholesome social organizations, and co-author of The Resonance Code. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-resonance-code-with-spring-cheng/

What is the biggest challenge for leaders today? The term ‘complexity’ has become a buzzword, but how does that translate into being a personal challenge for leaders and how can we help them navigate that challenge? In this conversation with executive coach Carolyn Coughlin we dive into the feedback mechanisms unveiled by adult development theory, the core challenge for leaders facing complexity and the role of language in creating breakthrough shifts. Carolyn Coughlin has been an executive coach, facilitator, and leadership development specialist for over 15 years. With her fellow Cultivating Leadership partner Jennifer, Carolyn co-designed and runs the Growth Edge Certification series. She writes and talks about developmental coaching, why and how it can be such a powerful support to growth, and how, in particular, she thinks it might hold promise for shifting the gender imbalance in our leadership ranks. Carolyn is a Certified Somatic Coach and a certified user of the Global Leadership Profile, the Leadership Circle, and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/getting-your-clients-world-with-carolyn-coughlin/

Our clients are facing situations in our ever more complex world that defy simplistic problem-solving. How can we help to foster deep resilience and availability to what is being asked of our clients in these times of upheaval? In this conversation with senior coach Steve March we explore an emergent approach to working with fear and personal growth utilizing the Four Depths model and how to move our clients into deeper levels of presence. Steve March is a senior faculty member of New Ventures West, and founder of the Aletheia school of integral development. He specializes in coaching leaders stepping into new and/or expanded roles and leaders who are burned out (or on the way to becoming burned out). He brings a deep and rich background of sixteen years working in the field of software development as a software engineer, quality manager, senior process consultant, and manager of organizational development. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-deepen-in-the-face-of-fear-with-steve-march/

At this crucial time in humanity’s evolution, how can we most effectively facilitate change as coaches? How can we best relate to the wide scope of development that we encounter in our clients? In this conversation with Geoff Fitch, an expert on integral leadership, we explore the shift from conventional to post-conventional awareness and what that means for us at a personal and professional level as coaches and how we can facilitate the shift in our clients. Geoff Fitch is co-founder and CEO of Pacific integral and creator of Generating Transformative Change, a highly acclaimed 15-month graduate certificate program in integral leadership and change. He brings more than 25 years of experience in management, executive coaching, leadership development and organizational transformation. For ten years he has been designing and leading transformative education, consulting and coaching programs, helping individuals and groups to higher levels of effectiveness and fulfilment and is known for his capacity for insight, synthesis and creativity. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/meta-aware-growing-beyond-conventional-development-with-geoff-fitch/

What does it take to be a deeply effective facilitator? We all know good listening skills are important, but how to we foster an even more competent attunement? In this conversation with modern mystic Thomas Hübl we explore the correlation between presence and integration, identifying the loci of fears, finely tuning our nervous systems and the relationship between trauma and scarcity. Thomas Hübl is a modern mystic, a spiritual teacher whose work integrates the essence of the great traditions of wisdom with scientific knowledge and his own personal experience. He offers a unique approach for living as a “mystic in the marketplace,” guiding people towards a deeper level of self-awareness and personal response-ability. Since 2004, Thomas’ work has spread worldwide, through workshops, multi-year training programs, online courses, the Celebrate Life Festival, the Academy of Inner Science (AIS) and the Pocket Project. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/beyond-method-the-art-of-facilitating-deep-change/

There are many signs that we are a civilization in collapse. How to be with this time of upheaval? And how can we as coaches contribute in the most meaningful way? In this conversation with Margaret Wheatley we explore what meaningful work looks like and how coaches can contribute at this time, the roles of presence and despair, individualism and selfless service, and how to foster resilience in the face of collapse. Margaret Wheatley, Ed.D. has worked globally in many different roles: a speaker, teacher, community worker, consultant, advisor, formal leader. From these deep and varied experiences, she has developed the unshakable conviction that leaders must learn how to evoke people’s inherent generosity, creativity, and need for community. As this world tears us apart, sane leadership on behalf of the human spirit is the only way forward. She is a best-selling author of nine books, from the classic Leadership and the New Science to her newest book Who Do We Choose To Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/coaching-from-deep-service-in-times-of-collapse/

