Creating Psychological Safety and Navigating Challenges in Coaching

Sule Katlay Gandur, an IOC Fellow based in Istanbul, Turkey, specializes in executive and leadership coaching. With a background in strategic consulting, her coaching practice involves one-on-one sessions with CEOs, focusing on neurocreativity, resilience, adaptability, conflict management, and values-driven leadership. She also conducts team coaching workshops. In this episode, Sule emphasizes the importance of the contracting stage and setting clear expectations with clients.

Sule also discusses coaching in diverse cultural settings, highlighting the need for trust-building, confidentiality, and understanding cultural nuances. The coach underscores the importance of self-care, setting boundaries, and maintaining authenticity. She finds the Institute of Coaching (IOC) valuable for its balance of coaching science and art, contributing to her continuous learning and growth as a coach.