Excellent Executive Coaching: Growing Your Business and Enhancing Your Craft.

EEC 090 Reconnecting to our Essence Through Essentials Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Nadine Fortin, a Strategic Leadership Coach who works with technical experts to help them becoming strategic thinkers.                    What is a Strategic Leadership Coaching? What does “detaching from the external results” imply for coaches? What does it mean for coaches to go back to essentials? On what else should coaches and other strategic leaders focus?   Nadine coaches technical experts to become leaders and strategic thinkers in their organizations. She feels that her greatest impact is with women who are in positions of influence with a majority of men coworkers. Women in “non-trad” fields face many challenges and must constantly work to push limits. They need a partner whom they trust completely, who will give a voice to their ideas, their emotions, their ambitions, and most important their aspirations. They need someone like Nadine to bring out the special hue of their leadership. Nadine believes that finding the best coach for you should not be limited to geographical location. Indeed, her clients are on four continents, in large technological organizations and among creative entrepreneurs. Since 2004, Nadine has also trained hundreds of new coaches, and in 2016, she shifted her focus to help credentialed coaches grow. Before becoming a coach, Nadine built a strong expertise in systems engineering and project management on large high-tech multi-organization projects. An active business woman, Nadine also contributes to her community as a Scout leader since 2008. She spent three years as the Treasurer on the board of Le District des Scouts de l’Outaouais. Nadine was recently elected to be on the board of the local Project Management Institute chapter (PMI OVOC). Excellent Executive Coaching If you have enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Conseil & Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Conseil & Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

EEC 089 When Sports and Coaching Leaders Combine Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Anna-Marie Watson, a dynamic and performance coach who is working with leaders who yearn for more and desire balance within their life. What is your professional & personal experience of being a Global Nomadic Leader? How have you drawn from your experience to support your coaching clients & the wider coaching community? What are the main themes that you’ve observed coaching Global Nomadic Leaders Expat? Anna-Marie is a performance coach who draws from NLP, sports psychology, neuroscience, positive psychology and mindfulness theory to craft industrious and dynamic coaching partnerships with leaders who yearn for more and desire balance within their life. Anna-Marie’s specialty is “walking & talking” where the Great Outdoors inspires facilitates deep level insights, encourages different perspectives and ultimately optimises performance. She integrates Analytic-Network (http://www.analyticnetwork.com) and mBraining (http://www.mbraining.com) methodologies to unlock and unleash transformational change.  Anna-Marie has been at the forefront of leadership and personal development for over 16 years working with high performing leaders and teams across four continents. Anna-Marie’s core values of growth, balance and energy are reflected in her business Reach for More, where improving yourself is an all-round experience.  For more information on Anna-Marie’s performance coaching services, visit www.rfmcoaching.com

EEC 088 Which Leaders to Develop and How? Why is leadership important now? Who is a leader?  Where do we find them? How do we develop a Leader? Is there an ideal Leadership style?  Orlando Clua is CEO of Oclua Consulting Group.  He has been working for 35 years in the field of Executive Development.  He has a degree in psychology from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He is an Honorary Master Coach by Interamerican Society of Coaching, an Academic Coordinator of Human Capital Development at Anahuac University and has written 12 books in the field of Leadership Management and Organizational Development Excellent Executive Coaching If you have enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Conseil & Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Conseil & Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

EEC 087 Creating a Successful Digital Magazine for Entrepreneurs   Nathan is the Publisher & Editor of Foundr Magazine, a digital magazine for young entrepreneurs on the App Store & Google Play store.    What gave you the idea of creating a digital magazine for young entrepreneur? What made you successful? Is it the market ? Did you feel there was a demand for such a magazine? You approached a lot of prestigious people that are difficult to reach. What was your strategy? How did you approach them? What are your futur plans ? What is your next step? Do you coach?  How many times do you blog a week? How old are you? How many people are working for you? What do speaking gigs bring you? How did you leverage the last Tropical Think Tank? What tip would you give to entrepreneurs to succeed?    Nathan launched Foundr in March 2013 from his bedroom and in a small period of time it has become a top 10 ranked 'Business & Investing Magazine' on the app store. As publisher of Foundr Nathan was a runner up for Publisher of the Year for 2015 in the Digital Magazine awards. He has had the pleasure of interviewing some of the most accomplished entrepreneurs around the world namely Sir Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Tim Ferriss, Barbara Corcoran, Tony Robbins, Seth Godin and much more.

Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC asks Matthew Kimberley the following questions:   Why do you feel so strongly about “businesses being about people and not “stakeholders”   What do you feel is your largest hurdle when working with leadership?   On your website you said “It's my mission in life to help you fall in love with selling.”  Can you explain that a little more?   Who is Matthew Kimberley? Matthew Kimberley is the creator of Professional Persuasion and author of the self-help classic, How To Get A Grip. He is former head of the Book Yourself Solid® School of Coach Training.

How to Lead Teams to Create Awesome Experiences on Purpose Katrina Burrus taps into Phil's incredible experience organising a huge conference called Social Media Marketing World in San Diego. Katrina asks Phil the following questions: How do you inspire creativity in an organization? How do you leave room for creative work while managing a large team? How do you purposefully plan events? How do you lead a team to be customer service focused who has not worked together prior to your event? Who is Phil Mershon Phil Mershon is the director of events for Social Media Examiner. He brings over 25 years experience in leading customized events, mission-driven campaigns and creative communication strategies. He now leads the popular events Social Media Success Summit and Social Media Marketing World. He is also a jazz saxophonist, worship leader and lover of puns.Want to connect with Phil: Email: phil@socialmediaexaminer.com, Twitter: @phil_mershon, LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/philmershon

EEC 083 Creating Moments of Meeting in Coaching Your host Katrina Burrus, PhD interviews David Drake to find out what he thinks are the biggest challenge in developing leaders at the moment? (speak to integrative development). What are you working on these days? (speak to attachment theory). What are “moments of meeting” and why do they matter in leadership? You are most known as the founder of the field of narrative coaching. How did you become interested in people and their stories? Both Katrina Burrus, PhD and David Drake earned their PhD in Human and Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University in California. David has been an adjunct faculty member teaching management and leadership for three universities and lectured at over 20 others around the world. David serves on the Senior Advisory Board for Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. He is the author of over 50 publications on narratives and coaching and editor of The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching (2008, Jossey-Bass). He is the author of Narrative Coaching: Bringing New Stories to Life (CNC Press, 2015) and the co-editor of SAGE Handbook of Coaching (Sage, 2016). He is a Thought Leader for the Institute of Coaching affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

Your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Scott Friedman who is a Certified Speaking Professional, and former President of the National Speakers Association (NSA), is the author of Celebrate! Lessons Learned from the World’s Most Admired Organizations, Happily Ever Laughter, Using Humor For A Change and A Celebration A Day – 365 ways to a Happier, Healthier Workplace. For over 30 years Scott has traveled the globe speaking on  employee engagement customer experience and using humor/celebration as a strategic tool. Scott founded “Together We Can Change the World,” twcctw.org - a non-profit organization, serving orphans and less fortunate women in Southeast Asia. Katrina asks Scott what is the celebration mentality?  2. What is the greatest gift of starting, "Together we Can Change the World?" 3. In your 30 years of speaking professionally, what advice would you give to those wanting to truly make a connection with their audience? 4. Who is responsible for keeping employees engaged? 5. How do you define success?

Your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC speaks about Coaching Global Nomadic Leaders, the rate of failures with expatriations, what specific issues Global Nomadic Leaders compared to Expatriates with one culture identity, What specific knowledge, tips and strategies do you need to know when coaching these profiles. Who is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC Dr. Burrus has a proven track record in coaching numerous international leaders including Nestle, Novartis, United Bank of Switzerland, CERN, UNAIDS, United Nations, International Labor Organization and the World Trade Organization. Her coaching career has taken her to Europe, Asia and the United States, and she is recognized for her distinctive capabilities with leaders from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. As the founder of MKB Conseil & Coaching, Dr. Burrus is affiliated with a network of international experts and scholar-practitioners. MKB Conseil & Coaching specializes in coaching international and highly mobile leaders, including brilliant and abrasive leaders. Dr. Burrus teaches leadership and post graduate courses at various universities and has created a ground-breaking thought leadership workshop titled Global Nomadic Leadership: Succeeding in a World without Borders. She also teaches Executive Coaching and was part of the International Coach Federation (ICF) credentialing committee. Dr. Burrus is the first ICF Master Certified Coach in Switzerland, founder and Board Member of ICF Switzerland and served on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations. She was a Start-Up coach for the Swiss Government and the founder of the Global Nomadic Leadership Institute. Dr. Burrus is the author of Global Nomadic Leaders: How to Identify, Attract and Retain Them and When the Visionary Leader is Blinded. Contact her at mkburrus@gmail.com with your questions.