The Team Coaching Zone Podcast: Coaching | Teams | Leadership

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and today's guest and leading organizational coach, Jim Tamm, for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Jim Tamm is the President of RC Group, LLC with training partners in 18 countries. He specializes in building cultures of collaboration within organizations and training other consultants and trainers how to teach collaborative skills. Fast Company Magazine described Jim Tamm as an “Ace Relationship Builder”. For most of his career he was a Senior Administrative Law Judge for the State of California with jurisdiction over workplace disputes. He is currently on the faculty of the International Management Program of the Stockholm School of Economics, the Management Education Program at NASA, and the Leadership Academy of the University of California. His book, Radical Collaboration, has been on Amazon’s top seller lists for organizational psychology and collaboration books for much of the past nine years. In this episode of the podcast Jim shares a range of insights into building cultures of collaboration in teams and organizations. Among the topics covered include: the Radical Collaboration approach; 5 skills for effective collaboration (Collaborative Intention, Truthfulness, Self-Accountability, Self-Awareness, Negotiation and Problem-Solving); red zone and green zone modes; the crucial role of defensiveness, stories of hits and misses working with teams and organizations; the factors that lead to culture change and more. This is a rich episode with a range of practical tips, techniques and resources that will help every team coach take their coaching practice to the next level. It's an episode you will surely not want to miss!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and today's guest and leading organizational coach, Edgar Papke, for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Edgar Papke is globally recognized as an award-winning executive coach, author, and speaker. He is a student and teacher of leadership, conflict, and the human art of business and has been recognized for his innovative approaches to leadership and business. He has delivered over 2500 keynote speeches, lectures, and workshops to audiences worldwide and consistently ranks among CEOs and executives as one of the field’s most impactful and influential speakers. Along with being the author of "The Elephant In The Boardroom," his newest book that explores how leaders use and manage conflict to achieve greater levels of success, he is also the author of "True Alignment®," his book that provides a unique and preeminent framework for linking customer motivation and experience with brand, culture, and leadership. Edgar holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Business, a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology, and a Culinary Arts Degree. In this episode of the podcast Edgar shares insights from his book "True Alignment: Linking Company Culture with Customer Needs for Extraordinary Results" and how the work of an organizational coach is fundamentally about helping leaders, teams and organizations get alignment. He discusses the concept of the Business Code and how alignment comes through 4 key elements: The Customer, The Brand Intention, Culture and Leadership. Themes delved into on a deeper level in the podcast include: the human art of business, leadership, the central role of conflict in organizational change processes; coaching a team's leader, individual team members as well as the full team as a whole; the management of complexity and more. Edgar also shares insights, stories and practical tips on coaching teams from his own practice as well as his work building a global community of organizational development consultants and coaches who are versed in the True Alignment® methodology. Team coaches are sure to find Edgar's book, "True Alignment: Linking Company Culture with Customer Needs for Extraordinary Results," not only an essential read on the art of business but a helpful framework to support team coaching interventions. This is an episode that you surely will not want to miss!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach, Dr. Terrence Maltbia, for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Dr. Maltbia is the Faculty Director of the Columbia Coaching Certification Program and an Associate Professor of Practice for Adult Learning & Leadership Programs in the Department of Organization & Leadership at Teachers College Columbia University.  Since joining Teachers College in 2006, he has become internationally recognized as a scholar practitioner in the areas of strategic learning; executive and organizational coaching; global leadership development; and emotional, social and cultural intelligence. In this special two part episode, Terry shares reflections and insights on the interdisciplinary nature of team leadership coaching as well as on the emerging frontiers of the coaching field.  In Part 1 - Episode #032, Dr. Maltbia shares reflections on establishing the Columbia Coaching Certification Program, on Theories of Change, on the Interplay between Executive and Team Coaching, and on his approach to Team Leadership Coaching.  