The Coaching Crowd® Podcast with Jo Wheatley & Zoe Hawkins

In this week's episode we are discussing career pathways into coaching. We have a lot of people who enquire wondering if they have what it takes to be a coach and if their experience is useful. So let's explore this in more depth. Hear us talk about: the range of backgrounds that people come from into coaching what experience people might have to begin coaching training the reasons people want to...

In this week's episode we want to talk to you about the importance of building resilience as a coach.   We will discuss: the importance of checking in with yourself when you spend so much time in service of others how you can make bold and courageous decisions as a coach when you need to  why delayed gratification in the world of coaching can be frustrating how to prepare yourself for not getting...

In this week's episode we want to discuss strengths based coaching. People often come to coaching focussing on their gaps so why is looking at strengths important?   Hear us discuss: where to start with your strengths how you can leverage your strengths more how knowing your strengths can help you to show up as a coach why clients often find it easier to see their weaknesses than strengths why get...

Following our successful coaching event we want to talk to you this week about how to host your own coaching event.  We get asked about this alot so we wanted to share our thoughts with you. Hear us discuss: why you might host an event what are the different types of events how to nurture your ideas how to emotionally detach from the outcome how long it takes to market an event how you can extend...

In this weeks episode we are talking about our emotions coaching practitioner training course. It's actually our best kept secret so this week we wanted to share it more with you. We talk about: Emotions as a universal human experience How coaches can veer away from emotions in coaching How emotions can prevent people from achieving their goals What is the programme actually about Who can train wi...

In this weeks episode we are talking about the difference between team coaching and group coaching. Both coaches and clients get confused between these two types of coaching so let's explore it more. We talk about: How the edges can blur between these two types of coaching What are the differences between the two types of coaching What impact do prior relationships have on coaching How you can man...

In this week's episode we are talking about how you can build your coaching team. Over the years we have built a team of our own and would love to share more about this. We will discuss: different business models for coaches why people may want to be part of a team growth as an ongoing reflective piece of work where are the small places you can bring in support the emotions that come with building...

In this week's episode we are discussing how you can increase your visibility as a coach. We know that not everyone coming to train as a coach will have a background in business so needing to become more visible is something the needs to be developed.  We will talk about: the challenges of visibility when it's not need in your current role why it is important to become more visible what it really...

In this week's episode we are talking about note taking in coaching. It's often something that is discussed in terms of whether you should take notes or not. So let's explore this today. Hear us discuss: Why taking notes can be useful Should you take hand written notes or use an AI note taker Do you need to provide a copy of your notes to your client How do you contract around note taking What leg...

In this week's episode we are talking about a topic that has come up in coaching supervision over the last week, overidentifying as a coach.  Hear us discuss: What does it mean to overidentify as a coach Why embodying the identity of a coach isn't always healthy How burnout can occur Finding the balance between your coaching skills and bringing yourself to your relationships Is it possible to unde...

In this week's episode we are discussing slowing down in coaching conversations. Pace and speed can often be seen in coaching sessions so we want to explore why you might slow things down.  Hear us talk about: why we can get hooked on pace what can slowing down help with in a coaching session the kinds of energy you can bring into a session what happens to connection when you slow things down prac...

In this week's episode we are discussing the common topics people seek coaching on. Hear us talk about: the areas of coaching that we specialise in why you might want to niche the topics you coach on the critical points at which a person will choose coaching the change that inspires people to take action questions that may come up for coachees what can interrupt the success of coachees what are tr...

In this week's episode we are talking what makes a good coach. It is something that lots of coaches ask themselves so we are taking some time to explore this.    We will discuss: who decides if you are a good coach? the mindset of a good coach your identity as a coach and how to be clear about that identity the unique qualities of each coach how can you become an even better coach   There are so m...

In this week's episode we are talking about a layer of support that coaching can give to you that we often don't think about. That layer is coaching as a mental health insurance policy. Join us to explore what this really means.    We will discuss: What people are often looking for from a coaching programme What can coaching programmes actually give you The importance of connecting with self befor...

In this week's episode we are talking about reservations people have when training to be a coach. We have noticed when talking to prospective students that the same questions come up a lot, so let's explore what people talk about. We will discuss: the different professional backgrounds of learners concerns people have about written work the time impact learning can have are you ever ready to take...

In today's episode we are talking about coaching and travel. Both of us aspire to travel more and know that our coaching business can give us that flexibility however, with young families this can be a challenge. We will discuss: why people aspire to the laptop lifestyle how coaching can give freedom to travel dreaming as to what is possible for you challenges in wanting to travel how to explore y...

 In today's episode we are talking about clients that have a lot to share and what it might mean. This is one of the most common questions we have in supervision so we thought we would dedicate an episode to it. We will discuss: how do you know what a client needs what does their talking indicate what might be happening when a client shares a lot how can contracting help in this situation why rapp...

In today's episode we are talking about making coaching simple. Often when people decide to embark on coaching training there are a lot of worries internally that give them reservations. Often people are over complicating the coaching journey they are about to begin. We will discuss: where do you begin when there are so many different tools available what all the methodologies have in common what...

In today's episode we are talking about designing a three way coaching agreement. This will be especially relevant if you are coaching within organisations.    We will discuss: why this is relevant when working in an organisation the key roles associated with a three way coaching agreement can it only be 3 parties involved how to design what the expected outcomes are considering what stakes others...

In this week's episode we are providing a coaching demo based on perceptual positions. We know how popular these taster episodes are so we hope it provides you with a great sample. We will discuss: when would you use perceptual positions how this enables your client to access their subconscious mind the different positions you use in this technique how you can have fun with this why you should che...

In this week's episode we are discussing a topic that we get asked about a lot, how do you find a coaching supervisor. We will discuss: What is a coaching supervisor How to find a supervisor How to match with a supervisor Why do you need a supervisor Where might you find a supervisor Questions to ask a prospective supervisor Have you considered using a supervisor in your coaching practice or are y...

In this week's episode we are discussing something that comes up a lot in our courses and supervision. We are talking about rescuing in coaching. We will discuss: what actually is rescuing why do coaches rescue how to explore what rescuing might look like for you some different perspectives on rescuing as a coach the role of supervision in recognising rescuing Have you considered rescuing in your...

In this week's episode we want to talk about an aspect of coaching that isn't often discussed, that of being lonely as a coach. This can especially prevalent when someone has been used to being part of a bigger team or surrounded by others. So how can we deal with this? We discuss: where you might find likeminded people to connect with why supervision is fundamental the power of networking startin...

In this weeks episode we want to talk about the fact that no one becoming a coach is truly a complete beginner. In talking about this we are hoping to make coaching courses more accessible and support people to understand the qualities they bring to a coaching programme.   We will discuss: how coaching courses help you to unlearn habits you already have that perhaps don't suit coaching the range o...

In this week's episode we want to talk about career coaching as many of the people on our courses are interested in this area of coaching.  We will discuss: The different reasons people may want a career coach Why not all career coaching is about change The importance of translating the terminology you use as a coach into language that makes sense to your client How to measure success in career co...