INTRO How can neuroscience inform us about the necessary shifts needed to move our species towards living as an integrated part of the whole? In this conversation with acclaimed author and psychiatrist Dr. Dan Siegel we explore the evidence provided by interpersonal neurobiology, why integration is crucial for health and how to bring about significant shifts in awareness through one simple model. [AUDIO PLAYER] BIO Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is an internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator, and child psychiatrist. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he also serves as a co-investigator at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions and communities. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/interpersonal-neurobiology-the-need-for-integration-in-the-age-of-polarisation/

Coaches are at the forefront of the battle for a more conscious, sane world via the impact they have on leaders. As we consider our role, what are the elements that will define our success? In this deep dive with leadership expert Alan Watkins we explore the crucial switch from descriptive to developmental diagnostics and why this is so important, the skill of emotional regulation and how that impacts a leader’s ability to facilitate transformation and the potential inherent in neuroplasticity. Alan Watkins is recognised as an international expert on leadership and human performance. Over the past 18 years he has been a coach to many of Europe’s top business leaders and has helped companies treble share price, enter the FTSE 100, salvage difficult turnarounds and establish market leadership in their industry. He has written five books and is currently writing three. He advised the GB Olympic squad prior to London 2012 and Rio 2016. He has three degrees and is a neuroscientist by background. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/extinction-vs-emergence-your-role-in-the-next-phase-with-alan-watkins/

The phrase, “That resonates” is often used nowadays but what does it actually mean and how can we leverage it as a tool in our work with clients? In this conversation with Zen Master Ginny Jiko Whitelaw we explore the fundamental principle of the term, its applications in terms of personal and collective change, and how to create greater cohesion for your clients. Ginny Jiko Whitelaw is the founder and President of the Institute for Zen leadership and a Zen Master in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai Zen. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience at NASA. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/resonance-the-principle-underlying-all-change/

There’s a lot of talk about “purpose” but what do we actually mean by it? In this conversation with purpose guide Jonathan Gustin, we explore the three levels of purpose, the capacities we need to cultivate in order to reach the deepest level of purpose, the roadblocks along the way and the tools for facilitating this exploration in others. Jonathan is a purpose guide, psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and integral mentor in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years. He is the founder and lead teacher of the Purpose Guide Institute, Integral Awakening Center and Green Sangha and a contributing author to the book anthology, Purpose Rising (2017). A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/discovering-your-purpose/

How does one build a 7-figure coaching business in 4 years? Executive coach Kari Granger did just that and in this episode she shares with us how she did it. In this conversation we explore the two aspects of building a coaching business, an alternative approach to sales, how to have transformative enrolment conversations and creating great proposals. Kari Granger is an executive coach (Master Certified Coach) supporting leaders to align and elevate performance for themselves, their teams, and their organizations. She is a subject matter expert in both applying and teaching the concepts of transformative leadership under the most challenging conditions. Kari is a combat veteran and a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Academy with an MA in organizational leadership. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-enrol-clients-and-create-amazing-proposals/

Increasingly, neuroscience is providing answers not only for our behaviour but also for much more subtle experiences that one might term “mystical”. So what’s that got to do with coaching? In this conversation, leadership consultant Mary Beth O’Neill unpacks combining behaviourally specific coaching with mysticism, leading with backbone and heart, and how to ease leaders into more expansive states of awareness. Mary Beth O’Neill is a leadership consultant, executive coach, author, leader of the Executive Coach Training Series, and owner of MBO Consulting. She leads the Executive Coach Training Series for experienced executive coaches, organization consultants, and HR professionals. She has been a graduate faculty member for 23 years in the master’s program in Leadership and Organization Development at the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS). A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-two-keys-to-effective-leadership/

