This conversation with my guest, Suzanne Ford, covered her experience as a coaching client and was recorded two years ago at a picnic table in an allotment in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Listening back to it was poignant; little did I know then that two years hence I would be longing for the simple pleasure of a … Continue reading "Coaching Conversation: Episode 9"

Jo Musker-Sherwood, the Founder Director of Hope for the Future, is my guest on this episode of Coaching Conversations. Jo is one of the special people that I have been fortunate to encounter through my commitment to talking with guests who are supporting people to face into the climate and ecological emergencies. Hope for the … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 8"

… a lot of this (Neil’s Wheel) is about a conversation with the child of the future …… ‘So grandpa, when you knew these old ways weren’t working, the animals were dying, the waters were rising and things were running out. What did you do?’ And wanting to feel that for that grandchild, I did … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 7"

What if coaching was for a life-giving planet and the health of our biosphere rather than performance and organizational success? Alison Whybrow I was delighted to have Alison Whybrow, one of the founders of the Climate Coaching Alliance (CCA), as my guest for the latest episode of Coaching Conversations. Explaining the genesis of CCA, Alison … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 6"

This episode’s conversation is with nature-based coach, James Farrell. As well as being the director at The Natural Coaching Company and founder at The Human Nature Partnership, James works in environment and climate change related fields and has done so for almost 30 years. I’ve been on a search for the last few years, for that sweet … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 5"

In this episode I talk with Tess Cope whose Transformation Agency specializes in transformational leadership and executive coaching for senior management teams and HR leaders across a range of diverse organisations. I’ve always been interested in looking at the larger system and part of my work is doing organizational cultural diagnostics with the aim of … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 4"

In this episode Jane James, coach, coaching supervisor and educational catalyst talks with me about working with a systemic lens. As other methodologies of coaching and leadership development seem to reach a ceiling in terms of how much they can achieve, this methodology, which taps into the invisible, the unseen, and something of the unconscious, … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 3"

Talking with Sarah Rozenthuler about her book Powered by Purpose, which is so relevant to our time, the depth and breadth of knowledge she draws upon is self- evident. Sarah was, in part, motivated to write Powered by Purpose in order to address the Financial Times’ description of purpose as ‘a black box with all … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 2"

Georgia Boon, CEO Allsorts, shares the benefits of leadership coaching for her and the charity she led. Coaching Conversation podcasts come in monthly episodes. You can listen to people sharing their experience of leadership coaching with me to help you decide if coaching is for you. You’ll also be able to listen in on my … Continue reading "Coaching Conversations: Episode 1"