Michael Sweeney, Founder and Lead Coach at Saber Coaching, talks us through his varied career and how these experiences have influenced his unique coaching approach. If you’ve ever been in an awkward first session where clients seem unsure what to expect, Michael has advice for you. He shares some of the unconventional methods - including coaching while running - that he has used to meet his clients’ bespoke needs. Enjoy his surprising suggestions for bringing out your clients’ coachability! Aft...
Apr 24, 2023•46 min•Ep. 41
A conversation with Michelle Brody: author, executive coach, and clinical psychologist. In this episode, Michelle digs deep into the differences between coaching and therapy. Using the example of discussing family patterns, she explains where she draws a boundary between the two fields as well as where she feels safe to step over that line. Michelle also talks about “coming out” to clients as a psychologist - and how this admission can affect the way that clients perceive her. Michelle is intere...
Apr 17, 2023•46 min•Ep. 40
A conversation with Dr. Richard Osibango, the Director of SPTD Transformation and one of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches. Richard currently serves as an Organizational Development Leader and trusted advisor to executive leaders at Intel Corporation, and he’s interested in coaching, transformation, and innovation in organizational settings. Richard transitioned from scientific studies to a career in coaching, and in this episode he shares the motivation behind this change. He talks about having ...
Apr 10, 2023•39 min•Ep. 39
Insights about innovation in the coaching space from bestselling author, innovation coach, and associate professor Elvin Turner. In this conversation with Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal, Elvin explains the different phases of organizations and how they often accidentally evolve into models that maintain the status quo. He shares how he helps them to change so they can accommodate bolder and bigger ideas. If you’ve ever heard the “fail fast” philosophy, listen in to learn why Elvin believes it’s hi...
Apr 03, 2023•50 min•Ep. 38
A fascinating conversation with Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA Anderson and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Happier Hour. During this episode, Cassie explains how she would define happiness: as subjective wellbeing, where more positive than negative emotions are experienced on average. Many clients approach coaches looking for a sense of meaning in their lives, and Cassie explains here how meaning and happiness are interconnected. She also accounts for the ways in which negative expe...
Mar 27, 2023•41 min•Ep. 37
A deep dive on all things digital with Rahaf Harfoush, digital anthropologist and Executive Director of Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture. In this episode, Rahaf explains how unprepared we are as humans for the infinite ecosystem of online information. She also gives practical tips on how to manage “infobesity” by being more intentional about the ways you engage with information. Rather than allow algorithms to determine your experience, Rahaf suggests analyzing your “return on attention” ...
Mar 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 36
World-leading expert on neuro-axiology Peter Demarest joins Alex to discuss how neuroscience and axiology can be applied to coaching practice. Discover how the synergy between these models can help you support clients to enhance their quality of life. Peter Demarest has been a popular Pre Summit and Full Summit presenter in the past, delivering fascinating sessions on topics such as Valuegenic Self-Leadership: Being a Game-Changing Coach and Neuro-Axiology: Adding Value to Your Coaching with Gam...
Mar 13, 2023•54 min•Ep. 35
An inspiring conversation with passionate coaching advocate Jean Francois Cousin, a global executive coach and former senior leader who has served CEOs, C-Suite executives, and leadership teams in 35 countries. Former Chairman of the ICF’s global board Jean Francois drops by Coaches in Zoom Drinking Coffee to share some wisdom from his extensive coaching experience. Jean Francois trained as an engineer and enjoyed a successful corporate career before beginning his coaching journey at the age of ...
Mar 06, 2023•47 min•Ep. 34
An enlightening conversation with Amy Sandler: professional speaker, executive coach, and corporate mindfulness trainer. Amy was one of the first 30 people chosen by Google in 2007 to deliver the mindfulness based emotional intelligence training program Search Inside Yourself. She is currently serving as chief content officer and coach at Radical Candor. An early adopter of mindfulness and spiritual development in executive coaching, Amy has since built a career from sharing these practices. In ...