Did you know that common coaching moves such as goal setting can actually be counter productive to growth and learning? In this conversation, author and professor Richard Boyatzis explains why goal-setting is not as smart as we think it is, what the neurologically proven way to motivate people is, and how we can help our clients access states that facilitate genuine change. Author and professor Richard Boyatzis is an expert in leadership development and emotional intelligence whose research on human behaviour has revolutionized management education. He is the Distinguished University Professor and the HR Horvitz Professor of Family Business at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Professor in Human Resources at ESADE and Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behaviour, Psychology and Cognitive Science at Case Western. He has written over 150 articles on leadership, motivation, behavioural change, emotional intelligence, and managerial competencies and is co- author of the upcoming book “Helping people change”. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-access-optimum-growth-states-in-coaching/

“Presence” has become something of a buzzword these days. What does it actually mean and what results can it deliver in the coaching context? In this conversation, Bebe Hansen of Presence-Based Coaching unpacks the magic of presence and sheds light on how as coaches we can harness it to work more efficiently with our clients. Bebe Hansen is the head of Presence-Based Coaching, and as a senior faculty member teaches the ICF approved coach training with other PBC faculty members. She designed the Mentor Coaching course, and has trained a team of PBC Mentor Coaches that delivers the course. Bebe also delivers leadership development programs around the Washington, DC metro area. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/presence-based-coaching-with-bebe-hansen/

Why is it that some people can walk into a room and instantly – seemingly effortlessly – command the attention of everyone present? What is the strange magnetism that makes some people so compelling, what does it tell us about their lives, and is it something we can coach people towards? These are the questions we explore in this episode with mindfulness and trauma expert David Treleaven as we dive into how to coach our clients into greater personal congruence and work skilfully with the roadblocks that come up in the process. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-embody-what-you-most-care-about-with-david-treleaven/

Every industry has its rebels, and master coach Rich Litvin is most certainly a man who refuses to play by the conventional rules. In this conversation he shares what the real job of a coach is, what this requires of you, and how to navigate some of the most common bumps on the road to coaching mastery. Rich Litvin is a master transformative coach and author of the bestselling book “The prosperous coach”. Rich is an expert on confidence and specializes in helping high achieving introverts identify the blocks that keep them from attaining even greater levels of accomplishment. He is the founder and CEO of the Confident Woman's Salon and coaches some of the world's most successful women. A thought leader in the coaching world, he is a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-real-job-of-a-transformational-coach-rich-litvin/

As the coaching industry booms, coaches are seeking ever-increasing levels of expertise to help their clients. One source of high-octane insight is neuroscience. In this animated conversation, Neuroscientist and Coach Ann Betz explains the relevance of this field in coaching, takes us deep into how we can work with stress by manipulating neurotransmitters through coaching techniques, and outlines the two cognitive networks we need to be awareof to help our clients function optimally. Ann Betz is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and an international speaker and trainer on the intersection of neuroscience, coaching and human transformation. Ann is considered a thought leader in the field of neuroscience and coaching and serves as the neuroscience consultant to The Coaches Training Institute. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-neuroscience-of-resilient-leadership/

Most people in leadership positions have earned their stripes. So what makes some of them highly effective whilst others remain ineffective? In this conversation with leadership expert Bob Anderson we explore the different qualities that define effective versus ineffective leaders, the level of development that underpins them, and how to foster growth towards effective leadership. Bob Anderson is the founder, Chairman and Chief Development Officer of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group. Over the past 35 years, Bob has dedicated his career to exploring the intersections between leadership and mastery, competence and consciousness, spirituality and business. He works with CEOs and leadership teams to help them improve their leadership effectiveness and is the co-author of the book, Mastering Leadership, described as the next seminal work in the leadership field. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-key-to-being-a-leader-that-scales/

