Empower World: The Coaching and Leadership Podcast

What if the biggest obstacle to your most powerful coaching sessions is not your skills, but your beliefs? In this Podcast episode, Jeanine Bailey and Marie Quigley explore what it truly means to believe that your clients are Naturally Creative, Resourceful and Whole, and why so many coaches abandon this principle the moment things get uncomfortable. Through real mentoring room stories and hard-wo...

What if your anxiety is not a life sentence, but a message your body is desperately trying to send you? Somatic coach and nervous system educator Hind Taychouri was told to take pills forever - and she said no. In this Podcast episode 257, she shares why stress gets trapped in the body, and how - little by little - we can learn to ride the wave of discomfort rather than be swept away by it. Trauma...

What if your well-meaning habits are getting in the way of your client's growth? In this honest conversation, Jeanine Bailey MCC and Marie Quigley MCC explore the unconscious coaching pattern of cheerleading - the over-championing, the enthusiastic "that's wonderful," the nodding and yes-yes-yessing that feels supportive but can cut your client's thinking. Research shows that staying silent allows...

What does headshot photography have to do with coaching? More than you'd think. Executive coach and photographer Andy Robbins joins Co-Founder of  Empower World Marie Quigley to explore the surprising parallels between capturing someone's true presence through a lens and unlocking it in a coaching conversation - from reading micro-expressions, to building trust with a resistant client, to why AI c...

Monia Pyraki, a professional coach, left a corporate career when she knew something was missing in her life, created a successful coaching practice, then moved to Switzerland with six-month-old twins, and had to start over in a new country, a new culture, with no community around her. By blending her coaching skills with her background in events and wellness, she built a new successful practice wo...

Leadership is lonely, and most leaders are too busy to admit it. Team coaches and supervisors, Larissa Thurlow and Traci Manalani, who create spaces for leaders from different organisations - not to learn content or receive advice - but simply to pause, reflect, and be heard without anyone expecting anything from them, offer a different perspective about leadership. When leaders slow down together...

In this latest podcast episode, we interview Wendy-Ann Smith - a coaching psychologist and founder of Ethics Forum International and the Coaching Ethics Forum - as to why ethical maturity is no longer optional. From the growing influence of AI in coaching to the wisdom of Indigenous and global spiritual perspectives, this conversation invites us to rethink what it truly means to do good work in th...

In this episode of the Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast, we explore the often-overlooked power of volunteering in the coaching profession through a rich conversation with MCC coach, mentor, supervisor and educator Zsofia Juhasz. We reflect on how volunteering can open doors to community, confidence, learning, visibility and meaningful contribution, especially for coaches seeking conne...

In this episode we explore how coaches and leaders can present with more confidence, clarity and impact with special guest Colin Boyd. Colin is a public speaking authority and coach to highly successful entrepreneurs and coaches with the purpose to support their brand which attracts people in a way that is authentic and heart centred. We cover the mindset behind authentic selling, how to avoid ove...

Many coaches want to add value from the very first minute. They dive straight into coaching because they care, because they want results, because they want to be useful. Yet the real power often lies in slowing down. In this episode, we explore why the discovery session - which includes contracting, setting expectations, building psychological safety, clarifying roles - is not a formality but the...

In this episode of the Empower World podcast, therapist and executive coach Karen Ledger explores why coaches must continually do their own inner work. Grounded in person-centred principles and the influence of Carl Rogers, she emphasises that genuine relationship - built on congruence, empathy and self-awareness - matters more than any model. She also stresses that ongoing reflection through ment...

Coaching and leadership aren't 'simple' anymore. Many leaders and teams are wrestling with uncertainty, pressure, and imposter syndrome, while coaches find yesterday's models don't stretch far enough (especially with AI now replicating process coaching). In this episode, coaching pioneer David Clutterbuck shares why the future is coach maturity: moving from doing coaching to being a coach. Deep im...

