Irene Contreras is an ICF ACC Leadership coach and interculturalist, as well as a Health Professions educator. In this episode, she shares with us her journey, what brought her to coaching, what brings her joy in coaching, and what's coming next in her life.
To find out more about Irene,
Check out her website:
https://www.icon-coaching.com/
Follow her on LinkedIn at :
https://ch.linkedin.com/in/irenecontreras
Araceli Canedo is an executive coach passionate about People & Change.
In this episode, she shares with us what brought her to coaching, how she has transitioned from a corporate job, and her path to continuous learning.
Find out more about her here: https://ch.linkedin.com/in/araceli-canedowww.power-of-change.com
Monica Jonsson is a seasoned Master Coach and a published author.She pioneered the corporate coaching sector in Luxembourg and founded the country’s first and leading coaching practice, CoachDynamix (2003).
In this episode, she shares insights about coaching executives to transform their leadership, her own journey to become a corporate coach, gives us some tips on how to succeed, and tells us about her book and what inspired her to write it.
You can find more information about Monica and her coaching practice below:
Miglena Doneva-Doncheff is an ICF PCC Coach and former President of ICF Austria.
In this episode, she shares with us her journey, gives us some tips about coaching and having a successful coaching business, and tells us about her experience as ICF President.
You can find her on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miglena-doneva-doncheff-655176114/
Check out her website too for more info:
https://miglenadoncheff.coach/
Virginia Williams is a PCC Executive and Business Coach, Founder and Managing Director of Ventures Worldwide Sàrl, Mindfulness Mentor, leadership and learning facilitator, author and speaker.
In this episode, she shares with us her coaching journey, how reading books was and is a great part of it, and what fascinating projects she is currently working on.
To find out more about Virginia, check out her website:
https://ventures-worldwide.com/home-ventures-worldwide
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Christine Billy is a Master Certified Coach, passionate catalyst of change, who thrives at talent, team, and business development.
In this episode, she shares with us her coaching journey and how she is passionate about growth in her clients and in other coaches.
She also shares useful and practical tips on how to grow your coaching business.
To find out more about her, visit her website:
https://www.billy-coaching.com/
Nathalie Ducrot is a MCC Executive and Team Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. In this episode, Nathalie shares her coaching journey and her vision for the future of coaching. She gives us some tips on how to improve your coaching skills and how volunteering with ICF can help you grow.
To find out more about her, visit her website:Developing people, teams and organisations through applied optimism (prooptim.com)
Ellen Kocher is a Health and Wellness Coach, Workplace Wellbeing Specialist, Speaker, facilitator, and Author.
In this episode, she shares her journey as a Coach to promote Health and well-being in corporations and the aging demographic. She also shares some insights on the ICF Converge 2023 and the upcoming challenges in our society and in coaching.
These are articles mentioned in the show; check them out now:
A Coach-Approach For Empowered Leadership — What Is It And Why Is It A Must Right Now?
Natacha Andenmatten, ICF PCC Coach, and Helmut Buss, ICF ACC Executive Coach, are our guests today.
They share what Ethics means, what it means for organizations, and in coaching.
Ethics is not only taught; it needs to be lived.
They invite us to continuously improve our ethical mindset in our coaching practice and discuss the future of Ethics at ICF Switzerland.
Marina Riedi is a trainer and coach on Emotional Intelligence at her company, EQ Power GmbH, and the National Coordinator for Switzerland for the International Society for Emotional Intelligence.
In this interview, she talks about her coaching journey, her coaching successes, and about the importance of ICF.
Esther Goette is an ICF Certified Professional Coach specialized in executive coaching and leadership development. She is originally from Germany, living now in Geneva. She has more than 20 years experience as a global brand management expert in operations/line management.
Moreover, she has been ICF Switzerland's Community Leader in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, became later on a Board Member and then President of the Swiss Chapter.
Listen to this podcast to understand Esther's journey to Coaching. She shares how to start a coaching business, current topics and concerns of her coaching clients are, but also how she as a coach (and beyond) has changed her approach.
Sonja Robinson is an inspirational leadership coach focused on establishing relationships of mutual trust. Acting as a thought leader within talent management, Sonja coaches individuals and teams at middle and senior level to enhance personal and professional purpose, learning and growth, increase performance, and deliver impactful results for the organization. With an expertise in designing and managing customized leadership, peer coaching and skills training programs, Sonja has designed regional and global leadership development programs annually, covering development areas like time management, delegation, communication, coaching skills for leaders, conflict management, feedback, mediation and behavioural change. She has managed and delivered multicultural project teams of up to 20 on global event projects with FIFA, collaborating with team members and senior level stakeholders including CEOs, politicians, diplomats and members of Royalty and government. Sonja has also taken part in Volunteer Leadership with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for over 12 years. Sonja holds a masters in coaching and consulting for change from Oxford SAID university of Oxford. She is a certified CORETM coach, and ICF-accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and CHART Certified Coach. www.prime-coaching.com
This podcast reflects Sonja's journey to coaching as well as her contribution to ICF Switzerland and the relationships that she has been built up as a result with ICF Switzerland volunteers that she has met such as e.g. Virginia Williams, Nathalie Ducront, Thomas Freitag.