"Our attempts to grow adults…..through executive coaching programs, mentoring and leadership programs are all happening for too few people, going on too far away from the organisation and happening too infrequently.” The above quote is from this podcasts guest Robert Kegan, renowned Harvard psychologist and author of some of our favourite books on development. He makes a passionate case of the need for a very different type of organisation. It’s time, Robert says, to create genuine growth cultures, where everyone, not only the high potentials, are engaged in growing to their fullest potential. This means going beyond the typical approach most companies take to people development, a sprinkling of elective coaching here and there and an offsite every three months if you’re lucky. This means no less than baking the growth of your people into the day-to-day activities of the company. Robert and his team spent time within companies that do exactly just that, what he calls deliberately developmental organisations. (including Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater) By tuning in you’ll hear the principles and practices that they use to remarkable effect. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/becoming-a-deliberately-developmental-organization/

Contrary to conventional wisdom, we don’t stop growing when we exit childhood. In fact, understanding the stages of development that adults go through can completely change the way you see the world. In this episode adult development expert Jennifer Garvey Berger explains the different stages, how they impact leadership styles and why it’s important to be able to recognize them for effective coaching to take place. Jennifer Garvey Berger helps individuals and teams to transform themselves and their organizations, to see bigger perspectives, to think in more creative ways, and to collaborate effectively. With her partners at Cultivating Leadership, Jennifer runs transformational leadership programs and supports organizations to use their leaders (and leadership development) to encourage and support whole-of-organization change. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/uncovering-the-deep-principles-of-change/

The world of peak performance has brought us many insights into how the psyche influences our behavior, but not so much on how that relates to personal fulfillment. So how do we move from doing excellent work to doing something that is excellent and also lights us up? In this conversation with renowned psychologist Gay Hendricks we explore the difference between excellence and genius, what holds us back from our zone of genius and how to get onto the “genius spiral”. Dr. Gay Hendricks has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At the Speed of Life, and Five Wishes. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded the Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also a founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-genius-move/

It’s clear that there’s a lot of emotional maturing that needs to happen in the world of organizations, but how much of that is related to leadership and how do we help leaders access a deeper emotional maturity within themselves? In this episode, peak performance expert Nicholas Janni talks to us about his top-down/bottom-up approach to this issue, and how to use our own bodies as a sensing tool to accompany our clients into ever deeper levels of internal awareness and external presence. Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone’ of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO’s and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-deeply-attune-to-your-clients/

Most of us probably wouldn’t say that we’re feeling threatened that often. But according to Diana Chapman, 95% of us are in a state of threat 95% of the time. So how do we combat this tendency? In this conversation with leadership advisor Diana Chapman we explore how to shift from a state of threat to trust through play and purpose. Diana Chapman is an advisor to exceptional leaders who has worked with over 1000 organizational leaders and many of their teams and is a founding partner at Conscious Leadership Group. She has created and implemented professional onboarding and ongoing programs, and is co-author of the best-selling book, The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/stop-being-so-serious-playfulness-and-coaching/

In this podcast we explore all things embodiment. What does embodiment mean? And how can we apply key embodied principles in our coaching? This podcast is in two parts. In part 1 we explore how to practically apply embodiment in coaching and Mark coaches Joel to demonstrate it in action. In part 2 we explore the question 'what is embodiment?' and how it can have a profound impact on our coaching. I've known Mark for years and watched as he's grown into an in demand international facilitator. He's fiercely dedicated to his craft and has trained with just about most of the worlds recognised embodiment masters. Mark Walsh specialises in the embodied approach to learning and organisational development. He is the Director of Integration Training Ltd, a community of leading edge trainers and consultants as well as founder of the Embodied Facilitator Course. Mark writes a Google # 2 ranked management training blog, hosts # 1 training Youtube Channel with 5 million hits and has a 30,000+ following on Twitter. Heads up: this podcast contains some good old fashioned British mild swearing. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/embodied-coaching-essentials/