In Part 2 - Episode #033, Terry shares a Challenging Team Coaching Case from his coaching practice involving a sales team and its leader, shares a range of penetrating insights on Team Coaching Competencies, shares his thoughts on Process Consultation, and a visionary perspective on the Future of Executive & Team Coaching. This is a very rich episode and both executive and team coaches will discover a wealth of practical insights, lessons learned and recommended resources for taking their coaching practices to the next level.  Terry's visionary insights about the coming of age of the coaching field and the new frontiers that are emerging are truly thought provoking. These are two essential episodes that you will surely not want to miss!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach, Dr. Terrence Maltbia, for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Dr. Maltbia is the Faculty Director of the Columbia Coaching Certification Program and an Associate Professor of Practice for Adult Learning & Leadership Programs in the Department of Organization & Leadership at Teachers College Columbia University.  Since joining Teachers College in 2006, he has become internationally recognized as a scholar practitioner in the areas of strategic learning; executive and organizational coaching; global leadership development; and emotional, social and cultural intelligence. In this special two part episode, Terry shares reflections and insights on the interdisciplinary nature of team leadership coaching as well as on the emerging frontiers of the coaching field.  In Part 1 - Episode #032, Dr. Maltbia shares reflections on establishing the Columbia Coaching Certification Program, on Theories of Change, on the Interplay between Executive and Team Coaching, and on his approach to Team Leadership Coaching.  In Part 2 - Episode #033, Terry shares a Challenging Team Coaching Case from his coaching practice involving a sales team and its leader, shares a range of penetrating insights on Team Coaching Competencies, shares his thoughts on Process Consultation, and a visionary perspective on the Future of Executive & Team Coaching. This is a very rich episode and both executive and team coaches will discover a wealth of practical insights, lessons learned and recommended resources for taking their coaching practices to the next level.  Terry's visionary insights about the coming of age of the coaching field and the new frontiers that are emerging are truly thought provoking. These are two essential episodes that you will surely not want to miss!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach, Dr. Mary Lippitt, for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Dr. Lippitt is an award-winning author and founder of Enterprise Management Limited.  Known for her pioneering work linking leadership with organizational results, Dr. Lippitt is internationally recognized as a leader in the execution of change and strategy implementation for over twenty-five years.  Her specialities include working with leaders to develop effective leadership practices, engage others, align strategy, improve execution planning, and enhance team power to achieve desired results.  Dr. Lippitt is the creator of The Leadership Spectrum Profile (LSP)--an instrument that examines mindsets or a leader's choice of what is most important to achieve at a given point in time.  She is also the author of the book (2014) "Brilliant or Blunder: 6 Ways Leaders Navigate Uncertainty, Opportunity and Complexity.  In the episode, Mary shares her fascinating journey into the fields of leadership, team and organizational intervention beginning as the daughter and niece of two legends in the field of organizational psychology: Gordon and Ronald Lippitt. She describes the impact of spending her summers as a child and teenager in Bethel Maine at NTL (National Training Laboratories) where she gained first-hand experience with group dynamics, T-Groups and human relations conferences.  She then shares her journey working as a leader in both the public as well as private sectors including her role in taking over her father and uncle's firm Organization Renewal, Inc. which she later re-named Enterprise Management Ltd.   In the episode, Mary also introduces listeners to The Leadership Spectrum Profile (LSP) and explores 6 mindsets that help leaders and teams understand the organizational context both internally and externally. The LSP aids with strategic thinking and decision-making.  The 6 mindsets (Inventing, Catalyzing, Developing, Performing, Protecting, Challenging) are linked up with the organization's lifecycle and provide leadership and team coaches with a rapid approach to helping leaders and teams accelerate their performance and effectiveness.  Mary shares two powerful stories from her practice using the LSP that are full of great tips and lessons learned.  In addition she discusses her latest book that also covers the 6 mindsets: "Brilliant or Blunder: 6 Ways Leaders Navigate Uncertainty, Opportunity and Complexity." Team coaches will surely find this episode inspiring and a golden opportunity to learn from a distinguished thought leader in the field.  This is an episode you will surely not want to miss!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach, Alex Durand, for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Alex Durand is an Executive and Team Coach, the Founder of Frable Consulting and a Thinker and Writer.  Frable Consulting provides executive and team coaching services to individuals of all generations and centers on The Frable - 3 Phase Coaching Method that leads to sustainable long-term change.  