Arete Coach: The Art & Science of Executive Coaching

This is episode 1,108 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Julie Noonan, who is an executive coach and CEO of Julie Noonan Consulting, LLC, transformational change leader, speaker, consultant, and futurist. Julie's career in business started in Banking, working her way up to VP of Training for First Union National Bank, and Senior VP and Training Director at Key Bank. She started her career as a learning consultant at Ernst and Young's Center for Business Knowledge. Today Julie is mixing it up, encouraging what she calls 'switch mentoring' getting young and old cohorts of workers to knowledge and wisdom share. In the conversation we explore Julie's comment 'people are emotional beings that occasionally think.' We explore the messy business of human relations and corporate layoffs wherein Julie has coached business leaders through hard times. We explore 'how to deal with the messiness of people, and the emotional baggage of people as business coaches and leaders. We go at length in a discussion about the business layoff process and getting leaders to feel and think ahead during this time. Julie has worked with some of the US largest companies in creating centers for excellence, and most recently a center for the adoption of AI in the workplace. We explore how 'boomers' need to continue to learn, and particularly learn from younger generations, to stay employable, creative, and marketable at the sunset years of their careers. In the interview, we explore Julie's mantras, favorite questions, and outlook on life and coaching. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on 21 December 2022. Copyright © 2023 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1,107 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and an episode that explores super agers, AI, and lifetime learning, drawing insights from a conversation with three great Vistage Chairs: Larry Cassidy, Ozzie Gontang, and Ron Greenwood. In this episode, we present a special panel discussion of senior executive coaches that explores topics of SuperAgers, Artificial Intelligence, and Lifetime Learning. The three invited current or former Vistage Chairs have collectively over 90 years of Vistage Chair experience and represent some of the best minds in the community. We start with a conversation thread that Larry introduces on Super Agers and what keeps them youthful. Then the conversation goes where it goes and we weave through topics of artificial intelligence, the history of the civil war and the value of the railroads, lifetime learning, and other topics. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was recorded on December 22, 2022 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2023 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1,106 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen with an episode that explores the "Science of Happiness" and the research behind the principle: 'a grateful heart doeth good like a medicine.' There is evidence to suggest that having a grateful heart can have positive effects on an individual's personal and mental health. Several studies have found that gratitude can improve mental health and well-being, and that it is associated with a number of benefits, including: Reduced stress and anxiety: Research has found that gratitude can help to reduce stress and anxiety by increasing positive emotions and reducing negative emotions (Emmons & McCullough, 2003).Improved self-esteem: Gratitude has been found to be associated with higher levels of self-esteem, as it helps individuals to recognize and appreciate their own worth and value (McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002).Enhanced well-being: Gratitude has been linked to increased well-being, as it helps individuals to focus on the positive aspects of their lives and to feel more satisfied with their lives overall (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005).Improved physical health: Some research has found that gratitude is associated with better physical health, including lower blood pressure and a stronger immune system (Kozasa, Mummidisetty, Yamauchi, & Kato, 2017).Increased social connections: Gratitude has been linked to increased social connections, as it helps individuals to feel more connected to others and to be more giving and helpful towards others (Froh, Sefick, & Emmons, 2008). So if gratitude is so important? How can we grow it? This and other questions surrounding the power of gratitude are explored in this issue. Further, for a full review of research, sources, and notes, please go to aretecoach.io, insights section. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was recorded on December 26, 2022 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1,104 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Philip Liebman, CEO, Executive Leadership Coach, Author, and Speaker. Phil is CEO and Founder of ALPS, that's advanced leadership performance systems leadership. Phillip has been leading ALPS and helping top executives improve their leadership skills since 2016. Before ALPS, Philip was a Vistage Chair and a Vistage International speaker for some 15 years. Phillip has held several executive leadership positions such as founder and CEO of both EcoMedia and the BullFrog Group. He has been the executive vice president of ON Networks and the Vice President of Business Development and Marketing with Toymax International. On the podcast we explore Phil's journey into coaching, his leadership lessons from operating multiple businesses, and his coaching journey. We explore his 15 years as a Vistage Chair, and his transition to ALPS. We explore books he is reading, lessons learned, his favorite quotes, and his thoughts on the nuance of management and leadership training. We explore Phil's experience studying under Lee Thayer and his musings on coaching philosophy, leadership, and competency. In the end, Phil shares the philosophy that your greatest tool in coaching is your mind: hence his mantra, 'your mind is your tool.' More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on August 18, 2022 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1,104 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and a special issue that explores OpenAI's ChatGPT Chat App along with "10 Technologies That Changed The World, and the Next 10 Technologies Likely To Change it Again." Artificial Intelligence is a current and future technology rapidly coming to a workplace near you. It will impact how you work, research, access data, and source insights and wisdom. This past week ChatGPT was released on the public and within 5 days, over 1 million subscribers downloaded the app and started exploring its uses. That's the fastest technology product adoption in modern history. This podcast explores the newly released ChatGPT app, its current functionality, its potential use in executive coaching settings, and other nuances on how to get most from the technology. Listen as the Severin cross-walks through how to use the ChatGPT app, explore questioning of various topics, demonstrate types of questions and redirection where greater insights are desired, and how this technology might be harnessed and used in your work and personal life. The episode starts by explore 10 technologies that changed the world, and 10 technologies likely to disrupt the world. We review Clayton Christensen's Innovators Dilemma and the impact today. It's yet another call for lifetime learners to adopt, learn, grow, and thrive in this rapidly changing environment. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was recorded on December 11, 2022 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1,103 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Jim Naleid, Executive Coach, creator of EPIC 21, and CEO of Naleid & Associates. Jim describes himself as an executive coach and an executive culture and alignment coach. He is a former TEC Midwest Chair, where he was awarded two TEC Chair Excellence Awards. Before executive coaching, Jim was a financial industry executive for 25 years, where he was a Registered Principal for Robert W Baird & Co. He also hosted a radio and financial news show called "The Robert James Exchange." Additionally, he was a financial journalist and contributor to Wall Street Notes. Over the years, Jim has earned his stripes as a “veteran change agent with documented success in start-ups, emerging companies, mergers, and acquisitions. In this podcast interview, we explore Jim's journey into executive coaching. One of Jim's core themes in coaching is: 'Rethink, Unlearn, and Think Again." In the interview, he shares his favorite questions and another source of question stems to help coaches. Jim shares his experience building and growing executive peer groups -- and his secret success weapon -- his group fills the open seats in his group. We discuss how peer groups function and the power of the group to help others in the group. Jim shares a wonderful peer group exercise using songwriting as the material for discovery. This is a wonderful interview with a great and serviceable human being. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on October 18, 2022 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1102 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen, MPhil, the curator and host of the Arete Coach Podcast that seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. In this special episode, we identify and 'Celebrate the 35 Best Executive Coaching Industry Podcasts of 2022." As of this release, there are over 2,981,949 podcast shows globally, with over 66 million episodes. Navigating the sea of podcast offerings to determine the best ones takes time and energy that many don't have to spend. Part of our mission at AreteCoach.io is to research, assess, and curate actionable data for the executive coaching community. In the podcast, we describe the source and method of executive coach podcast identification, selection, screening, and ranking of the podcasts. This episode explores what data, Google analytics, ListenNotes, Apple Podcasts, RSS feed monitors, podcast backlinks, citation indexes, and other data can tell us about the 35 Best Executive Coaching Podcasts of 2022. Showcased in this episode are well-known, new, and niche podcasts for the executive coaching community. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on 26 November 2022. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1,101 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Catherine Mattice, MA, SHRM-SCP. Catherine is an executive coach, SHRM Senior Certified Professional, consultant, mentor, and author of "Back Off, Your Kick Ass Guide to Ending Bullying At Work." Catherine Mattice is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners (https://civilitypartners.com/) an HR consulting firm focused on helping organizations create respectful and positive workplace cultures. Her clients range from Fortune 500's to government, to nonprofit, to small business in a wide range of industries. She and her team have served the likes of Chevron, the Marine Corps, the American Red Cross, Stanford University and more. Catherine is an HR thought-leader – though she likes to say disrupter - and has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s also an award-winning speaker, blogger, and book author. Leadership guru, Ken Blanchard, called her first book, BACK OFF! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying at Work, “the most comprehensive and valuable handbook on the topic.” She’s one of the nation’s true experts on the social and relational aspects of workplace bullying and harassment, and thus how to resolve these issues inside an organization. Catherine is also one of four founders of the National Workplace Bullying Coalition, a nonprofit focused on education and legislation about workplace bullying. In this episode, we explore Catherine's journey into coaching and her passion for eliminating bullying in the workplace. We explore examples of workplace bullying in, its definitions, and how through HR interventions such as executive coaching can help toxic bosses and leaders see and understand their role in bullying, and she maps the way out for them. We explore the coaching content, questions, and challenges. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on 28 September 2022. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1100 representing the "100th" episode of the Arete Coach Podcast with guest host Ozzie Gontang, PhD, and his guest Severin Sorensen, MPhil, the curator and host of AreteCoach.io and the Arete Coach Podcast, and CEO of ePraxis, a premier-level executive recruiting, talent selection, and executive coaching company. Severin Sorensen is a serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity for people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier-level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. In addition to finding top talent, Severin has provided over 8,000+ hours of paid executive coaching to entrepreneurs, CEOs, Presidents, and C-level executives. Severin is an ICF ACSTH Certified Executive Coach, Certified Organizational Development Coach, Certified Life Coach, Certified Positive Intelligence® Coach, and Certified Leadership Circle Profile Coach. Severin is the founder, host, and producer of the Arete Coach Podcast, which explores the art and science of executive coaching with some of the industry's best executive coaches, coaching industry researchers, and book authors. From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair who coached three CEO and key executive groups. Several also was honored to be a Vistage Mentor Chair and help other prospective Vistage Chairs start their journey’s into coaching. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on identifying and hiring difference-making top talent, where he has given over 300 speaker presentations internationally. In this episode, Severin shares his journey into executive coaching, his Vistage Chair experience, the value of curiosity and lifetime learning, the sentient aspects of 'active listening,' the role of tools in his executive coaching toolkit, several coaching lessons learned, and much more. More on these topics are available at AreteCoach.io. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on 22 October 2022. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1099 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Dr. Vikki Brock, PhD, MCC. Vikki is an executive coach, an ICF Master Certified Coach, consultant, mentor, and author of The Sourcebook of Coaching History. In 1995 Vikki left her 21-year career at The Boeing Company to start VB Coaching and Consulting. Today she is an ICF Master Certified Coach, consultant, and mentor. She earned her Executive MBA and a Ph.D. in Coaching and Human Development. When she was coaching, she brought wisdom, experience, and research-based processes to move leaders and individuals to higher stages of personal awareness and effectiveness. Vikki encouraged her clients to take “their leadership and their life to the next level” in a challenging yet non-judgemental way. Vikki is the author of The Sourcebook of Coaching History, “a comprehensive review of the historical roots of coaching and the influence of pioneers from related fields.” Vikki was closely involved with the early founders of modern coaching: Thomas Leonard and Laura Whitworth. Vikki was an early member of ICF (member #60) and since its creation in 1996 , she was one of the first coaches to receive an MCC from the ICF in 1998. She also was on faculty for the University of Texas at Dallas Coaching Certificate program, and taught for several coach training schools internationally. In this episode, we explore Vikki's journey into the coach field, her experiences in the growth of the coaching industry, and her passion for interviewing 170 coaching practitioners and scholars as the basis for her Sourcebook on Coaching History. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was produced on 17 October 2022. Copyright © 2022 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.