What do our bodies have to do with living a self-directed life? What say do they have in our actions and behaviors, aside from providing a more or less sports-inclined physique? In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake, we learn how the body defines our scope of possibility, how we can use it to create massive shifts, and why being in direct contact with life through the body is so important. Amanda Blake is a Leadership Coach, creator of the popular Body = BrainⓇ course on the neurobiology of experiential learning and author of the forthcoming book, Your Body Is Your Brain. In addition to teaching about the art and science of embodiment, she works with leaders worldwide to help them become their best self, enjoy life more, and make a bigger contribution. She is a Master Somatic Leadership Coach and holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-neuroscience-of-change/

As coaches, we often see our role as helping our clients create the life they actually desire. And this is a fine role indeed, but what if it were possible to tap into an even greater potential? Conscious leadership expert Jim Dethmer, has a map that shows us just how far our coaching can extend. He walks Joel through the four states of consciousness from which we can coach, and how each one leads to a fundamentally different outcome for us and our clients. Jim Dethmer is a coach, speaker, author, and founding partner at The Conscious Leadership Group. He has personally worked with over 150 CEOs and their teams to integrate conscious leadership into their organizations. Jim also leads monthly Forums for select leaders in Chicago and New York and trains coaches through The Conscious Leadership Group. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-counter-intuitive-coaching-shift/

As unique individuals with our own perception and experience of life, how can we connect with and truly “meet” each other in the present moment? In this conversation with integral leadership coach Steve March, we explore an emerging approach to coaching that has a radically different take on problem-solving and the different levels of depth that clients experience in the present moment. Steve March is a senior faculty member of New Ventures West, and founder of the Aletheia school of integral development. He specialises in coaching leaders stepping into new and/or expanded roles and leaders who are burned out (or on the way to becoming burned out). He brings a deep and rich background of sixteen years working in the field of software development as a software engineer, quality manager, senior process consultant, and manager of organisational development. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/deep-coaching-with-the-four-depths/

We live in a time where the term “Connection” is a buzzword; but what is it exactly that we’re looking for and how do we attain it? And what, if anything, does this quest have to do with the evolution of our species? In this conversation with spiritual teacher Patricia Albere, we explore a new type of relationship that is becoming possible, what it is to experience an “interpenetrating” state of being, and the crucial distinctions that allow us to practice connection in this profound way. Patricia Albere is a contemporary spiritual teacher who is pioneering a form of spiritual awakening that goes beyond the individual into a new space of mutual awakening. She is the author of Evolutionary Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Mutual Awakening, and the founder and director of the Evolutionary Collective. A master transformative teacher, Patricia has worked with more than 200,000 people in groups over the last 40 years. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/evolutionary-relationships/

In this conversation with ontological coach Alan Sieler we explore how language creates our world, how to help clients create new scripts (that actually work) and how to integrate them into their physiology. Alan Sieler is the founder and director of the Newfield Institute. As a world leader in ontological coaching he has written extensively on the relevance of Ontology to living, working, learning and coaching and is the author of “Coaching to the Human Soul”. His professional experience in education, training and consulting is extensive, having worked with multinational corporations and national organizations worldwide. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/helping-your-clients-overcome-negative-self-assessments/

The desire to have SMART goals instead of dreams is the hallmark of our time. But what happens when we open to what is wanting to move through us, rather than looking at what we think we should do? Those who truly dare, says transformative coach Michael Neill, dream big. They aim their thinking where it matters, believe in the impossible, and learn how to facilitate a steady stream of insight by tuning into the place within that lies beyond thought. Michael Neill is an internationally renowned transformative coach and the best-selling author of six books including Creating the Impossible, The Inside-Out Revolution and The Space Within. He has spent over 25 years as a coach, adviser, friend, mentor, and creative spark plug to celebrities, CEOs, royalty, and people who want to get more out of themselves and their lives. His books have been translated into 16 languages, and his public talks, retreats, and seminars have touched and transformed lives at the United Nations and on six continents around the world. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/creating-the-impossible/