In this compelling episode, Alex shares his journey from completing his undergraduate degree at George Washington University, to landing a "dream job" as an international consultant with one of the Big 5 Consulting firms, to the personal journey and struggles that led him to founding his own firm--Frable Consulting in 2014. Alex shares his thought-provoking perspectives on a number of themes including: inter-generational thinking; the current and future of states of coaching; on challenging our current mindsets about coaching; The Frable 3 Phase Executive Coaching Model - 1) Vision & Strengths, 2) Values, 3) Action Plan; on being a Millennial executive and team coach; on the nature of change and coaching; on team coaching as a vehicle for engagement, leadership development, developing a teaming culture, organizational learning, organizational fitness and more. Alex's perspectives are sure to leave every listener inspired as well as thinking more broadly about their executive and team coaching practice and how they can take their game to the next level.  This is an episode you will surely not want to miss!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Geetu Bharwaney—a thought leader in the areas of Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Resilience and Team Emotional Intelligence—for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Geetu is the Founding Director of Ei World Limited, the Author of “Emotional Resilience: Know What It Takes to Be Agile, Adaptable and Always at Your Best," and an executive coach, team coach, mentor and consultant.  She has more than 25 years of experience helping organizations develop high performance.  Ei World Limited is a company based in the UK at the forefront of innovative development programs based on Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Resilience. Geetu and her team support talent management, team coaching and leadership development of individuals and teams in the world’s most prestigious companies across 37 countries.  She has been using the Team Emotional Intelligence Survey since 2012 and equips other team coaches in its effective use.  In this thought-provoking episode of the podcast, Geetu shares her insights on a number of themes including: team emotions and team emotional intelligence; the role of emotion in high performance teams; 4 common challenges that arise in teams that reveal underlying emotional dynamics; Geetu’s 5 element approach to coaching teams using a team emotional intelligence framework; The Team Emotional Intelligence Survey; her recently published book on “Emotional Resilience: Know What It Takes to Be Agile, Adaptable and Always at Your Best;” and differentiating emotional resilience from emotional intelligence.  Geetu also shares a number of compelling stories, insights and lessons learned from her practice coaching teams. This is a rich episode brimming over with value and lessons learned that both new as well as experienced team coaches will want to listen to multiple times!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Ethan Schutz for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Ethan Schutz is the President and CEO of The Schutz Company--a consulting and publishing company and provider of the LIFO Method and The Human Element approach.  Ethan promotes, encourages and directs the use, development and expansion of these bodies of work in the US.  Globally, he nurtures and grows the LIFO and Human Element communities, made up of practitioners and partners in over 30 countries.  He delivers training, coaching and in-depth practitioner training progams to support consultant excellence and creativity.  Ethan worked with his father Will Schutz, PhD, creator of FIRO theory and The Human Element--a body of work designed to improve individual, team and organizational effectiveness through self-awareness and direct, honest communication.   Prior to assuming the President and CEO role of The Schutz Company in 2009, Ethan worked as a manager of training and development for Reuters; as an organizational development consultant for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and as the President of the Business Consultants Network.  Ethan also worked as an architect for a decade where he discovered his true passion around helping people work more effectively together.  Ethan holds a Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University as well as a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture from The University of California at Berkeley. In this episode of the podcast Ethan introduces listeners to the FIRO-B and Human Element body of work pioneered by his father Will Schutz PhD and now extended by both himself as well as a global community of practitioiners.  The use of this well-tested and applied body of work is illuminated through stories of coaching teams. Ethan shares two stories from his practice--one a non-profit leadership team and another involving an action learning-based leadership development program in a hospital both grounded in The Human Element methodology. Some themes covered in the interview include: inclusion, control and openness in human relationships; compatibility in teams; rigidity and defensiveness in human interactions; decision-making in teams; process consultation; utilizing team coaching to embed training outcomes into the culture of organizations; becoming a Human Element Practitoner and more. Team coaches looking for a tested method for helping individuals, teams and organizations become more effective may find The Human Element approach and tools right up their alley!