The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

Brian talks with Doug Guthrie about alignment.  They both agree that alignment is not the fun part but probably the most important part of leading an organization. Doug Guthrie is a Professor of Global Leadership at the Thunderbird School of Management. Listen to more of Doug on previous podcasts: #191 - Overcoming Arrogance with Doug Guthrie #201 - Levels of Leadership with Doug Guthrie #209 - Co...

Brian and Chad debunk three myths about money when it comes to coaching: People can't afford coaching A lower price will get more traction Ministry should be free

Michael Cheuk interviews Linda Miller for Christian Coaching Magazine.  Linda is a co-founder of CAM and has been with The Ken Blanchard Companies for 20 years. Michael talks with Linda about one of her favorite activities--moderating political debates.  Linda shares her thoughts on how she uses coaching skills to moderate debates and how pastors can also use coaching skills when hearing different...

Brian's guest is LC Etheridge who talks about how she uses the Enneagram with her executive clients. LC Etheridge is an MCC level coach who is a founding partner of Stratos2 .  LC works with executive leaders from around the world.  You can contact LC at lc@stratos2.com. You can hear more from LC Etheridge by listening to these previously aired podcasts: Podcast 119 Life at the MCC Level with LC E...

Brian talks with Ali Kennedy about five things to think about when using coaching as a small group leader in your church. Ali is an ACC coach and founder of Fuel for the Journey.  Ali can be reached at alikennedy83@gmail.com or alikennedycoaching.com .  You can also listen to Ali in podcast #241 Grief Coaching with Ali Kennedy . We mentioned Christian Coaching Magazine in our talk.  If you're inte...

Brian and Chad talk about a question raised in the book The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris:  What is the simplest way to do it?

Angie Ward is an award-winning regular contributor to Christianity Today leadership publications. She is a highly regarded teacher and collaborative leader with experience in church, parachurch, and Christian higher education contexts. She holds a Ph. D. in Ministry Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.   Angie joins the podcast to talk about exploring deeply held assumptions....

Brian talks with Angie Ward about her book I Am a Leader: When Women Discover the Joy of Their Calling .  Angie talks of the challenges she had of being a woman with leadership gifts and a call to ministry when she started out.  You can follow Angie on her website www.angieward.net .

Brian and Chad define 3 types of coaching models and give suggestions as to when to use each one: The conversation model The new awareness model The framework model

Brian talks with his own coach, Bob Hyatt.  Brian discusses the importance of having a good coach and experiencing your own transformation so you can be a better coach. Bob Hyatt can be contacted at BobHyatt@mac.com

Brian and Chad discuss Chad's coaching business, StrongLead.  They talk about the following topics that are sure to be helpful to a coach starting a business or a coach trying to improve their business: Niche Marketing Expanding clients Defining roles in a partnership Frameworks Systems

Jim McDermid oversaw a $60 million budget when he worked in the medical technology industry. He realized that much of the "coaching" was actually "consulting," and was not developing the staff well. Jim talks about the changes they made to ensure that "coaching" was actually coaching, including the requirement of ICF credentials.

Brian and Chad have been working with the Church Evangelism Institute at Wheaton College, helping them develop their coaching arm. In this episode, Brian and Chad reflect on what they've learned about coaching through the process.

Doug Foltz from Stadia joins the podcast with four tips for returning from the pandemic. 1. Beware: People are faking expertise. They don't know what to do either. 2. Learning is Local. You have to discern what will work best for you. 3. The best ideas are undiscovered. Innovation is necessary in this moment. 4. Design "Ok to Fail" action steps, as opposed to "fail-safe" action steps.

Brian and Chad discuss what assessment Brian should use when he is creating awareness for a church leadership team.

In last week's podcast, Chad and I (Brian) talked about the Empowerment Triangle, created by David Emerald. This framework had just been on Chad's mind lately, and it was a great topic for the two of us to talk through. Very helpful. To my surprise, as I looked at the podcast for this week, we set aside fifth Thursdays to feature interviews by Michael Cheuk for Christian Coaching Magazine. I hones...

Brian and Chad discuss Dr. David Emerald's work around the Empowerment Triangle. The victim can become the creator, the persecutor can become the challenger, and the rescuer can become the coach. This can be helpful model for clients.

Scott Gress, PCC, is a leadership coach and trainer who helps leaders and organizations grow. (scottgress.com) Scott loves to ask leaders this question: Would you follow you? In our interview, Scott talks about leading from being in Christ, self awareness, and self management. Scott references an article in Christian Business Review:   https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/64438356/christian-busi...

Brian and Chad take on this important topic and make a distinction between general depression and clinical depression. They also determine that coaching does have borders and isn't effective for everyone. 

Triple Loop Learning was discovered by  Chris Argyris , a Harvard Professor. We discovered it in Robert Hargrove's book,  Masterful Coaching . The three loops are often called by different names, but one set of names are: 1. Action 2. Strategy 3. Identity

In this episode, Paul Burns, founder of Soul-metrics.com, talks to Brian about developing empathy. Paul identifies three competencies that increase empathy - Listening, Feeling what other people feel, and loving action.

Brian and Chad build on episode 250 Coaching the Inner Critic and expand the discussion to the external critic and the cultural critic. If you'd like more, you can look at Gallwey's book  The Inner Game of Work .

Karen Howells, founder of The Howell's Group, shares the growth of her business over 33 years, starting with a desperate search for one client to building a staff of seven.  One great takeaway is when Karen said God gave her one client and told her to do well with that one client. Then He gave her another client.

Chad and Brian talk about Timothy Gallwey's great work on quieting the inner critic. The cost of not silencing these voices is our personal performance. Gallwey applied this to many sports, including tennis, gold, and skiing, and then applied it to the workforce, helping AT&T when their monopoly was broken apart. A great video that demonstrates Gallwey's discovery is this ancient video of Gallwey...

Wes Bryant is the founder of Commission Leadership, where he helps churches create a disciple-making culture. You can find Commission Leadership on any podcast platform and also on Youtube. Wes shares how he turned his years of experience in sports ministry into Commission Leadership with the help of Coach Approach Ministries.