The Coaching Kool-Aid

Curious about meaning and purpose? In this episode we speak with Professor Michael Steger of Colorado State University. Michael has spent his life in a state of both scepticism and curiosity – a perfect combination – and today he talks to us about how this led him to forge a career studying meaning and purpose. You know, the superficial stuff. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the conversation.

This special episode of the Coaching Kool-Aid is brought to you all the way from Boston, MA,  where we sat down with the charming and insightful Erik de Haan, keynote speaker at the IOC’s Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference. Erik is Professor of Organisation Development at VU, Amsterdam, and Director of Ashridge's Centre for Coaching. A prolific author, Erik speaks with us today about his latest book, Critical Moments in Executive Coaching, as well as the importance of being aware of our own agendas within the coaching space.

Today we are in conversation with Dr Alison Hodge, coaching supervisor to executive coaches across Australia, South East Asia, the United States, Europe and the UK. We discuss Alison’s approach to supervision and the common pressures she sees facing coaches, namely the need to expand our practice beyond theory and qualifications. Enjoy the conversation.

In today’s episode we’re in conversation with Dr Reinhard Stelter, professor and head of the Coaching Psychology Unit at the University of Copenhagen. Witness the ‘with-ness’ as Dr Stelter tells us why he prefers the term ‘lingering’ to ‘coaching’, his approach to the use of values, and his view of coaching as a potential tool for social change. It’s a bit of philosophical deep-dive so get your tea (or beverage of choice), get comfy, and enjoy the conversation.

Today we're speaking with Dr Paul Lawrence, whose latest research focuses on systemic coaching. As such, he suggests some important questions for anyone to ask themselves before brandishing the badge of “systemic coach”.  Paul is Principle at the Centre for Coaching in Organisations and Associate Lecturer in Coaching at the Sydney Business School. He is a prolific author; his three most popular books being Leading Change, Coaching in Three Dimensions, and The Tao of Dialogue. I hope you enjoy the conversation.