Coaches Rising 250 - Peter Hawkins: Coaching Systemic Connections
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Jul 20, 2025 
In this enlightening discussion, Peter Hawkins, an authority on systemic coaching and an Emeritus professor at Henley Business School, dives deep into the concept of the metacrisis. He emphasizes the significance of shifting from individual-focused coaching to fostering systemic connections within teams. The conversation touches on navigating global challenges like climate change, embracing wide-angled empathy, and the transformative potential of co-creation in coaching. Hawkins invites listeners to reconsider their approach to coaching by integrating personal stories and collective growth.
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Meta Crisis Demands Consciousness Shift
- The meta crisis is the failure of human consciousness to evolve at the pace of global complexity and change.
- Coaching must expand from individuals to encompass ecological, economic, and systemic interconnections.
Coach Beyond the Individual
- Always coach individuals as living embodiments of their nested systems and relationships.
- Listen with and through the client to their wider organizational and ecological context.
Leadership Growth Ignited by Family
- A senior leader resisted coaching until invited to reflect on what his children would say about his leadership legacy.
- This bridged his family and work worlds, opening him to leadership development.