One of the most important, and least taught aspects of being a coach is the process of enrolment. How can we enrol clients in a way that is both ethical and effective? In this wonderfully down to earth conversation, master coach Steve Chandler unpacks some of the main difficulties coaches face and shares three core ideas for an easeful enrolment process. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-prosperous-coach/

In this fascinating conversation Kelly Wendorf explains the ground-breaking work she does with leaders and horses; and what the current crisis in leadership is evolving towards. A gifted horsewoman, Kelly developed The EQUUS Experience®, a horse-assisted learning process, in response to her frustration with the limitations of conventional learning methodologies. It turns out horses are powerful mirrors of how we show up in the world. They help people see things in themselves that are tricky to access in conversation alone. Through working with horses people come away with more insight into the self-doubts that cover the connection to their authentic way of being and leading in the world. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/what-horses-can-teach-us-about-leadership/

In this conversation with Rick Hanson we unpack the missing ingredient that coaches and therapists often leave out from their work. We explore how we can change the positive states our clients experience in the sessions into lasting traits, and the neuroscience that shows us how this works. Rick also shows us how learning how to learn is the superpower of superpowers and how we can systemically set ourselves up for exponential growth. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/learning-how-to-learn-for-exponential-growth/

Why are some habits so hard to shift, even when we understand that they no longer serve us and we know exactly what to change? In this conversation with somatic expert Staci Haines we explore some of the gateways into the body used in somatic coaching. We also explore the root cause of the somatic adaptations that live within us and how, as coaches we can develop an expanded somatic perception with our clients. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-create-lasting-embodied-change/

As coaches we’re all about creating transformative experiences. But how do we know when a client is on the verge of a breakthrough? And how do we know not to push too far? In this lively conversation, mindfulness and trauma expert David Treleaven clarifies how to recognize the sweet spot of transformation, the core tenet of somatic coaching. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/finding-the-transformational-sweetspot/

As more and more industries face disruption through technology, how can coaches prepare for the inevitable (and do we really need to worry)? David Peterson, Google’s very own expert on coaching and leadership, sat down with us to explain how this is already happening, why it’s a good thing, and how coaches can stay relevant ahead of the curve. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-future-of-coaching/

We hear more and more about transformational coaching but what defines a transformational coach? And how do we become one in nature rather than simply in name? In this conversation, Rand Stagen unpacks the four levels of coaching as defined by an insightful behavioural measure and dives deep into what it means to be a transformational presence and how to navigate the accompanying paradoxes. Rand Stagen is the Managing Director of the Stagen Leadership Academy that specializes in strategy, execution, and leadership development. Previously he was President of Presido Media Group, and served as chairman for Conscious Capitalism. Rand is a sought-after speaker to diverse audiences at universities, conferences, and industry events on the topic of leading conscious businesses. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/becoming-a-transformative-presence/

“You can’t know what you don’t know”. This is one truism we attempt to circumnavigate when we coach in the quest to help our clients open to new possibilities. But how do we facilitate a shift in someone’s lifelong identity? In this truth-talking conversation, ontological coach Julio Olalla outlines the intersection where philosophy, psychology and wisdom create fertile ground for transformation in our clients, and what is required of us as coaches in that process. www.coachesrising.com/podcast Julio Olalla is a motivational speaker addressing audiences worldwide on the topics of leadership, coaching, transformational learning, education, and emotion. As the founder of Newfield Network, a boutique consulting company and coaching school in the United States and Latin America, Julio Olalla is regarded as a pioneer of the executive coaching and transformational learning fields. For over 30 years, Julio has trained thousands of individuals and worked with hundreds of organizations, CEOs, and government figureheads to challenge traditional thinking and create stronger leaders navigating the anxiety and turbulence facing our global community. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/cultivating-awe-and-wonder-in-our-coaching-conversations/

