Shalini Sequeira, Executive Coach and part of the leadership team at ‘’She Leads Change”, joins Dr Alexandra Morgan to reflect on inequity and lack of diversity in coaching. Shalini shares her personal experiences of inequity and how this has set her on a mission to challenge racism and inequalities at all levels and sectors of the coaching industry, assisting those previously marginalized to enter leadership roles.
Jan 10, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Jenny Plaister-Ten, Accredited Master Coach and Coaching Supervisor, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan in a podcast about the impact of culture in coaching. Jenny argues that values are formed in our culture of origin; however, coaches are not trained to identify cultural values. Some coaches work at the level of values, yet, how our values are formed is often overlooked. Therefore, in a complex context such as a multi-national/cultural organization whose values take precedence and why? Who, if anyone,...
Jan 03, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Toby Mildon, one of the UK’s leading Diversity and Inclusion Architects and an Executive Coach, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan to talk about his tried and tested framework for embedding a diverse workforce and inclusive culture into the DNA of any business. Using his Inclusive Growth Culture programme, Toby helps companies see that sustainable business growth is enabled, rather than stunted, by Diversity and Inclusion. “ Culture is the sum of our day-to-day behaviours ”...
Dec 27, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Jannine Perryman, MA PGCE, Founder of ADHD WISE and CEO of Neurodiversity Networks CIC, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan in a podcast reflecting on over a thousand hours of solution-focused ADHD & neurodiversity coaching. Jannine leads a team of coaches to move clients into a place of acceptance, removing barriers and focusing on positive outcomes. She explains their approach, why it is so important, and how she is creating accredited neurodiversity training for coaches interested in this field....
Dec 20, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Pippa Simou, ADHD specialist, coach, academic, and founder of ADD-Vantage, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan in a podcast about what ADHD is and how the condition affects gender differently. Pippa discusses the characteristics, vulnerabilities, and challenges faced and how her toolkit helps girls and women to flourish with ADHD. “Accepting who you actually are and letting go of who you thought you should be"
Dec 13, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 64
We are pleased to have Adrian Green, Mark Edwards, and Dr. Stacie Graham in a conversation with Dr. Alexandra Morgan about creating a ‘belonging culture’ in the workplace. Part Two of this podcast revisits questions such as: What is belonging? When do we feel as though we belong? What role does the leadership team play in creating and facilitating a belonging culture?
Dec 06, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 63
We are pleased to have Adrian Green, Mark Edwards, and Dr. Stacie Graham in a conversation with Dr. Alexandra Morgan about creating a ‘belonging culture’ in the workplace. Part One of this podcast tackles questions such as: What is belonging? When do we feel as though we belong? What role does the leadership team play in creating and facilitating a belonging culture?
Nov 29, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 62
"What needs to change in the world of coaching for it to take an anti-racist approach?” Drawing on the research report on Racial Justice, Equity and Belonging in Coaching, our guest for this episode, Charmaine Roche, argues that we need to move beyond diversity and inclusion to anti-oppression, liberation, and freedom. She asks, "What if people do not like the table you are inviting them to sit at? Why not redesign the table, or remove the need for one, not just change the composition of the fac...
Nov 22, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Charlie Stainforth, Co-Founder and CEO of Circl, a leadership development programme with inclusion at its core, talks with Dr. Alexandra Morgan about building inclusive environments. Charlie explains Circl’s unique approach, why the programme is both accessible and inclusive, and how this practical approach brings diversity to the forefront of leadership development. "Diversity without inclusion is redundant; organizations need to build inclusive environments before they can become more diverse....
Nov 15, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Sunil Jindal, business transformation leader and European Regional Head at Diversio, joins Dr. Alex Morgan in a podcast on measuring, tracking, and improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace and helping organizations become more inclusive. "It is the unique combination of technology and human expertise that allows us to make a meaningful impact with hundreds of organizations globally and at the top level."
Nov 08, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Nick Basannavar, Head of Consulting at Included , an impact-led consultancy, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan in a podcast about implementing strategically embedded inclusion. Nick shares their Maturity Model and explains how inclusion can be used as a methodology to support organizational purpose and ambition. Learn how to practice coaching with inclusivity.
Nov 01, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Greg Baker, Executive and Paralympic Coach, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan in a podcast interview about his coaching journey. Greg explains how he took his high-performance sports experience into executive coaching and the impact this had on coaching leaders and creating robust, high-performance teams.
Oct 25, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Julie Scanlon, executive coach, consultant, and training facilitator, joins Dr. Alexandra Morgan in the first episode of our new series, Diversity and Inclusion in Coaching. The word privilege can provoke a defensive response in some people, often hearing it almost as an accusation or a suggestion that life overall is easy for those with privilege. Julia begins by asking, "What is privilege?" and explains how greater personal awareness enhances our relation to privilege as coaches.
Oct 18, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 56
“The ecology is still in the room; we are just not paying attention to it.” Professor Peter Hawkins, leading global thought leader, joins George Warren in an inspiring episode drawing our climate coaching series to a close. Peter shares his thoughts on the challenges the world faces and how coaching needs to change to be future-fit and positively contribute to the ecological and social crises.
Oct 11, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 55
"Who we are is how we coach." Jackie Arnold, executive & wellbeing coach and Lydia Stevens, executive coach, join George Warren in this contemplative episode on emerging from the global pandemic at different speeds worldwide. This showed how interconnected and vulnerable we are to the things outside of our control and how the pandemic is an early warning of what is present in the world - an unstable climate and increasing biodiversity loss. How do we bring these topics into our coaching prac...