As AI and digital platforms reshape coaching, the key question becomes: what still makes human coaching irreplaceable? Jonathan Passmore highlights that while AI can do things well, such as summarising and reflecting on what has been shared and asking questions, it cannot replicate lived experience, identity, humour or emotional attunement. The future is not human versus AI, but human with AI. Whe...

In this rich and deeply human conversation, Christy Byerly, MCC and coach educator, mentor and thought leader explores what it really means to bring brave, powerful love into coaching and leadership. Love is not sentimentality, but an active, grounded practice which requires clear boundaries, honest contracting and the courage to invite dissent. Christy shares vivid stories from her work, parentin...

Ian Day, Expert in Coaching and Leadership Development, highlights the crucial shift leaders and coaches must make to thrive in a VUCA world. As co-author of Challenging Coaching, he emphasises that true leadership effectiveness comes from blending support with courageous challenge, all grounded in unconditional positive regard. In a landscape of volatility and need for adaptability, leaders can n...

In this podcast, Sunni Smith reveals how profound transformation happens through simple human presence: not techniques, not effortful doing. This episode highlights challenges coaches and leaders face today: so busy doing means we miss the deeper human connection that unlocks insight, creativity, and trust. The solution: create connections which can bring people back to who they choose to be by se...

Professor Peter Hawkins invites us as a profession to rethink coaching and leadership as deeply systemic, relational and ecological work - away from an individual focus. He explores how moving beyond IQ and EQ into WeQ - collective and collaborative intelligence - can support us meet the complex challenges of our time. Through insights on beauty all around us, purpose and our interconnectedness wi...

What happens when you take a team out of the boardroom and into the woods Coach and ex-corporate leader Paul Jefferies  shares how coaching  in nature restores attention, lowers defenses, and sparks fresh thinking. He provides practical ways to work outdoors: constellations, reflective walks, and nature-based metaphors. The results: deeper connection, clearer purpose, better outcomes.

Feeling pulled between structure and creativity? Logic and compassion? Involvement and detachment? Serious and Lightness? In this episode, ICF Master Certified Coach Jayshree Kirtane offers a vivid metaphor - orange flames and purple flowers - to reframe these tensions as complementary forces rather than either-or choices. We dive into exploring how we as coaches can support our clients or people...

From Solo Practice to Systemic Impact: Eve Turner on Ethics, Community & Climate-Conscious Coaching. Many coaches feel a tension: Where does my responsibility end—am I here only for the client's goals, or do I also hold the wider system, ethics, and our shared future? Eve Turner, coach, coach supervisor, author, researcher (and a community builder) shares that a values and ethics-led, systemic pra...

Have you ever felt frustrated by the belief that coaching competencies limit your freedom or creativity? In this episode of the Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast, Jeanine and Marie explore the challenge many coaches face when they get stuck resisting structure - and how this resistance can actually reveal deeper personal work to be done. They share stories and insights that show why th...

The Emotional Fitness Formula, created by Joe Pane, with decades of coaching, training and leadership, shares the five practical principles that support people navigate challenge with clarity in this podcast. He explains how it's possible for all of us to achieve emotional flexibility - to ultimately understand about who we are and what we can choose to do in support of self. and the people we lea...

You've trained hard, you love coaching, and yet, finding clients can feel like the hardest part. In this energising episode, Sarah Short of The Coaching Revolution reveals how narrowing your focus and speaking in your clients' language unlocks doors to real opportunities. We explore why so many coaches get stuck, and how simple shifts in mindset and marketing can transform your practice into a sus...

What if you could discover how to connect with anyone - no guesswork, no assumptions? In this podcast episode, we explore with Joe Pane, professional coach, how Extended DISC goes beyond personality tests to reveal the "map" of human behaviour, supporting coaches and leaders to speak the language of their clients', build trust faster, and create lasting change.

Why do some chemistry sessions lead to powerful coaching partnerships and others fall flat, even when the connection feels strong? In this episode, we unpack the often unspoken dynamics of discovery sessions: the mindset, energy, and subtle shifts that can make or break the opportunity to work with a client. With decades of coaching and supervision experience, we share practical guidance on how to...