154: Team Coaching Zone Podcast: Conversation with Simon Western

Taking the TCZ stage this week is Dr. Simon Western.  Simon founded and leads the Eco-Leadership Institute.  A leading academic and practitioner in coaching and leadership, he is the author of Leadership a Critical Text (3rd ed.Sage 2019), Coaching and Mentoring a critical text (Sage 2012), and co-author of Global Leadership Perspectives: Insights and Analysis (Sage 2018).

Dr. Western has led Coaching and Organizational Consulting Masters courses at leading universities, including tenure as Director of Coaching at Lancaster University Management School, Masters in Organizational Consultancy (psychoanalytic approaches) at Tavistock Clinic, and past presidency of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations (ISPSO).  Alongside his leadership of E.L.I, Simon is the CEO of Analytic-Network Coaching ltd. He trains and leads a network of advanced coaches internationally, with the aim of building an ecosystem of coaches who support the leadership that is required in today’s network and global society.  Simon works in diverse organizations in order to learn from difference, and cross-fertilize and share this knowledge. He brings an unusual depth and breadth of experience to the world of leadership, coaching and organizational change.

During the podcast hosts Carissa Bub and Krister Lowe explore Simon's background and his exciting work in "Re-enchanting Organisations."

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