Coaching Voices: The Association for Coaching Podcast

Steven Baguley joins Darren Robson in a podcast on mindfulness in the workplace and how this can improve performance and relationships. Steven shares the approach, literature, and techniques that help people become more self-aware of their spiritual, mental, and physical health. Hear Steven's views on sustainable health and learn about the power of consistency. Steven brings along his experience a...

Soraya Shaw joins Darren Robson in a podcast on the significance of understanding our brains' functionality for a healthier life. Listen to Soraya speak about how to build a relationship with your brain and tune in to create a healthy and happy life for yourself. As an Applied Organizational Neuroscientist and Performance Coach, Soraya shares her take on resilience and how it is connected to coach...

Alessandro De Giacomo, Founder of Lobster Coaching, joins Darren Robson in a podcast on the impact of self-awareness on a person's overall wellbeing and the power of passion. Alessandro shares how his inclination towards mindful coaching erupted from his fortune of having a good coach and trainer at a critical stage in his professional career. Hear an inspirational story and learn about Alessandro...

Yannick Jacob, an Existential Coach and Positive Psychologist, joins Darren Robson in a podcast to share his "integrated positive existentialism model". Yannick reflects upon coaching in today's VUCA world that holds great potential. Listen to Yannick's story to learn the process of dealing with paradoxes of nature, becoming resilient, and bringing power back to yourself. https://www.associationfo...

In this podcast, Darren Robson interviews Dr Ashleigh McLellan and Hilary McLellan to discuss how to train people's minds for mindfulness and wellbeing. Dr Ashleigh shares how mindfulness is fundamental for personal and mental growth, peace and happiness. Listen to how Hilary got interested in helping people with mental health and learn how "to find and be your best self." Dr Ashleigh and Hilary s...

Tony Phillips, Coach, Trainer and Founder of the 'Mile a Day' community joins Darren Robson in a podcast to share his life-changing M.A.D. experiment. Tony shares how the M.A.D journey started as a new year's resolution and is 11 years strong today. Tony shares how small daily habits can contribute towards your mental, physical, and spiritual health, he calls these 'ripple habits'. Listen to Tony...

Nadine Robson, CEO of Dragonfly Wellness Dorset, joins Darren Robson in a Health & Wellbeing podcast on the core principles of mental health first aider. Listen to this insightful story on how Nadine managed to continue running the Mental Health First Aid training through COVID-19 and reinvented the course's fundamentals. Learn what it takes to be a Mental Health First Aider and gain tips on start...

Craig Newman, CEO of UXC Group and WeAreProject5, joins Darren Robson in a podcast on supporting and empowering medical practitioners while coaching for wellbeing, mental health, and psychological safety. Listen to Craig's impressive story and find out what he's learned throughout his authentic journey as a clinical psychologist and mental health coach and how he is actively creating an environmen...

In this podcast interview, Karen Hailwood highlights the value of culture and leadership in organizations and how it held them strong during the pandemic. Hear how leaders at Phocas Software worked together daily and how the organization's value around humanity and 'family first' galvanized everyone to pivot as needed, look after customers, and support one another. Karen is Executive Coach and Chi...

Listen to this interview with Babette Graham at KPMG to learn about an agile response to the unpredictability and ambiguity of 2020. Hear how the KPMG Australia team learned to experiment with leadership offerings, how they worked to create clarity rather than trying to get everything right, and how they mobilized people in the organization to respond differently. Listen to this interview with Bab...

René Carayol, Leading Executive Coach and Leadership Speaker, discusses the concept of "Allyship"  - a practice that puts into use social justice theories and ideals - and then shares his insights on the way leaders can navigate through change and challenging times and what is the coach's role in supporting those leaders.

Nishi Ayer, Executive Coach and Global Talent Leader joins Sue Stockdale in a podcast interview about how to develop high potential leaders, keep them engaged, committed and successful in critical roles. With a focus on inclusion and diversity, Nishi explains how she coaches high potential talent to navigate challenging conversations and lead with a global mindset in times of change.

