Coaching Voices: The Association for Coaching Podcast

Welcome to our new podcast series: Coaching Women. In this episode, our host, Dr Julie Scanlon is joined by Geraldine Gallacher, CEO of the Executive Coaching Consultancy and author of "Coaching Women: Changing the System, Not the Person." They discuss coaching women in the context of advancing systemic change and achieving gender equality.   Geraldine shares her experiences in coaching women and...

Welcome to a special episode of the AC podcast where we pay tribute to our colleague, mentor and friend, Darren Robson, who passed away earlier this year, aged 50. Darren was the Global Director of the Association for Coaching, founder of the MOE Foundation and a true visionary and leader. On a more personal level, to many individuals, he was an invisible hand supporting them to be the best versio...

In this final podcast episode of our Career Coaching series, our host, Mark Crossfield, is joined by Liane Hambly, consultant, author and trainer with over 30 years' experience in career development. This thought-provoking conversation addresses the specific professional development and continuing education that career coaches need.   Learn the importance of carefully assessing which areas of prof...

Our podcast host, Mark Crossfield, is joined by Suzanne Penny, career coach and trainer, for this enlightening discussion about how coaches can support organizations and employees through the difficult transition of redundancy.   Suzanne's coaching has been shaped by her lived experience and drives her passion to prove that redundancy can be reframed as a time of transformation, rather than crisis...

Join our podcast host, Mark Crossfield, in this educational conversation with Salma Shah, author of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Coaching. Salma emphasizes the need for coaches to give time and space to the lived experiences of marginalized groups and to contract for courageous, real conversations. Learn why having a coach is crucial for clients from marginalized groups, who may face add...

Enjoy this practical and honest conversation between our podcast host, Mark Crossfield, and Accredited Master Executive Coach, Supervisor and Author, Julia Menaul, an about the ethical considerations specific to career coaching.   Learn what the similarities and differences of ethics are for career coaches and how to coach in an ethical way, from the marketing of your business and chemistry calls,...

Join our podcast host Mark Crossfield, in this engaging conversation with Natasha Stanley, career change specialist and head coach at Careershifters. Listen as they walk us through the process of how to successfully help clients through a career change, discussing the Careershifters methodology, techniques and community that have helped 100,000s of clients transition into new careers. Natasha emph...

In this podcast episode our host, Mark Crossfield, interviews Rob Nathan, a career coach and trainer with over 40 years of experience, about the role of self-assessment tools in career coaching. They discuss the benefits of using self-assessment tools in providing focus, managing time, and allowing the coachee to reflect between sessions. Rob shares some specific exercises that he uses with coachi...

In this podcast episode, our host, Mark Crossfield is joined by coach, author and TEDx speaker, Kate Trafford to discuss how career coaches can better understand their clients' values, goals, and motivations. Kate's coaching approach focuses on identifying her client's zone of genius, which is the unique combination of strengths, skills, motivations, passions, and experiences. They discuss the imp...

Welcome to our fabulous new podcast series about Career Coaching. In this episode, seasoned Career Coach and host, Mark Crossfield, is joined by Associate Professor at Warwick University, Gill Frigerio.   A leading expert in the field of Career Studies and Coaching, Gill explains what career coaching is and its important role in helping individuals find fulfilling work, navigate career transitions...

Our informative, inspiring podcast series on Coaching Tools and Approaches comes to a close this week with this fantastic panel chat. Our host, Claudia Day, is in conversation with Coaching Psychologist, Supervisor, and Lecturer, Dr. Andrea Giraldez-Hayes; art-based Executive Coach and Trainer, Anna Sheather and Leadership Coach and Tutor using improvisation, Julie Flower, about the use of visual...

 In this penultimate episode of our Coaching Tools and Approaches series, our host Claudia Day is joined by Trainer, Coach and Facilitator, Michael Cahill, to talk about the fascinating topic of constellations and systemic coaching. Michael explains the importance of understanding the systems we operate in, our need for belonging and the impact of discovering who we are loyal to. Discover the main...