Moreover, Sonja shares insights into her coaching activity and her client base, what makes her successful as a coach, what authenticity means for her as a coach, and how has learnt to know and trust herself.
At the end of the interview, Sonja shares deep thoughts about truly listening, truly understanding and how important this is for coaching.
Recorded on 26 June 2023, interviewers: Natalia Pliszczak, Rachael Des Lauriers & Matthias Läubli
Über Christine Kranz: Seit über 25 Jahren coacht Christine Kranz Top Executives. Dabei arbeitet die Liechtensteinerin mit der von ihr entwickelten weltweit führenden Reflexionsmethode. Ihr Fokus ist nachhaltige Potenzialentwicklung und sie erreicht dies mit Meisterwerken von Monet, Kahlo und Rembrandt. Zum Beispiel nutzt sie die Kraft der Archetypen als Spiegel für weibliche Führung. In der Reflexion der eigenen Assoziationen zu weltberühmten Meisterwerken liegt der Schlüssel für bahnbrechende Erkenntnisse. Christine Kranz ist Autorin mehrerer Reflexionsbücher und Gastdozentin an verschiedenen Hochschulen und Universitäten. Weitere Informationen zur Symbolon-Methode: https://www.symbolon.com/
- Wie ist Christine zum Coaching gekommen?
- Was hat sie erfolgreich gemacht als Coach?
- Wie hat sie ihre Ausbildung am C.G. Jung Institut in Zürich geprägt als Coach?
- Was bedeuten Konzepte wie "Individuation" und "Schattenarbeit"? Wie können diese Konzepte mit Coaching in Verbindung gebracht werden?
- Kann man sagen, C.G. Jung habe schon gecoacht? Worin unterscheidet sich Therapie und Coaching?
- Wie kam es zur Gründung des Unternehmens "Symbolon" gekommen?
- Wie können Kunstwerke im Coaching genutzt werden, um andere Zugänge zu Themen zu finden?
- Welche Bilder sind besonders bedeutsam und hilfreich für die Arbeit von Christine Kranz im Coaching?
- Wie kann die "Heldengeschichte" im Coaching eingesetzt werden?
- Was macht neue Erfahrungen so wichtig im Coaching? Warum genügen Erkenntnis und Einsicht nicht? Muss die Erkenntnis emotional erlebt werden?
- Welche Erinnerungen hat Christine Kranz an die ersten Jahre des ICF Chapters in der Schweiz? Ihr erster Eintrag eines Treffens in ihrer Agenda war im November 2001, noch vor der Gründung 2003
- Was gefällt ihr am International Coaching Verband, so dass sie seit Beginn Mitglied ist?
- Was hat sie motiviert, selber aktiv zu werden und Verantwortung im Vorstand zu übernehmen bei ICF Deutschland?
- Wie beurteilt sie den Beitrag von ICF zur Professionalisierung des Coaching-Berufes? Wie ist sie zur Zertifizierung zur Master Certified Coach (MCC) gekommen?
Interview vom April 2023, mit Maeve Baechler & Matthias Läubli
Fran Bruning is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and Certified Group and Team Coach (Ignite Global). She is currently studying for her Masters Degree in Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership at the University York St. Johns. As an Executive Coach, Motivator and Trainer, she specialises in personal and professional development for individuals and groups. She believes that nobody should be held back because of past experiences and limiting beliefs and everyone deserves to unlock their potential and thrive! Info sheet and contact details: https://www.fbruning.com
- What led you to become a coach?
- What is your coaching style?
- What is important to you as a coach?
- What are the main coaching topics that come up in your coaching practice?
- What was your development journey as a coach?
- Why did you decide to join ICF?
- What do you like about ICF Switzerland?
- What are your most favourite topics or events that ICF Switzerland organises?
- How do you look back at the process of preparing for your ACC certification?
- Is there anything that has changed as a result of your preparation for the ACC certification?
- What are some other training programmes you have done to continue developing yourself as a coach?
- What are your plans into the future, for you as a coach?
- There is a lot of coaching trends on the market at the moment, which ones resonate with you and are important to you?
- Where can people listening find more information about you and connect with you?
We had the honor to speak with our guests Jan Urfer, CEO of Sensopro and Lea Weyermann, the internal Coach at Sensopro.
Sensopro is a Swiss start-up company which is internationally operating in the health/sports business. They realized in the early stages that their human capital is one of the key factors to growth and success.
In this podcast you hear the questions from Karin Treichler and Sensopro's answers about:
- What benefits brings coaching to a company and to the employees?
- What can change in the company through coaching?
- How is it to have an internal coach in the company?
