

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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Jan 11, 2021 • 22min
016: Collaboration is the new Leadership with René Carayol
René Carayol, Leading Executive Coach and Leadership Speaker, discusses the concept of “Allyship” - a practice that puts into use social justice theories and ideals - and then shares his insights on the way leaders can navigate through change and challenging times and what is the coach’s role in supporting those leaders.

Jan 4, 2021 • 18min
015: How to Develop High Potential Leaders with Nishi Ayer
Nishi Ayer, Executive Coach and Global Talent Leader joins Sue Stockdale in a podcast interview about how to develop high potential leaders, keep them engaged, committed and successful in critical roles. With a focus on inclusion and diversity, Nishi explains how she coaches high potential talent to navigate challenging conversations and lead with a global mindset in times of change.

Dec 28, 2020 • 21min
014: Terecina Kwong on Leading and Empowering Teams in the ‘new normal’
Terecina Kwong, COO of HSBC Europe, joins Sue Stockdale in a podcast on the ‘new normal’ and the benefits of collaborative working across cultures in the context of fluctuating markets and navigating the impact of COVID-19. Hear what Terecina has learned as a leader and how she is empowering her teams by encouraging dialogue, flexible work, and activate participation in cross-team coaching.

Dec 21, 2020 • 22min
013: Charlie Stainforth on developing future leaders and supporting forward-thinking businesses
Listen to Charlie Stainforth, Co-Founder and CEO at Circl, in a conversation with Sue Stockdale about a unique approach to leadership development programs in which professionals are learning and practicing coaching skills with young adults in the same cohort. Leaders and youth step out of their comfort zone while learning from one other and coaching each other – an inspiring way to develop future leaders.

Dec 14, 2020 • 21min
012: Moving Forward with Resilience, a podcast with Jen Kidby
Jen Kidby, Director of Talent and Leadership Development at Grant Thornton Canada, talks to Sue Stockdale on how she has implemented a coaching culture coaching within Grant Thornton Canada. She explains the effect of COVID-19 restraints and how coaching has benefited remote working and team resilience.

Dec 7, 2020 • 30min
011: How coaching brings value to leaders and virtual teams during a pandemic with Dr. Paul Lawrence
Dr. Paul Lawrence gets to the heart of systemic thinking, tackling internal conversations in the workplace and how this has changed in times of pandemic. He discusses the impact of virtual working and highlights the importance of impromptu conversations and knowledge sharing in an office setting. Paul explores how the coach approach can make a significant difference in virtual workplace conversations.

Jun 22, 2020 • 23min
010: Nothing Best Done Alone Anymore with René Carayol
No one leader can make all the tough calls on their own anymore. In this short podcast interview, René Carayol, reveals to host, Sue Stockdale, the challenges in the c-suite today and how collaboration is the new approach to coaching and leadership. Hear how too many leaders are weighed down with huge uncertainties and inherent risks and how coaching supports and fits into the modern leadership team supporting key leaders with their responsibilities. René shares examples, from his own experience and the boardroom, as to how the role of the coach, and how the roles of leaders, has changed, whilst sharing insights as to what’s needed to succeed in a world that is now embracing rapid change, greater diversity and uncertainty, and a digital economy. https://coachingintheworkplace.org/ (c) 2020 Association for Coaching

Jun 21, 2020 • 22min
009: The Six Key Dimensions of Leadership Agility For Today’s Workplace
With the explosion of diversity and the acceleration towards virtual, networked organizations, the “new generation” of leaders must develop the agility to succeed. In this short podcast episode, Dr. Jeffrey Hull, shares with host, Sue Stockdale, the importance of knowing when to lead and when to step back as well as the effective habits leaders can develop, as coaches. Hear how to apply a coaching approach towards building high-performing teams, as a leader, and what it means to have diversity in coaching style. Learn where the world of coaching and education is heading. https://coachingintheworkplace.org/ (c) 2020 Association for Coaching

Jun 18, 2020 • 20min
008: Building Grant Thornton’s Coaching Culture
More than 750 coachees have benefitted from Grant Thornton’s coaching programme. Through their coaching programme, Grant Thornton, have developed their ability to attract great talent, as well as more clients, by using culture as a competitive differentiator and instigating a learning and development transformation across the firm. In this podcast interview, director of talent and leadership development, Jen Kidby, speaks to host, Sue Stockdale, about the importance of coaching in their company culture and how clients, colleagues and their communities’ benefit. Jen also shares some timely insights as to how her colleague are managing with remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://coachingintheworkplace.org/ (c) 2020 Association for Coaching

Jun 16, 2020 • 21min
007: Influence to unleash other’s potential
Terecina Kwong is the Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Bank in China. In this short podcast interview, Terecina shares with host, Sue Stockdale, her experience of coaching and building high-performance teams in a large international financial institution. Hear how Terecina, as a leader, enables, motivates and empowers an organisation of over 1200 people, unleashing their best potential particularly during challenging times, as with COVID-19. Learn how Terecina embraces diversity and inclusion, collaboration, resilience, and agility. https://coachingintheworkplace.org/ (c) 2020 Association for Coaching