Ep. #48 A Journey of Starting as a Coach with Carole Lewis

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Apr 10, 2023

In this discussion, Carole Lewis, an Executive Communications Coach with over 25 years of experience, shares her transformative journey in coaching. She explores the ripple effect of coaching, emphasizing how positive changes in individuals can uplift entire teams. Carole dives into ontological coaching, revealing how emotions and language shape leadership. She also candidly discusses overcoming imposter syndrome and the importance of self-awareness for effective leadership. Tune in for insightful tips on building confidence and embracing individuality in the coaching world!

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ANECDOTE

Career Shift

Carole Lewis transitioned from corporate training to coaching after discovering coaching's tailored impact.
She left her university job in 2006 to start her own coaching and training business in Hong Kong.

INSIGHT

Coaching's Ripple Effect

Coaching's impact ripples beyond the individual, affecting teams, organizations, and families positively.
Carole is fascinated by human behavior and how coaching improves lives.

ADVICE

Avoid Giving Solutions

Avoid giving solutions directly; create space for clients to find their own.
Understanding this concept is a layered learning process that deepens with experience.

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Have you ever been fascinated by human behavior and pondered over the challenges people face, and how you can genuinely support them, witness positive changes in their lives, and make a difference?

Meet Carole Lewis - an Executive Communications Coach and Bailey Balfour's faculty trainer. In this episode, she shares her passion for coaching, from her journey of starting from scratch, and relocating to a new country, to mastering different coaching methodologies to refine her craft.

Carole Lewis and Jean discuss:

What was her experience of training as a coach
Why coaching gives her so much energy
Building a coaching business from ground up
The concept of ontological coaching

Meet Carole Lewis
Carole is an internationally certified professional coach with over twenty-five years of experience in coaching, facilitation, and consulting. She specializes in supporting senior leaders and C-Suite executives in developing executive presence and highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.

She helps leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, and conviction so that they can build strong teams and thriving organizations that drive business results. Her coaching work has included working with multi-national corporations and coaching over 40 different globally based nationalities.

This has given her a keen understanding of what is required to successfully connect to, communicate with, and inspire people in multi-national organizations with diverse teams. Having lived in Hong Kong since 1997, Carole’s skills, passion, and energy for developing leaders, as well as her in-depth knowledge and experience of the local Hong Kong culture have made her a sought-after coach and facilitator

Connect with Carole Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolelewis1/
Her website: https://carolelewis.hk/
Connect with Jean Balfour here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jean.balfour/

Check out Carole’s reading recommendations:

Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results: https://www.amazon.com/Conversational-Intelligence-Leaders-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1629561436
Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life: https://www.amazon.com/Change-Die-Three-Keys-Work/dp/0061373672

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