Oct 05, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Mark Jacobs, Managing Director of SEED Madagascar, an award-winning British charity leading on a wide range of sustainable developments and conservation projects spanning 21 years, joins George Warren for an engaging interview. Mark’s passion and dedication show up in this conversation about the work of SEED and the effects of climate change on the island’s impoverished communities, and how coaching can be part of the solution.
Sep 27, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 53
“Bringing worlds together and recognizing that nature can be found everywhere”. Elizabeth Wainwright, coach, writer, consultant, and Catriona Horey, leadership coach, join George Warren in this nature-inspired episode. Elizabeth and Catriona share the value they find in approaching individual and collective realities through the lens of the natural world.
Sep 20, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 52
“If we are to solve the climate crisis, we need to change all the major drivers that make global warming worse.” Andrew Gaines, founder of Inspiring Transition and big picture systems thinker and philosopher, joins George Warren in a podcast about the hugely influential role coaches can play in shifting the trajectory of climate change and creating a life-affirming culture. Learn about the bold vision and innovative communication tools that can enable us all to care about a positive future vastl...
Sep 13, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 51
“If only coaching redefined itself to be for a living earth, rather than just for a successful organization, or individual flourishing…." Alison Whybrow, Josie McLean, and Eve Turner, founders of the Climate Coaching Alliance, join George Warren in this profound conversation about their personal and professional journeys, from the conception of the global CCA in 2019 to the active community of 1200 members it has today.
Sep 06, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 50
“If only coaching redefined itself to be for a living earth, rather than just for a successful organization, or individual flourishing…." Alison Whybrow, Josie McLean, and Eve Turner, founders of the Climate Coaching Alliance, join George Warren in this profound conversation about their personal and professional journeys, from the conception of the global CCA in 2019 to the active community of 1200 members it has today.
Aug 30, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Hetty Einzig, Executive Coach, Senior Consultant, author, and psychologist, joins George Warren in a compelling conversation on the future of coaching. Hetty reveals why coaching techniques are not just for coaching and discusses how social justice and equality are interconnected along with the environment. Hetty shares the big questions of our time, explaining how, with every choice, every action we take, we need to ask ourselves, what impact am I making?
Aug 23, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 48
"Recognize how important it is to have hopes based on reality." Chris Johnstone, co-author of Active Hope, Coach, and resilience & wellbeing trainer, talks with George Warren about creating a pathway for personal and conversational active hope practices and how to talk about the difficulties surrounding climate change. In this candid conversation, Chris explains how to draw upon the psychology of resilience and behaviour change to help us face problematic issues, nourish our enthusiasm to ac...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 47
“It is overwhelming. It's so big; it touches on all parts of our lives." Linda Aspey , founder of Aspey Associates, an international consultancy supporting progressive leaders who create environments that bring about meaningful growth and change, joins George Warren for a podcast conversation about the climate crisis. Linda shares why she became an activist with Extinction Rebellion and how her coaching helps clients understand climate change as a systemic social and environmental justice issue....
Aug 09, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 46
"We are nature, and nature is everything.” Zoe Cohen, founding member of the Climate Coaching Alliance and transformational coach, joins George Warren in a sincere conversation on when to bring Climate Change into Coaching. Zoe discloses the significant personal and global triggers that shook her into shifting her coaching specialism, becoming an environmental activist and catalyst for change within the coaching space.
Aug 02, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Charly Cox , Founder of Climate Change Coaches, talks to our Podcast Host, George Warren, about the positive role coaches can play in supporting organizational change in the context of the climate crisis. Charly shares her profound and emotional journey and explains how everyone has a role to play in transforming our systems towards a better future. Resources for this Episode...
Jul 26, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Babette Graham , Director of Coaching, Talent & Leadership at KPMG Australia, brings us up to date on learnings and changes over the last nine months. Babette divulges how COVID-19 disruptions catalyzed a fluid and adaptive approach in building a coaching culture and how the organization made a paradigm shift from efficiency and ROI to an ecosystem. Resources for this Episode...
Jul 19, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 43
“Marketing is a mindset shift and an opportunity to rethink what you want to achieve." Frances Khalastchi and Simon Batchelar , founders of the Better Bolder Braver Marketing community for coaches, join Rob Lawrence for an interview on attracting clients, building a bolder offering, and being braver with your pricing, planning, and purpose. Your marketing can help you hold a mirror up to your coaching practice and represents your personal and professional values. Learn how to gain confidence, ge...
Jul 12, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 42
“Marketing is a mindset shift and an opportunity to rethink what you want to achieve." Frances Khalastchi and Simon Batchelar , founders of the Better Bolder Braver Marketing community for coaches, join Rob Lawrence for an interview on attracting clients, building a bolder offering, and being braver with your pricing, planning, and purpose. Your marketing can help you hold a mirror up to your coaching practice and represents your personal and professional values. Learn how to gain confidence, ge...
Jul 05, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 41
"Relationships are everything" Robin Chu , Founder and CEO of CoachBright, talks to Rob Lawrence about his passion for bringing coaching into the lives of school-aged young people and how coaching can transform their life journey. Robin describes social mobility and what it means to coach in schools and universities. Resources for this episode...
Jun 28, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Claire Croft , Executive Coach and Director at Corporate Punk, a Specialist Change coaching practice, talks with Rob Lawrence about her journey into the coaching arena, sharing her high-profile marketing backstory and how her focus has always been to inspire positive change. Claire shares how she remains connected to the realities of being a senior business leader today and how the Corporate Punk coaching style enables her to witness the challenges of achieving positive change within an organiza...
Jun 21, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 39
