In this conversation with Nicholas Janni we explore the emergent edge of coaching, what it means to be awake, helping leaders transform their approach to problem-solving, being with not knowing and coaching from attunement.  

Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone’ of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO’s and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne.

In this episode we speak with Adrian Wagner about his research using Dave Snowden’s Sensemaker tool with Thomas Huebl’s collective trauma work, the resonances between Dave and Thomas’ work, the intelligence of unprocessed trauma, enabling versus governing constraints, and further questions for Dave and Thomas.

Adrian Wagner is a researcher at the Pocket Project and a coach for organizational transformation at Complexity Partners. His career has spanned the roles of teacher, researcher, coach and transformational facilitator for organizations such as the European School of Governance, Foreign Ministry of Germany, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, European Commission, and University Witten/Herdecke. Adrian was co-initiator of the Black Forest School of Metamodernism and served as an expert at the Institute of Transformational Leadership Berlin. He recently co-published a research report on "Trauma and Democracy", a synthesis of Dave Snowden and Thomas Hübl's insights, exploring novel pathways to integrate collective trauma.

In this second part of our conversation with Shai Tubali we dive into his Expansion Methodology and explore how to work with trauma through expansion, the power of “positive traumas”, moving from mind to consciousness and embracing our humanity.

Shai Tubali is an international author, thinker and speaker. He is a leading authority in the field of self-development and self-empowerment and has developed several meditation-based therapeutic methods. In his writings and teachings, he skilfully combines psychology, philosophy, yogic traditions and Eastern thought and practices, into powerful processes of inner transformation. He is the head of the Human Greatness Center, a holistic health center in Berlin, where he leads seminars on spiritual transformation and psychological development. Shai has published twelve books and serves as an academic researcher at the University of Leeds.

In this conversation with Shai Tubali we explore accessing our limitless nature, understanding selfhood and transformation, the intelligence of the chakra system and working with trauma.

Shai Tubali is an international author, thinker and speaker. He is a leading authority in the field of self-development and self-empowerment and has developed several meditation-based therapeutic methods. In his writings and teachings, he skilfully combines psychology, philosophy, yogic traditions and Eastern thought and practices, into powerful processes of inner transformation. He is the head of the Human Greatness Center, a holistic health center in Berlin, where he leads seminars on spiritual transformation and psychological development. Shai has published twelve books and serves as an academic researcher at the University of Leeds.

In this conversation with Ralf Marzen we explore the intersection between awakening and trauma healing, how we move through stages and states of awakening and trauma release, the bi-directionality of awakening, fostering wellbeing, and residing in the heart of being.

Ralf Marzen is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and groups. He is the founder of Embodied Trauma Healing and teaches workshops and seminars internationally. He is a NARM™ teacher and has trained under Dr Laurence Heller for many years. He is also trained in Somatic Experiencing™ (SE) and Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP). Ralf is director of the Mudita School of Thai Yoga Massage as well as the StillPoint Center for WellBeing in London.

In this conversation with Natasja Pelgrom we explore the role of plant medicine in this time of cultural transition, shifting to the WE perspective, creating sacred spaces, working with grounded spirituality and the relationship between authenticity and insight. 

Natasja Pelgrom is the founder of Awaken The Medicine Within, running retreats and programs supporting people with psycho-spiritual approaches and has held training, assisting, and facilitation roles in over 800 psychedelic ceremonies. Natasja was also a founding member of the Synthesis Institute and the director of the psilocybin assisted Wellness retreats. Natasja is also a mentor to leaders, coaches, therapists and healers where she focuses on the mind and heart coherence with a mentorship approach that is paired with 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience.

In this conversation with Patrick Connor we explore living in the awareness of the magic of reality, the two key pillars of this process and some of the main features of the path of awakening to a conscious, enchanted life. 

Patrick Connor is a spiritual teacher, healer, entrepreneur, yogi, educator, and guide to leaders and groups. He has become a catalyst and guide for the fullest awakening of the unlimited and untapped Intelligence that lies latent within all human beings by the most direct means, in the most comprehensive and systematic and fascinating way possible, to assist others to realize their true potential in this lifetime. He is the founder of the Sharmada Foundation, and co-founder of the Project for Humanity (WSS). 

In this short episode, Joel speaks about the approach of master coach Steve March, the paradigm behind his coaching and the impact his work has had on Joel.

Steve March is a senior faculty member of New Ventures West, and founder of the Aletheia school of integral development. He specializes in coaching leaders stepping into new and/or expanded roles and leaders who are burned out (or on the way to becoming burned out). He brings a deep and rich background of sixteen years working in the field of software development as a software engineer, quality manager, senior process consultant, and manager of organizational development.

In this conversation with David Drake we explore the distinction between mastery and maturity, between having more knowledge and fostering the ability to be deeply present and in service to the moment and the person in front of you.

David B Drake, PhD, is the founder and CEO of the Moment Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose mission is to reinvent learning & development for practitioners and clients to better meet the challenges of our time. He pioneered the field of Narrative Coaching, and he has taught coaching skills to over 10,000 leaders, managers, and professionals. He is the author of over fifty publications on narratives and coaching, including his book “Narrative Coaching; The definitive guide to bringing new stories to life”, co-editor of the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016) and a thought leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard.

In this conversation with Dr Paul Lawrence we dive into the complexities of team coaching, common dilemmas in team coaching, stage perspectives, contracting and the 4 P’s model.

Paul Lawrence is a coach, facilitator, writer, and researcher. His primary interest lies in helping organisations effect change, building holistic solutions, integrating change efforts with other OD interventions such as coaching and leadership development. Paul is an Honorary Research Associate with Oxford Brookes University. His new book The Wise Leader, co-authored with Dr Suzi Skinner is out now