Terecina Kwong, COO of HSBC Europe, joins Sue Stockdale in a podcast on the 'new normal' and the benefits of collaborative working across cultures in the context of fluctuating markets and navigating the impact of COVID-19. Hear what Terecina has learned as a leader and how she is empowering her teams by encouraging dialogue, flexible work, and activate participation in cross-team coaching.

Listen to Charlie Stainforth, Co-Founder and CEO at Circl, in a conversation with Sue Stockdale about a unique approach to leadership development programs in which professionals are learning and practicing coaching skills with young adults in the same cohort. Leaders and youth step out of their comfort zone while learning from one other and coaching each other – an inspiring way to develop future...

Jen Kidby, Director of Talent and Leadership Development at Grant Thornton Canada, talks to Sue Stockdale on how she has implemented a coaching culture coaching within Grant Thornton Canada. She explains the effect of COVID-19 restraints and how coaching has benefited remote working and team resilience.

Dr. Paul Lawrence gets to the heart of systemic thinking, tackling internal conversations in the workplace and how this has changed in times of pandemic. He discusses the impact of virtual working and highlights the importance of impromptu conversations and knowledge sharing in an office setting. Paul explores how the coach approach can make a significant difference in virtual workplace conversati...

No one leader can make all the tough calls on their own anymore. In this short podcast interview, René Carayol, reveals to host, Sue Stockdale, the challenges in the c-suite today and how collaboration is the new approach to coaching and leadership. Hear how too many leaders are weighed down with huge uncertainties and inherent risks and how coaching supports and fits into the modern leadership te...

With the explosion of diversity and the acceleration towards virtual, networked organizations, the "new generation" of leaders must develop the agility to succeed. In this short podcast episode, Dr. Jeffrey Hull, shares with host, Sue Stockdale, the importance of knowing when to lead and when to step back as well as the effective habits leaders can develop, as coaches. Hear how to apply a coaching...

More than 750 coachees have benefitted from Grant Thornton's coaching programme. Through their coaching programme, Grant Thornton, have developed their ability to attract great talent, as well as more clients, by using culture as a competitive differentiator and instigating a learning and development transformation across the firm. In this podcast interview, director of talent and leadership devel...

Terecina Kwong is the Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Bank in China. In this short podcast interview, Terecina shares with host, Sue Stockdale, her experience of coaching and building high-performance teams in a large international financial institution. Hear how Terecina, as a leader, enables, motivates and empowers an organisation of over 1200 people, unleashing their best potential particularly...

In this short podcast interview, Dr. Paul Lawrence, speaks with Sue Stockdale, discussing what it means to develop a coaching culture with a systemic approach. Paul shares what to expect from his upcoming digital conference session whilst revealing, and dispelling, some of the myths and misconceptions about creating an effective coaching culture in an organisation. https://coachingintheworkplace.o...

In this podcast interview, founding CEO of The Conscious Leader, Mark McMordie, talks to Sue Stockdale, ahead of the Coaching in the Workplace conference, about what it means to create a sense of safety, as a leader. Mark and Sue discuss the power of feeling safe, exploring the role mindfulness in the vertical development of leaders who are capable of transforming the organisations they lead. Lear...

In this podcast interview, Maya Hu-Chan reveals to Sue Stockdale what it means to develop cultural agility, inclusive leadership and a global mindset in coaching and leadership. Referred to as saving face, hear what it means to avoid losing face with clients and colleagues; honouring others and preserving their dignity following simple steps. Learn the importance of kindness, accountability and ps...

Can money buy happiness? It seems money is something that we do not find easy to discuss. In this short podcast interview, Brian Portnoy, Ph. D., CFA, reveals why whilst sharing, with Sue Stockdale, insights as to what it means to find contentment and happiness in life and how our financial wellness contributes to true meaning in life. Hear how coaches can effectively coach towards financial welln...

Christina Wyatt & Darren Whysall discuss with Sue Stockdale what it means to coach leaders inside Barclays Bank. Christina and Darren describe how their approach to coaching works within Barclays, revealing the similarities and differences, when compared to having an external coach come into an organisation. Hear how Christina and Darren manage their own well-being as coaches and how they create p...