Feb 27, 2023•56 min•Ep. 33
A fun and fascinating conversation with Eric M. Bailey, bestselling author of The Cure for Stupidity: Using Brain Science to Explain Irrational Behavior and President of Bailey Strategic Innovation Group, one of the fastest-growing human communication consulting firms in the United States. Eric was recently named Diversity Leader of the Year by the Diversity Leadership Alliance. In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal asks him to debunk some myths about w...
Feb 21, 2023•52 min•Ep. 32
A deep dive into neuroscience and coaching with Ann Betz, cofounder of BEabove leadership and international speaker and trainer. Ann has been an early adopter of neuroscience in the coaching industry since 2010, so Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal takes this opportunity to find out how she believes this knowledge can be best used to enhance the profession. In this conversation, Ann explains why she believes neuroscience has an expansionist effect on her coaching practice. She provides examples of ho...
Feb 13, 2023•59 min•Ep. 31
A conversation with author, teacher, and coaching industry rockstar Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael is known for writing The Coaching Habit, which has sold over a million copies, as well as the unconventional but accessible approach that has earned him high profile fans like Brene Brown and Marshall Goldsmith. In this episode, Michael talks about how coaches can lean into curiosity to navigate uncertain times. He shares his “advice monsters” model, which is used to identify and address the ways ...
Feb 06, 2023•59 min•Ep. 30
A powerful conversation with Susan Brady, CEO of Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership and author of Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership. In conversation with Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal, Susan outlines the career journey that brought her to write her most recent book. She also shares her perspective on mastering your inner critic, including why men and women engage differently with theirs. It’s not just problematic narratives in our own mind...
Jan 30, 2023•49 min•Ep. 29
A deep-dive into coaching in the healthcare space with Mo Kasti, founder of CTI Leadership and author of Physician Leadership: The Rx for Healthcare Transformation (2015) and Beyond Physician Engagement: A Roadmap to Partner with Physicians to Be All In (2018). What does it take to be a doctor ? Prior to 2005, Mo explains that passing exams and achieving a great GPA was the only real criteria. However, he understands that success in the healthcare industry requires so much more than that. In thi...
Jan 23, 2023•42 min•Ep. 28
A candid conversation with Janet M. Harvey, CEO of InviteCHANGE, bestselling author, and former president of the ICF. In this episode, Janet shares personal insights from her journey in the coaching industry, including the challenges she faced as a fearless leader preoccupied with pursuing “the creative burst.” Janet’s passion lies in helping create healthier organizations where people feel confident to step into their gifts. Here, she explains to Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal why she believes th...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 27
Executive Coach, development activist, and entrepreneur Nankhonde Kasonde-Van Den Broek shares her vision of the future of coaching in Africa. In this episode, Nankhonde explains why the pathway to achieving results with a coaching client looks different on the African continent. Nankhonde also talks about the cultural complexity around how people work and live there, believing it’s necessary to understand this in order to have a richer coaching engagement that’s capable of sustaining transforma...
Dec 26, 2022•55 min•Ep. 26
Hal Gregersen, bestselling author and Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Leadership at MIT, joins our CEO Alex Pascal to explain why he believes asking questions to be the key when it comes to tapping into our inquisitive creativity. Could questions be the answer? Hal certainly thinks so. In this episode, he explains why the most effective global leaders are more likely to be asking questions than answering them. In these times of rapid transformation, Hal proposes that openness and self-reflecti...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 25
Raven Solomon - global diversity, equity, and inclusion thought leader - is this week’s guest. She’s also an author, podcaster, educator, consultant, and keynote speaker. Raven joins our CEO Alex Pascal to share insights from her extensive expertise with the coaching community. In their conversation, they discuss the advantages and challenges that a diverse workforce can represent, focusing on the implications this has for coaches. Diversity and inclusion are often spoken about interchangeably, ...
Dec 12, 2022•47 min•Ep. 24
Learn from the insights of Tendayi Viki, Associate Partner at Strategyzer and an award-winning innovator in his own right. As coaches, we hear a lot about innovation from our executive clients. In this episode, Tendayi explains how innovation interacts with long term value creation - and the implications this has for the coaching industry. Tendayi understands what’s required to achieve a successful innovation. Here, he explains to Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal why a great product or technology is...