Claudia Day is joined by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Joe Oliver, to discuss Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and its application in coaching. Joe explains the main principles of the ACT model, psychological flexibility, and the importance of gaining observational distance to thoughts and feelings. Learn the evidence-based benefits of ACT in coaching and how it links with other coaching approa...

Join our host Claudia Day, as she becomes a coachee in a live demo, with her guest and Cognitive Behavioural Coach (CBC), Rob Willson. Listen as Rob demonstrates the curiosity and skills that help Claudia understand and find solutions for what appears a simple problem. As she discovers and Rob states, "It's always a little deeper than you think it's going to be."   Following the demo, they discuss...

This week, Claudia Day is joined by Dr Rob Willson, an experienced cognitive behavioural practitioner and trainer, in part one of their in-depth discussion on Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC).   In this first conversation, they discuss what CBC is, why and how it works and how coaches can put this into practice. As a therapist, Rob shares why he became interested in coaching and why cognitive...

In this week's episode our host, Claudia Day, is joined by Medical Doctor, Coach and Coach Trainer, Dr Tim Anstiss. They discuss Motivational Interviewing, which Tim describes as " not just effective, but efficient ."   Tim has 19 years of experience with this compassionate, caring and person-centred approach that focuses on the belief that the client has all the resources they need to move forwar...

In this week's informative, lively podcast episode, our host, Claudia Day is joined by clinical and coaching psychologist Dr Suzy Green, founder and CEO of The Positivity Institute, to discuss solution-focused coaching.   Suzy shares her integrative approach using positive psychology, solution-focused and strength-based approaches. Learn what solution-focused coaching is in practice and hear it de...

Welcome to another podcast episode with the Association for Coaching: helping you uncover the deep insights, knowledge, tools and strategies you need to take your coaching practice to the next level.   In this week's episode our host, Claudia Day, is joined by executive coach, author and academic, and leading expert Christian van Nieuwerburgh to discuss positive psychology coaching.   Learn about...

Professor of Applied Neuroscience, Patricia Riddell, joins our host Claudia Day, to explain why it is so important for coaches to understand and apply neuroscience techniques in coaching.   Patricia explains why understanding how we learn, remember, make decisions and create our own emotional responses can empower coaches to improve their practice and provide more effective coaching for clients. L...

Welcome to our new podcast series on Coaching Tools – invaluable information for new or experienced coaches wanting to develop their practice. In this first episode, Jonathan Passmore, Qing Wang and Yi-Ling Lai join our host Claudia Day, to share their meta-analysis research and expertise on the effectiveness of integrative coaching.   Learn the distinction between eclectic and integrative coachin...

In this bonus episode our host, Rob Lawrence, speaks to Dr Richard Hale about Action Learning. Bridging the gap between our Team Coaching series and our next series, Coaching Tools, this is a fascinating, thought-provoking conversation about a technique that can work alongside coaching and mentoring.   Learn what Action Learning is, its benefits and challenges, and its relevance in tackling organi...

In this special episode our host, Maxine Bell, is joined by Dr Declan Woods, the AC's Global Head of Team Coaching Standards and Accreditation. Declan will be announcing the release date and lots of practical information about the AC's brand-new Team Coaching Accreditation Scheme! This is a labour of love for Declan and the many others who have worked hard to create a practical scheme, for both in...

In their final session together, Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong complete their introduction to team coaching by discussing in more detail what change means and how that change can happen in a team coaching session.   Learn about Arnold Beisser's 'Paradoxical Theory of Change'   and three meta-skills that a coach can use to increase awareness and develop active experiments.   If you enjoyed t...

What does a coach need to consider in preparing to coach a team? Find out in episode five of our team coaching series with Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong. Using the STS model of Self (the coach), Team and Situation, they discuss what you need to consider before committing to coach a particular team.   With a series of interesting questions to ask yourself as well as examples from their own e...

Learn about the importance of good contracting in episode four of our Team Coaching series with Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong. Together they explore what contracting is and talk about 'Big C' contracting which includes 'the 6 P's' of purpose, practicalities, professional, power, psychology and partnership.   Georgina and Allard go on to explain the equally important 'Little C' contracting,...