The AC Podcast

Charmaine Pollard, coach, counsellor, poetry therapist, and author, joins host, Maxine Bell, to share her insights and knowledge on the transformative power of words, poetry and creativity when used with coaching. Charmaine runs therapeutic writing workshops for a variety of client groups, including survivors of domestic abuse and male prisoners. In this podcast, learn about some of the poetry and techniques that she uses with clients to help them move forward with their lives and ‘become the best version of themselves.’ It’s work she loves and you will love listening to. “And I think that’s what poetry does – it really opens doors”  For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Making_Coaching_Creative_podcast_series_Charmaine_Pollard

Anna Sheather, Executive Coach, Supervisor and Author of “Coaching Beyond Words”, joins our host, Maxine Bell, to explore an art-based coaching practice and why it is such a powerful and important approach for coaching today. Anna shares her extensive research into neuroscience, person-centred art therapy and art as a communication tool, as well as debunking many myths of our 'art stories' that block exploration of this approach. Listen to this insightful conversation to learn the underpinning principles of art-based coaching and the exciting developments Anna has created for coaches. “Even though we’re working with very serious things, it’s a joyful, playful space to work and very powerful” For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Making_Coaching_Creative_podcast_series_Anna_Sheather

Listen to this bonus episode from our archives, where Loshni Manikam, leadership coach, consultant, facilitator, and winner of the Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year 2018, joins host, Sue Stockdale, to talk about health and wellbeing issues for women in the dairy industry in New Zealand. Loshni shares her personal trials as a wife, mother and partner in a dairy farm and the brave transition she made to becoming a coach, impacting the lives of hundreds of women. Learn about the difference coaching has made to remote rural areas' health and wellbeing where coaching was unknown 10 years ago but is now helping an industry facing ever-increasing challenges, open to new possibilities. “I’ve learnt the power and impact of just listening to someone.” For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/AC-at-20_Loshni_Manikam

Listen to this bonus episode from our archives, as Dr Cath Bishop, a triple Olympian rower, former diplomat, leadership coach and author of "The Long Win", joins our host Sue Stockdale to discuss the broader meaning of success and the significance for coaches supporting teams to shift organizational cultures where every diverse voice is heard and appreciated. Learn how, as coaches, we can support leaders in creating an environment of psychological safety where diversity, inclusion and belonging are norms, and a long win has more impact than a short-term 'tick-box' exercise. “Diversity and inclusion is not a part of what we do; it's integrated into everything we do.” For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/AC-at-20_Cath_Bishop

Listen to this bonus episode from our archives, as Sharron McPherson, Co-founder and Director of the Centre for Disruptive Technologies and social impact entrepreneur, joins our host Sue Stockdale, to discuss how human capacity, ingenuity and transformation are the key elements of technological disruption for emerging market growth and development, future work and the disruption of education. This rich and fascinating interview is the first of three past episodes linked with our flagship publication, Coaching Perspectives, and is part of our 20-year celebration of the Association for Coaching. “I think it starts with an understanding of the process of creating and exercising personal power.”  For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Voices_for_the_Future_SharonMcPherson  

Jonathan Passmore, Senior Vice-President at CoachHub, professor at Henley Business School, global thought leader, author and researcher, joins our host Claudia Day for the final episode in this podcast series. They discuss the great pivot point that coaching was going through that was then tipped by the arrival of the pandemic. Listen and learn how coaching science and technology came together much faster due to the pandemic. Both coaches and clients learnt that coaching could take place effectively online, thus shifting the world of coaching from one for the few to one for the many. "The potential for digitalization and what we've seen in the last 20-30 years is the coming together with the science of coaching." For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/technology_and_innovation_podcast_Jonathan_Passmore

Welcome back to part two of our stimulating, important conversation with Adina Tarry, Nicky Terblanche and Rebecca Rutschmann where they discuss their unique views on the need to adopt technology in coaching and the ethical issues that need to be considered to maintain good professional standards. Sharing their knowledge, research, and experiences, they discuss the common fears around ethics, data and technology and matters of responsibility, boundaries, standards, biases, and competencies the coaching industry needs to consider. “How do we advance science; how do we advance progress but in an ethical way?” For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/technology_and_innovation_podcast_Tarry_Terblanche_Rutschmann  

Adina Tarry, Nicky Terblanche and Rebecca Rutschmann join us for a two part stimulating and important conversation on the need to adopt technology in coaching and the ethical issues that need to be considered to maintain good professional standards. Adina Tarry, Nicky Terblanche and Rebecca Rutschmann join us for a stimulating and valuable conversation on the need to adopt technology in coaching and the ethical issues that need to be considered to maintain good professional standards. Sharing their knowledge, research, and experiences, they discuss the common fears around ethics, data and technology and matters of responsibility, boundaries, standards, biases, and competencies the coaching industry needs to consider. “How do we advance science; how do we advance progress but in an ethical way?”   For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/technology_and_innovation_podcast_Tarry_Terblanche_Rutschmann 

Professor Peter Hawkins, leading global thought leader in leadership development, systemic coaching and systemic team coaching and Tom Marsden, CEO of Saberr, join our host, Claudia Day, to discuss the wider, systemic impact team coaches can have by using the right technology in the right way. Having collaborated over the last few years, Tom and Peter bring a breadth of knowledge and experience to this stimulating conversation on how leaders and managers can coach their own teams. Learn how coaches can create an enterprise-wide team coaching culture when supported by a team coaching app and supervised learning groups. “Teams enact what they're carrying for the wider system” For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/technology_and_innovation_podcast_Hawkins_Marsden   

Alexander Caillet, organizational psychologist, lecturer, team coaching pioneer and CEO of Corentus, and Kimberley Lewis Parsons, master coach, facilitator, and Chief Solutions Officer at Corentus, join our host Claudia Day for a rich conversation on how the shift to virtual working has impacted team development and team coaching. They discuss the changing dynamics in team development, the shifts and changes teams are making to adapt to the virtual workplace and the shifts and changes occurring in the team coaching discipline to adjust to the virtual workplace. “We’re going to need a lot more team coaches in the world!” For the episode resources and guests’ bio, please visit:  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Copyoftechnology_and_innovation_podcast_Caillet_Parsons