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Dr. Pamela Van Dyke for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.   Dr. Van Dyke is a Managing Principal at The Van Dyke Resource Group and is a Human Capital Consultant, an Executive Coach, a Team and Group Coach, an Author, a Speaker and a Leading Generation Y Specialist.  For more than 25 years Pam has been helping individuals, teams and organizations define and reach their goals.  Pam started her career in behavioral healthcare where she was a practicing therapist for 13 years.  For the last several years, she has worked at the executive level of organizations in a variety of capacities.  Her corporate experience has included financial and insurance services, manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare.  Working for Fortune 500 companies such as Tenet Healthcare, Baylor Healthcare, American Airlines, Bell Helicopter, American International Group (AIG) and Tenet Healthcare, she has held executive level positions in Human Resources, Talent and Leadership Development, Organization Development, Employee Engagement and Quality and Risk Management.   Pam has a passion for helping others connect the dots, whether personally or professionally.  Pam’s diverse background in behavioral health, fortune 500 companies and academia, provides her with a unique and rich blend to understand the needs of others and the complex dynamics in which they find themselves.  For the past fifteen years Pam has been an Adjunct Instructor at several universities teaching both virtually and on Campus.  Currently, she teaches at Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business located in Dallas, Texas and virtually at Colorado State University-Global Campus. Pam, a life-long learner, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology, a Masters of Arts in Education, a Masters of Arts in Healthcare Management, a Masters of Arts in Human and Organizational Development and a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems.   In this episode of the podcast, Pam introduces listeners to the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. team and group coaching model that emerged from her doctoral dissertation work on virtual group and team coaching.  The acronym stands for: P - Participant Selection; E - Elements of Group Process; R - Regular Cadence; F - Facilitation Skills; O - Organization and Logistics; R - Results Orientation; M - Medium.  These 7 foundational elements provide team and group coaches with a strong platform and a frame of reference for their coaching.  Other themes explored in the episode include: the emergence of team and group coaching as bona fide coaching disciplines; differentiating team, group and peer coaching; working in an emergent way as a coach vs. "cookie cutter" approaches; lengths of team coaching engagements as well as frequency; coaching the process vs. coaching the individuals; the need for dialogue among team coaches in order to develop the field and more.  Pam also shares two stories from her coaching practice: one involving an executive team and one a newly promoted leaders team.  The episode is rich with a balance of theory, research and practical tips and will help new as well as experienced team and group coaches take their coaching game to the next level!

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Kati Livingston for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.  Kati Livingston is a Managing Partner at Creative Management Systems, a consulting firm that helps organizations and teams adapt to changing conditions and re-engineer how they work together.  She holds a Master’s in Adult Development and Psychology from Harvard University and is certified in Executive Coaching from Columbia University. Her coaching interest is in partnering with professionals to build effective relationships. Even in a world of increasing globalization and reliance on technology, Kati sees human interaction as a core competency to lead, motivate, connect and build trust with clients and colleagues.  She teaches two courses in Harvard Extension School’s Master’s in Management program, titled “Creating and Leading Team Dynamics” and “Leading Through Change.” She also designs and delivers executive education programs for financial advisors on the Harvard campus.  Prior to her work in organizational development Kati earned a Master’s in Art History and often brings works of art into business presentations to spark thought and reflection.  Kati has been a Big Sister volunteer since 2000 and still regularly sees her Little Sister Felicia, now a 23-yr old college graduate.   In this episode Kati shares insights from her research, teaching and practice in using "metaphor" as a vehicle to foster understanding and transformation in leadership and team coaching.  Themes covered in the interview include: metaphors as devices for framing, fostering awareness and facilitating behavior change; techniques for using metaphor in leadership and team coaching; some metaphors that often surface in coaching; resources to further study team coaching and more.  Kati also shares two stories from her own coaching practice that illuminate how she leverages metaphor in her work.  One is a story from her leadership coaching practice and another from her team coaching practice. This episode is inspiring and provides both new and experienced team coaches with some super practical tips and techniques that will help them take their team coaching practices to the next level!