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 coac...
Jan 22, 2020•58 min
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 W...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 3 min
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...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 6 min
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 o...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 8 min
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...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min
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 edu...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 1 min
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. ...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 26 min
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...
Aug 14, 2019•44 min
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...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 8 min
How does one build a 7-figure coaching business in 4 years? Executive coach Kari Zeller 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 th...
Jul 18, 2019•50 min
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 ...
Jul 03, 2019•57 min
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 h...
Jun 20, 2019•48 min
“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 ...
May 30, 2019•1 hr
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 roadblo...
May 16, 2019•48 min
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 identi...
Mar 07, 2019•54 min
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...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 17 min
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 Gro...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min
"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 cultur...
Jan 07, 2019•37 min
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 th...
Dec 11, 2018•37 min
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...
Nov 29, 2018•41 min
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. Nichol...
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 9 min
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 Consciou...
Oct 31, 2018•45 min
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'...
Oct 18, 2018•2 hr
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 ne...
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 13 min
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, autho...
Sep 20, 2018•53 min
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 de...
Sep 06, 2018•56 min
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. Patric...
Jul 31, 2018•42 min
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 edu...
Jul 18, 2018•40 min
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 t...
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 28 min
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/
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 28 min