Dec 05, 2022•47 min•Ep. 23
A flavorful conversation with Mort Aaronson: surely the only Fortune 200 CEO who has both transitioned into coaching and written his own cookbook? In this episode, Mort, who is now a renowned coach mentor, offers insights from his long and varied career, explaining both how and why he has followed such a unique path to success. Mort explains how he discovered a drive to coach when the human side of the business world overtook the thrill and the hunt of corporate America for his attention. He als...
Nov 28, 2022•42 min•Ep. 22
Guy Winch, internationally renowned psychologist and popular TED speaker, joins our CEO Alex Pascal for a dynamic discussion focusing on the intersection of wellbeing and the workplace and considering what coaches can do to help promote emotional health. Terms like emotional health and mental health are often used interchangeably, but here, Guy explains why they shouldn’t be. He outlines their distinct definitions, reminding us that poor emotional health can have gravely adverse consequences des...
Nov 21, 2022•49 min•Ep. 21
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, CEO Alex Pascal discusses human development theory and the future of leadership with bestselling author Jeff Hull. During their conversation, Jeff shares his motivation for writing Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World as well as some of the key takeaways from his research process. As a leadership expert, Jeff has informed opinions about the changes that organizations should make to thrive in the modern business world. Lis...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 20
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal takes a deep dive into the concept of resilience with international resilience expert Taryn Stejskal. Through her work as the Founder and Chief Resilience Officer of the Resilience Leadership Institute, Taryn helps leaders integrate vulnerability and emotional strength and connection into their professional life. During this conversation, she shares some of her top tips as well as her most fascinating research findi...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 19
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal welcomes Magda Mook - CEO and Executive Director of the International Coach Federation - as his guest. During their conversation, Magda explains how she came into this role and gives her unique perspective on what the ICF represents in 2022. Having been with the ICF for 17 years, Magda has observed radical changes in the coaching industry. Here, she shares her observations about how executive coaching has moved into...
Oct 31, 2022•52 min•Ep. 18
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal sits down with Ruth Gotian, Chief Learning Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine and the author of The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance. As research for her book, Ruth has spent time studying the highest of high achievers across diverse fields, from Nobel Prize-winning scientists to Olympic athletes. She knows what distinguishes their approach to challenging situations an...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 17
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal sits down with Dr. David Drake, the Founder of The Moment Institute in Portland, Oregon and a Thought Leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard University. Dr. David Drake has used his work to support the transformation of coaching initiatives in 70 organizations, including Dropbox, Google, Logitech, Nike, PWC, and is the creator, author, and teacher of narrative coaching. During this conversation, Alex asks D...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 16
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal caught up with Des Dearlove, cofounder of Thinkers50. Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading business and management ideas of our age. During their discussion, Alex asks Des to explain the entrepreneurial journey of Thinkers50. Des shares how and why he has made experimentation part of the company’s brand. He also talks about the mission of Thinkers50 - to m...
Oct 10, 2022•48 min•Ep. 15
In this installment of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal discusses adult development theory with Leadership and Executive Coach Todd Iarussi. In his work with Rhinomind, Todd helps leaders develop agility and adaptability to thrive in a climate of constant change. Todd’s work has been influenced by Buddhist theory, and he is interested in raising the collective consciousness. Here, he explains the qualities that he believes are necessary for society’s evolution. He al...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 14
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal is joined by Heidi Hanna, the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations. Heidi is also a Founding Partner of the Academy for Brain Health and Performance and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress. During their conversation, Alex and Hanna discuss stress and how we’ve become more con...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 13
In this episode of Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee, Coaching.com CEO Alex Pascal sits down with Laura Gassner Otting, executive coach, media personality, and the author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life. You may already recognize Laura as a repeat TED-talker, but through this conversation, you’ll get to know her at a much deeper level. She takes time to talk about her pre-coaching career and her early experiences of the coaching industry as a cli...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 12