How on earth do we actually change? In many ways we are wired to resist it. And yet the only constant in life is change – so how do we cultivate a healthy aptitude for inner transformation in ourselves and our clients? In this conversation Doug Silsbee explains how to cultivate presence and realisation, how to encourage neuroplastic rewiring, and the most constructive attitude we can hold towards change. www.coachesrising.com/artofdevelopmentalcoaching Doug Silsbee is a an author and a thought leader in the fields of Presence-Based Coaching, leadership development and resilience, and a Master Somatic Coach with the Strozzi Institute. Doug’s ground-breaking work integrates his experience in organizational and leadership development with mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, somatics, and developmental psychology. His two books, The Mindful Coach and Presence-Based Coaching are the basis for his leading edge coach certification program. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/transformative-power-of-presence/

Leaders today are floundering – they can’t keep up with the pace of change and the demands on them often seem overwhelming. So what are the capacities that will allow them to lead effectively and how do we help them grow those skills? In this deep dive into the essential aptitudes of modern leadership, adult development expert Jennifer Garvey Berger explains the self-authoring stage of mind that most leaders are at, and how to help them transition to the self-transforming stage that their organisations (and the world) need them to grow into. https://www.coachesrising.com/artofdevelopmentalcoaching/ Jennifer Garvey Berger helps individuals and teams to transform themselves and their organizations, to see bigger perspectives, to think in more creative ways, and to collaborate effectively. With her partners at Cultivating Leadership, Jennifer runs transformational leadership programs and supports organizations to use their leaders (and leadership development) to encourage and support whole-of-organization change. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/cultivating-higher-leadership-consciousness/

What makes for an effective leader? You might be surprised! In this far-reaching deep dive into the nitty-gritty of what makes a bad leader, a good leader and an outstanding leader, Bob Anderson explores the subtleties of going from good to great, and the fine art of connecting to a purpose larger than oneself. Robert J. Anderson is the Founder and Chairman of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of Full Circle Group. Over the past 35 years, Bob has dedicated his career to exploring the intersections between leadership and mastery, competence and consciousness, spirituality and business. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/integral-leadership/

Leaders needs guts – right? Added to which a hefty dose of intuition, groundedness and a commitment to the whole would be nice. But these attributes seem to be in short supply nowadays – so how do we foster their development? As it happens, there’s a nifty little shortcut, which zen master and former NASA scientist Ginny Whitelaw is putting into practice. In this conversation, we unpack exactly how and why working with the Hara leads to such swift and profound change, and the impact this can have on us as coaches. Ginny Jiko Whitelaw is the founder and President of the Institute for Zen Leadership and a Zen Master in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai Zen. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience at NASA, and nearly 25 years developing Ginny has authored 4 books, including The Zen Leader. She co-developed the FEBI®, which measures 4 patterns of personality that connect body, mind and behaviors, and trains practitioners worldwide in applying FEBI in their work. A list of the resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-guts-of-leadership-developing-unshakable-fearlessness/

What does the “ground of being” actually mean, what does it have to do with internal polarities, and how exactly do meditation and mindset facilitate powerful coaching? In this lively conversation with Dr Carole Griggs we explore tangible ways in which coaching from the ground of being can help us have radically open hearts, deeply integrated systems and agenda-free mindsets to help our clients create unlimited transformation. Carol Griggs is an executive coach, an author, has a p.h.d. in professional coaching and is the co-creator of the i-conscious model for human development. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/coaching-from-the-ground-of-being/

Enrolment is the moment of truth in any coaching business; will you make the sale or not? If not, it doesn’t really matter how great a coach you are – you’re not putting yourself in a position to transform lives. In this conversation, enrolment expert Toku McCree dives deep into the mechanics of successful (and honourable) enrolment, providing invaluable clarity on the personal and business aspects of the process in order to enable you to do powerful work in every coaching conversation you have. Toku McCree is a coach for unconventional executives, as well as a speaker and mindfulness expert, and the founder of Unexecutive.com and the Samurai Coaching Dojo - a virtual incubator for coaches to practice and develop the art of deep coaching and authentic selling. Toku’s approach focuses on expanding clients’ self-awareness in order to improve productivity, communication and creativity. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/transformative-enrolment-moving-beyond-yes-and-no/

