The AC Podcast

Andréa Watts, Coach and creator of the Collage Coaching Technique™, joins our host, Maxine Bell, to discuss coaching creatively with collage. Andréa describes the neuroscience behind the art of her technique - a three-stage process she's developed to support clients surface their unconscious intuitive knowing to conscious knowledge, thus shifting behaviours and mindsets. In this engaging conversation, Andréa shares her coaching collage story, clarifies the difference between her work and vision boards, discusses the concerns of going deeper with clients, and talks about her forthcoming book. "Creativity is really finding its space in the coaching world." For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Making_Coaching_Creative_podcast_series_Andrea_Watts

Auriel Majumdar, a creative coach, educator, supervisor and poet, and Stephen Brown, coach, consultant and re-emerging music composer, join our host Maxine Bell to share their collaboration of music and poetry, created to reflect the coaching journey. This podcast episode is full of thought-provoking insights and personal experiences that demonstrate creativity's ability to provide more data for a better coaching experience for both coach and client. They bravely share their own vulnerability in discovering their creativity, how it has enhanced their coaching practice and how it has given them a sense of fulfilment and authenticity that wasn't there before. Enjoy listening to the music track they made in this very inspiring episode. "I don't think that being creative is the problem, but how it will land or what people will say." For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Making_Coaching_Creative_podcast_series_Mujumdar_and_Brown

Lorlett Hudson FRSA, Executive Leadership, Transition Coach and CEO of One Hand Can't Clap, joins host Maxine Bell, to talk about her multi award winning, 52 card set of proverbs, "What Mama Used to Say," designed to facilitate change, alter perceptions, break down barriers and develop high performing leaders and teams. She talks about her work with African Caribbean leaders and entrepreneurs, the power of words to help us find what is not being said and what limiting beliefs we are holding onto. An authentic, natural born coach, full of wise simple truths that she generously shares in this podcast episode. Listen and be inspired by her passion for people, community, innovation, coaching and change. "As coaches, our voices transform the quality of life for people." For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Making_Coaching_Creative_podcast_series_Lorlett_Hudson

Beth Clare McManus, a coaching psychologist and illustrator, joins our host, Maxine Bell, for this rich and fascinating episode where she shares her experiments with creativity in her coaching practice, the impact on clients and the results of her MSc research into 'Music and Mark-Making in Coaching Supervision.' Beth advocates that all coaching is creative by its very nature, explaining the difference between creativity and the use of innovative tools. Learn how to facilitate responsible, creative experimentation that is client-focused and allows us, as coaches, to stretch the comfort zones of our own practice. "We're constantly asking them to imagine, and for me, that's the root of coaching, and it's also the root of creativity." For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/Making_Coaching_Creative_podcast_series_Beth_Clare_McManus

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