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In this interview, we talk with Lisa Ong about her article, Changing the Lens ~ How coaching with an inclusive equity lens accelerates cultures of belonging.

As organizations increasingly see the importance of embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into their policies and culture, more leaders are focusing on how to incorporate those ideas. 

Coaching is a great skillset for promoting cultures of inclusion and belonging because when you look at the traits for inclusive leaders, giving and getting feedback are two of them.  Being curious and listening. Being open-minded, all of those things and skills that coaches are trained for fit right into DEI&B.  

Companies recognized for their DEI work make an effort to embed DEIB into everything they do. It becomes part of the DNA of their culture, and they measure it in their core values and performance expectations.  They don't look at DEIB as an extension of what they do; it becomes part of their brand internally and externally in the community. 

As President and Founder of Wishing Out Loud LLC, Lisa is widely known as a "talent gardener" and "inclusion connector” because she coaches and mentors leaders to support the growth and momentum of their DEIB vision. She is a community volunteer, blogger, and frequent podcast guest.

Lisa received a 2022 Leaders in Diversity Award from The Dallas Business Journal. D CEO Magazine named her to The Dallas 500 in 2023,  2021,  and 2020 as "one of the most powerful business leaders in DFW.” 

Before Wishing Out Loud LLC, Lisa was a national diversity director in PwC's Office of Diversity and Inclusion. She earned her BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and her MS in Management and Professional Executive Coaching from the University of Texas at Dallas. 

Join us as we learn more from Lisa on how to we can help provide cultures of belonging through coaching.

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In this episode, I talk with Lisa about her article published in our December 2022  issue.

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In this interview, we talk with Michelle Chambers about her article, Is Team Coaching a Fit for Me? How to Decide If Teams Are In Your Future

Leadership teams are facing a number of key challenges in their current operating environments, including: working in a VUCA environment; managing expectations of different stakeholders; running the business and transforming it; being members of multiple teams; complexity and interconnectedness of organizations; working effectively within and across systems and the need for better return on investment on leadership
development. Sound familiar?

Team coaching is about coaching the client as a system within the systems
in which they operate. At the end of the day, teams are measured on their
collective performance. Team coaching involves working with the client over
a period of time to help them become more accountable to themselves and to develop sustainable changes in behavior to support their goals.

A thought leader in team coaching and organization development, Michelle has provided global consulting, leadership and coaching for many organizations, including several of Canada's Top 50 Employers. 

Michelle is passionate about supporting others to create collaborative cultures that enable people to achieve purpose in their work.  A Certified Team Performance Coach, global trainer of team coaches, speaker and author, she has been at the forefront of the team coaching field since she was responsible for leadership development, enterprise wide for Telus Mobility in Canada.

Join us as we learn more from Michelle on how to decide if team coaching is right for you.

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In this episode, I talk with Michelle about her article published in our December 2022  issue.

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In this interview, we talk with Julian Humphreys about his article, Let Down ~ Coaching teams through disappointment.

Disappointment is often a visceral experience that can feel like the wind has been taken out of your sails, and it can have a long-term impact on the motivation, trust and commitment of a team. Team coaches have an important role to play in helping teams process their disappointment so it doesn't get in the way of setting and meeting future expectations that propel the team forward.

Team coaches need to check in with teams about the attributions they make, so the causes of behaviors that are experienced as disappointing can be more accurately understood and addressed.

Team coaches need to be brought in early so disappointment can be addressed proactively, before it becomes chronic. Team coaches also need to be aware of their own feelings of disappointment, understanding the expectations that are put on them, and that they put on themselves.

To avoid unnecessary disappointment, coaches need to ask themselves
the same questions team members do – are the expectations explicit, are they reasonable, and are the attributions made when expectations are not met accurate enough?

Julian is a Global Executive and Team Coach, helping senior leaders around the world take their careers to the next level by developing critical thinking, strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, social intelligence, mindfulness, authenticity and integrity.
 
He is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the international coaching journal Philosophy of Coaching, and the developer and instructor for the advanced-level ICF-accredited courses Psychology for Coaches, Philosophy for Coaches and Level 3 Mastery.

