The AC Podcast
Association for Coaching
Welcome to the Association for Coaching (AC) Podcast Channel.
Enjoy our educational, thought-provoking conversations as our diverse range of hosts speak with coaches, thought leaders, academics and industry innovators. Listen to our weekly episodes to gain actionable tools and proven techniques to elevate your personal and professional development, boost your coaching business and become a better coach for your clients. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting, this is your go-to resource for growth and success in the coaching industry.
All our podcast and guest resources are available in our Digital Learning Hub, which includes an extensive library of webinars, interviews, and a portfolio of live events to help you develop and increase your coaching expertise. https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub
Enjoy our educational, thought-provoking conversations as our diverse range of hosts speak with coaches, thought leaders, academics and industry innovators. Listen to our weekly episodes to gain actionable tools and proven techniques to elevate your personal and professional development, boost your coaching business and become a better coach for your clients. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting, this is your go-to resource for growth and success in the coaching industry.
All our podcast and guest resources are available in our Digital Learning Hub, which includes an extensive library of webinars, interviews, and a portfolio of live events to help you develop and increase your coaching expertise. https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub
Episodes
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Aug 16, 2021 • 1h 7min
047: Active Hope practices to inspire positive change
"Recognize how important it is to have hopes based on reality." Chris Johnstone, co-author of Active Hope, Coach, and resilience & wellbeing trainer, talks with George Warren about creating a pathway for personal and conversational active hope practices and how to talk about the difficulties surrounding climate change. In this candid conversation, Chris explains how to draw upon the psychology of resilience and behaviour change to help us face problematic issues, nourish our enthusiasm to act for positive change, and grow our capacity to make a difference.
Aug 9, 2021 • 53min
046: Coaching with the Earth in Mind
"It is overwhelming. It's so big; it touches on all parts of our lives." Linda Aspey, founder of Aspey Associates, an international consultancy supporting progressive leaders who create environments that bring about meaningful growth and change, joins George Warren for a podcast conversation about the climate crisis. Linda shares why she became an activist with Extinction Rebellion and how her coaching helps clients understand climate change as a systemic social and environmental justice issue. Resources for this Episode
Aug 2, 2021 • 48min
045: When to bring Climate Change into Coaching
"We are nature, and nature is everything." Zoe Cohen, founding member of the Climate Coaching Alliance and transformational coach, joins George Warren in a sincere conversation on when to bring Climate Change into Coaching. Zoe discloses the significant personal and global triggers that shook her into shifting her coaching specialism, becoming an environmental activist and catalyst for change within the coaching space.
Jul 26, 2021 • 53min
044: How coaching skills can galvanize climate action
Charly Cox, Founder of Climate Change Coaches, talks to our Podcast Host, George Warren, about the positive role coaches can play in supporting organizational change in the context of the climate crisis. Charly shares her profound and emotional journey and explains how everyone has a role to play in transforming our systems towards a better future. Resources for this Episode
Jul 19, 2021 • 21min
043: Creating an ecosystem for leaders to grow
Babette Graham, Director of Coaching, Talent & Leadership at KPMG Australia, brings us up to date on learnings and changes over the last nine months. Babette divulges how COVID-19 disruptions catalyzed a fluid and adaptive approach in building a coaching culture and how the organization made a paradigm shift from efficiency and ROI to an ecosystem. Resources for this Episode
Jul 12, 2021 • 45min
042: Finding a Safe Space to Market Your Coaching (Part 2)
"Marketing is a mindset shift and an opportunity to rethink what you want to achieve." Frances Khalastchi and Simon Batchelar, founders of the Better Bolder Braver Marketing community for coaches, join Rob Lawrence for an interview on attracting clients, building a bolder offering, and being braver with your pricing, planning, and purpose. Your marketing can help you hold a mirror up to your coaching practice and represents your personal and professional values. Learn how to gain confidence, get clear on your marketing goals and find your niche by identifying those you want to connect with the most. Resources for this episode
Jul 5, 2021 • 29min
041: Finding a Safe Space to Market Your Coaching (Part 1)
"Marketing is a mindset shift and an opportunity to rethink what you want to achieve." Frances Khalastchi and Simon Batchelar, founders of the Better Bolder Braver Marketing community for coaches, join Rob Lawrence for an interview on attracting clients, building a bolder offering, and being braver with your pricing, planning, and purpose. Your marketing can help you hold a mirror up to your coaching practice and represents your personal and professional values. Learn how to gain confidence, get clear on your marketing goals and find your niche by identifying those you want to connect with the most. Resources for this episode
Jun 28, 2021 • 43min
040: Creating a Coaching Business for Future Generations
"Relationships are everything" Robin Chu, Founder and CEO of CoachBright, talks to Rob Lawrence about his passion for bringing coaching into the lives of school-aged young people and how coaching can transform their life journey. Robin describes social mobility and what it means to coach in schools and universities. Resources for this episode
Jun 21, 2021 • 30min
039: Taking a Coaching Approach to Selling
Claire Croft, Executive Coach and Director at Corporate Punk, a Specialist Change coaching practice, talks with Rob Lawrence about her journey into the coaching arena, sharing her high-profile marketing backstory and how her focus has always been to inspire positive change. Claire shares how she remains connected to the realities of being a senior business leader today and how the Corporate Punk coaching style enables her to witness the challenges of achieving positive change within an organization. Resources for this episode
Jun 14, 2021 • 37min
038: Approaches to Help Coaches Make More Money, Work Less, and Have More Fun
Lisa Farr, marketing strategist, coach, and founder of Inspired Coaching, joins Rob Lawrence and talks about how to discover the value of your coaching and position yourself as the "Go-to-Expert." Lisa shares her insights into the most significant challenge coaches face and how practices can attract a continuous stream of clients and create a pricing strategy that will lead to profitability. Resources for this episode