Lenka Willems has more than 10 years of experience in various HR-roles, ranging from recruitment, HR projects to Learning & Development. She is an Associate Certified Coach and an active volunteer in the International Coaching Federation in Switzerland. Additional information is available on her webpage https://www.beunstoppableyou.com/.
- How did Lenka come from L&D to coaching?
- What was really helpful to pursue this dream?
- What was her limiting belief that was holding her back to become a coach?
- What critical incident allowed her change the way she was looking at this limiting belief?
- What does she like in coaching?
- What concepts are at the core of Lenka's coaching?
- Who are Lenka's typical coaching customers? What are their topics?
- To what extent is her HR experience relevant for her role as a coach?
- How does she see the fact that she coaches only virtually/remotely? Is there anything she is missing due to the coaching virtual setting?
- What metaphor describes her coaching approach?
- What brought her to International Coaching Federation in Switzerland, for which she is active as a volunteer?
Matthias Läubli is a married father of 2. He holds a master’s degree in Psychology, supplemented by a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Coaching, a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Change Management & Organizational Development as well as a coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation. Moreover, he has more than 10 years of experience as HR professional in international companies. Today, he works with both, corporate and private clients, that contact him for development & assessment centers, career counseling & business coaching. He is the current Zurich Chapter Leader, electrical guitar lover and amateur soccer player.
- What’s the boundary between a session with a psychologist and a coach
- What are emerging coaching trends
- How to choose a coach
- How has the pandemic reshaped the coaching industry
- What has changed in Matthias’ coaching style evolves over the years
Interview Anna Shakhovets, 25 November 2021
Melissa is the co-founder of The Ameliorate Group, an organization headquartered in Dubai, servicing multinationals in the Middle East, focusing on Leaders, Teams, and Women. This year, The Ameliorate Group will expand their reach with their global project “The How Women Rise Leadership Program,” powered by bestselling American author Sally Helgesen, a project close to Melissa’s heart since it provides an opportunity to create an impact for women at work.
Melissa has a wealth of cross-industry experience in senior learning and development roles and conceptualization practice within various contexts. She understands the day-to-day challenges individuals face in the workplace and enables them to navigate them successfully. A believer in the power of a positive mindset, Melissa is a highly energetic and motivational facilitator and coach. She focuses on helping individuals and teams flourish and enabling people to move forward by inviting them to change their perspectives.
In the ICF podcast, she talks about:
- How did she discover that she is in the "wrong business," and how did she become a coach
- How is her coaching style related to her NLP background?
- What are critical interventions that she often applies in her day-to-day work?
- What has changed in the market that changed her view of the ICF certification & membership becoming more valuable than some years ago?
- How did she coach a business leader and achieve behavioral change?
- What does she mean by "Kaleidoscope" in coaching?
Interview Matthias Laeubli, 7 September 2021
Anna Shakhovets has a vast experience as a leader in global procurement and supply chain. After a Master's Degree in Economics in Paris and Postgraduate Degrees in International Business and Purchasing, she has completed further educations in NLP (London) and with the IDC Institute in Geneva. Furthermore, Anna has been a mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women on a voluntary basis and is a member of the International Coaching Federation team in Swiss Romandie. You find more information about her on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-shakhovets
- How did Anna come to coaching? What was her main motivational driver?
- What is Anna's opinion about "manager as a coach"?
- Who are typical clients?
- What is 2 requirements are important that coaching works well?
- What 1 big thing has changed in Anna's coaching style since she started?
- What trends does Anna observe in the coaching market and the customers' perspective?
- What value does she get as a member of the International Coaching Federation?
- What influences and coaching schools have shaped Anna's coaching style?
Interview: Matthias Läubli, July 2021
Lise brings over a decade of hands-on, executive-level experience, most recently as Director for Organisational Design and Change Management at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. Currently, she is a Lecturer, Organisational Consultant, Executive Coach and Supervisor with clients across the globe. She teaches Design Thinking and Leading in Complexity at Sciences Po Paris and Leading Self, Others, and Change at Anant University in India. Lise is the Founder of the School of Change Coach Training Programme and Labs as well as co-Founder and Partner of Both& Partners, an organisational consultancy with a twist. She is a Professional Certified Coach with the ICF and trains towards becoming a Supervisor for coaches and consultants with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. Moreover, she volunteers as Board Director for Thought Leadership with the UK Chapter of the ICF and as a team member of the ICF Zurich squad in Switzerland. More information is available on https://www.profound-consulting.com/, https://www.both-and-partners.org and https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisebruynooghe.
- What brought Lise to coaching?
- What has changed for her and others as a result?
- What is a metaphor for her coaching approach?
- What does VIA mean and how does she apply it?
- What trends does Lise see in coaching?
- What are her recommendations to coaches who just started their practice?
- What does Lise regret and would have started earlier if she had known?
Interview: Matthias Läubli, June 2021