Join us as we learn more from Julian about what he has found to be effective in coaching disappointment - in individuals and teams?

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Listeners can access additional resources on coaching through disappointment by visiting julianhumphreys.com/disappointment

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In this episode, I talk with Julian about his article published in our December 2022  issue.

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Judgment has become judgmental, which weaponizes one of our most valuable human capabilities. The gift of judgment is discernment, the power to see what’s unknown on the surface because it has not yet emerged from within. When combined with the life themes that construct a holistic and systemic experience to explore our interconnected relationships, we liberate the power of courageous and conscious choose-making. Neil’s Wheel is an empowering tool for deeper self-reflection upon the stimulus for our choices and actions as well as the intent that fuels actions and inspiration to generate a life experience that makes sense and feels right for all.

Join Janet, Garry and our dear friend, colleague and global leader, Neil Scotton, PCC and Co-Founder of The One Leadership Project, as we explore this context for strengthening and celebrating JUDGMENT, the power of discernment essential to civility, choice, and our courage to challenge what keeps us from loving our life’s work.

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In this interview, we talk with Judy Feld about her article, A Call for Transformation ~ Coaching the new leader in the new workplace.

A significant number of employees want to continue working from home. On the other hand, many organizations seem committed in getting people to return to the office. There is a disconnect that leaders need to resolve.

It is time for leaders to waker up to the "new normal" workplace. The old leadership principles and rules are no longer working. Leaders must adapt their leadership styles as they face these new challenges.  They must deal with what is now the "Hybrid Workplace" and the related "Great Resignation."

Judy Feld is an award-winning executive coach with a highly regarded reputation worldwide. She has worked with business and professional people since 1995 to support them in creating strategies to achieve their goals and maintain an optimal work/life balance. In her prior corporate career, she was a vice-president at AMR Information Services (American Airlines) and lived and worked in Paris on international joint ventures. Before that Judy held leadership positions with UCCEL Corporation, STSC, CompuServe, and Texas Instruments. 

Judy is a graduate of Leadership America and a past president of ICF Global. She was the co-founder of the Executive and Professional Coaching program at the UT-Dallas School of Management.  Judy served as a Coach Observer for the TCU School of Medicine Professional Development Coach Fellowship. She won the first ICF-North Texas Distinguished Service award in 2017.  In 2018 she was inducted into the inaugural ICF Global Circle of Distinction.

Join us as we learn more from Judy about how leaders need to adapt and change to the to the generational differences that have affected the workplace post Covid.

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In this episode, I talk with Judy about her article published in our September 2022  issue.

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In this interview, we talk with Elaine Taylor-Klaus about her article A Brave New World ~ Neurodiversity inclusion in coach training.

The brain does not discriminate; neurodiversity is a universal human phenomenon that crosses all racial, ethnic, gender, socioeconomic and/or religious boundaries.

Neurodiversity-inclusion in coaching invites coaches to dance with the brain’s role in a client’s self-concept and execution of behaviors. To meet all clients where they are, coach training must include information about how people process information differently so coaches can:
• help clients recognize and embrace neurodiversity;
• ethically assess whether they feel equipped to support neurodiverse clients;
• determine when to refer or collaborate with coaches and/or therapists with neurodiversity expertise.

Author, parent educator & certified coach, Elaine is the CEO of ImpactParents.com, founded in 2011 because the support she needed as a parent wasn’t there when her three complex kids were young. Elaine co-created the Sanity School® behavior therapy training program to support parents of complex kids, and has authored Parenting ADHD Now! and The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety and More. ImpactParents provides training, coaching and support worldwide, empowering parents to guide their children, teens and young adults to become independent and successful – and to enjoy the wild ride of parenting in the process. 

Join us as we learn more from Elaine about the difference between neurodiversity and neuroscience and how coach training needs to be updated so that coaches can assess whether or not they are equipped to support their neurodiverse clients. 

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In this interview, we talk with Kyle Elliott about his article, Mindful Pricing: Four Questions to Ask When Pricing Your Coaching Services.

Few topics bring coaches more stress, anxiety and confusion than deciding how to charge their clients for a coaching engagement. There are also few topics less frequently discussed than how to price one’s coaching services
strategically and intentionally.