Michael Bungay Stanier is obsessed with one particular distinction: the difference between good work and great work. Why do so many of us spend most of our time doing work that’s just okay when we could be doing work that is profound - work that "makes a dent in the universe"? Using neuroscience, personal stories and his trademark sense of humour, Michael teaches us how to do more great work, so that we can have more impact, express more of our genius and most importantly, have more fun. Michael Bungay Stanier is the founder of Box of Crayons, a company best known for teaching 10-minute coaching so that busy managers can build stronger teams and get better results. He has also written a number of books. His latest, the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Coaching Habit, has sold over a quarter of a million copies and been praised as one of the few business books that actually makes people laugh out loud. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/doing-great-work/

The idea of being able to tune into a person’s energetic field seems far out – but Richard Strozzi-Heckler is a master at deep connection using somatic cues. In this conversation he shares his tips on how to cultivate the art of connecting and coaching from Source. Richard is often considered the father of somatic coaching, work he’s been advancing for over 40 years. He’s worked with Fortune 500 companies and NATO, and has even featured on the cover of the Wall Street Journal. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/mastery-beyond-coaching-technique/

We all know that coaching is moving towards becoming less head-centric and more body-inclusive – but what does that actually look like and how do we implement our increasing somatic awareness? In this discussion, Katie unveils coaching’s biggest fallacy and shares some of the tools she uses to transcend the old paradigm. Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence for over 45 years. She specializes in training professionals and working with individuals using a unique system of whole-body learning and Quantum Coaching™. She has authored and co-authored 12 books, including: Conscious Loving, At the Speed of Life, and the new Conscious Loving Ever After. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/creating-transformation-through-the-body-with-katie-hendricks/

In todays podcast we speak with Gay Hendricks who's been in the field of coaching and personal development for over 45 years. He's coached rocks stars and CEO's alike including people like Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers. We speak about the exciting journey of how we can begin to clarify and live more and more from our zone of genius. We also unpack some of the barriers that show up to that in what Gays calls our Upper Limit Problem. I also love Gays expression of his life purpose and the story of he created a business which he sold for millions of dollars based on an idea he had in meditation one day. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/how-to-live-from-your-genius/

Karen has been coaching since 1988 and is one of the true pioneers in the field. She is the co-founder of CTI, one of the largest coach training schools in the world and co-author of the coaching bible, Co Active Coaching. I love talking with Karen - I never quite know where we’re going to end up, but this was a stunning conversation! Karen talks about walking through the gateway to coaching mastery. We can let go of trying to look good, to get it right or even get somewhere, trusting that by doing so something powerful can come through the coaching. A picture emerges of the coach in deep service to their client and the ways this can catalyse their development. A beautiful moment is when Karen shares the motivations at the core of her coaching and how they fuel the work she does. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/karen-kimsey-house-how-letting-go-leads-to-coaching-mastery/

Jim Dethmer has been coaching for nearly three decades and it shows. He's the founder of the Conscious Leadership Group and co-author of the acclaimed book - The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. In this episode we explore a powerful transition we can make in our coaching, from what Jim calls 'By Me' coaching to 'Through Me' coaching. By Me coaching is a great place to be. We are empowered. A master of our training, experts and in control. But can also become a safe place to coach from. If we are to access our coaching genius then we need to surrender our tight grip and open to something greater than us, that can come 'through us' to permeate the coaching. Jim shows us the gateways to making this powerful shift! A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/jim-dethmer-coaching-from-source/

John Prendergast is a spiritual teacher, therapist and author of the awesome book In Touch. He was a long term student of Jean Klein, a European medical doctor who was a master of Advaita Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivism. In this episode we explore how John works with his clients, helping them to heal and wake up by connecting them to what he calls 'inner knowing', a very different type of knowing and intelligence than our usual analytical mind. A list of resources mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/opening-to-inner-knowing/