How do you mindfully price a coaching engagement? What do you charge for coaching services and programs in 2022? What should you keep in mind as you determine what to charge for your services as a coach? How might your coaching rates change throughout your business career?

Dr. Kyle Elliott is the founder and career coach behind CaffeinatedKyle.com. His expertise is in Silicon Valley and high-tech. As a result of working with Dr. Elliott, senior managers and executives have landed jobs at Meta, Amazon, Google, and nearly every other tech giant you can imagine.
 
A trusted career expert, Dr. Elliott’s words have been featured on Business Insider, CNBC, CNN, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Fortune, and The New York Times, among dozens of other leading publications. He is an official member of the invitation-only Forbes Coaches Council, a member of the Gay Coaches Alliance, and a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

Join us as we learn more from Kyle about what the four questions are that you need to consider when pricing your coaching services and programs.

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In this interview, we talk with Kristie Kennedy about her article, Call to Leadership ~ The audacity to lead in times of uncertainty.

The willingness to answer the call of leadership is one of the greatest paths to self-discovery, self-discipline and self-denial up which we will ever embark.  The moment you say "Yes" to leadership, the necessity of remaining in a state of readiness is unyielding. Infectious energy is one of your greatest internal resources, and it will be difficult to transfer that which you do not innately possess.

Leading powerfully begins with living purposefully. True visionary leadership requires that your progress form simply noticing, to clearly seeing, to deeply looking in a specific direction by employing your sense of sight to behold the future while anchored in the perplexities of the present.

Kristie Kennedy, The Image Confidence Expert is a TEDx Audacious Leadership Keynote Speaker and Authentic Lifestyle Author. As the owner of Queenfidence Global Image Consulting her electrifying inspirational gift empowers visionaries with confidence and clarity keys to find their voice, free their voice and look fabulous using their voice. She specializes in four areas of peak performance: mindset mastery, massive momentum, magnetic messaging and potential maximization. She is a Certified Radical Resilience Coach who builds powerhouse mindsets, equipped for success.

Join us as we learn more from Kristie about how impactful leadership presence is displayed through speech, poise under pressure, prudent decision making skills, persistence in the face of challenges and peak performance in various phases of organizational transition.

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Archetypal education offers an experiential opportunity to discover the human patterns that define our lives. Those patterns hold the answers for how to navigate our increasingly disruptive economic, political, environmental, and societal experience. Many people ask others to practice civility as a solution for our social divisions, yet this often leads to silencing each other rather than dialogue that bridges from what is to what could be better.

The world in 2022 calls forth the archetype of the Transformer, which “embraces deconstruction and even death as the compost out of which new beginnings will grow - over time.” Seeing the world through the timelessness of archetypes equips all of us to change in ways that align with life’s true passion and purpose.

Join Janet, Garry and our dear friend, colleague and global leader, Dr. Laurence Hillman, PhD as we explore this archetypal context for CIVILITY, the mindset essential for inclusive and respectful engagement that generates wholeness and belonging for all humanity.

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In this interview, we talk with DJ Mitsch about her article, The Universe Winks ~ Creating out of strategic intent

Strategic intent, as defined by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahald, is the "reason of existence of an organization and the ends it wants to achieve."  While this is a solid definition, what is missing in this statement is that a strategic intent also harnesses a law of physics: whatever you intend and hold as possible will draw you forward or compel you to attain it.  Taking note of this, DJ helped to start the Pyramid Resource Group with a solid business plan that was obsolete by the time it went to print. As the business grew, the notion of creating out of strategic intent became their pattern. 

DJ is a thought leader in the business coaching field, as a founding member of the International Coaching Federation and one of the first 25 coaches in the world to earn a Master Certified Coach designation.

She was the 6th President of ICF Global where she developed the template and committees to shape chapter development throughout the world.  DJ is also the CEO of Pyramid Resource Group, Inc a 25 year-old award winning coaching company, and founder of Pyramid’s Leadership and Healthcare Coaching Institute. 

Join us as we learn more from DJ about how coaches and consultants can convey goals or visions and missions using strategic intent.


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In this episode, I talk with DJ about her article published in our September 2022  issue.