Coaching Conversations with the AoEC

In this episode, we explore how executive coaching can become a powerful and versatile strand in a portfolio career. Joined by two graduates of our Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching programme, we hear how they transitioned from corporate life to building fulfilling, multi-dimensional careers where coaching plays a central role.

 We discuss:

•  Why coaching is a valuable skillset for those designing a portfolio career
• How to make the shift from a single-track role to a more flexible, purpose-led path
• The personal and professional growth that coaching unlocks
• Real stories of reinvention, resonance and rediscovery

Whether you're actively building a portfolio career or simply curious about what’s possible beyond the 9-to-5, this conversation offers inspiration, insight and practical takeaways.

You can link with the speakers here:

·       Lucy Tulloch, the AoEC & Lucy Tulloch Coaching – host

·       Dr Claire Handby,  Dr Claire Handby Business Leadership Ltd - guest panellist 

·       Helen Keddie, Keddie Consultancy & Coaching Ltd – guest panellist

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

In this special B Corp Month episode, we delve into the stories of some of the UK’s top-performing B Corp certified organisations in the Worker category.

Through conversations with their HR leaders, we uncover what sets their workplace cultures apart, the innovative approaches they’ve taken to employee development, and the practices that underpin their outstanding employee engagement and satisfaction. Join us to explore the strategies that help these purpose-driven organisations excel and lead the way in fostering exceptional workplaces.

 You can link with the speakers here:

Karen Smart, head of consultancy/senior faculty at the AoEC – host

Victoria Birks, head of operations, Socius – guest panellist

Beth Gaudin, director and head of people, Forster Communications – guest panellist

About Socius:

Socius is an impactful developer with a £2.5bn development pipeline across major UK towns and cities including Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, Milton Keynes and London. Privately-owned and certified B Corp, Socius partners with global investors to balance profit and purpose whilst delivering inspiring and sustainable mixed-use places.

About Forster Communications:

Turning your sustainability ambitions into action, Forster Communications is 100% focused on tackling climate change, driving social justice and improving lives. It combines insights, experience and connections to solve complex communications challenges, address barriers that are preventing progress, engage relevant audiences and deliver measurable change for its clients, their stakeholders and society. Forster Communications works with global and local businesses to accelerate positive change through communications strategy and planning, thought leadership, employee engagement and campaigning. With a deep understanding of social and environmental issues and live, cross-sector connections, the company can help you move from wanting to make a difference, to real action and results.

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

Join us as we go behind the scenes of Wavelength Connect, which is a unique executive education and leadership development programme focused on the theme of The Future of Business.

Each year they bring together a cohort of 60 leaders from sectors that do not normally interact and provide access to a global array of the most admired, successful, and innovative companies, leaders and thinkers. Across this nine-month, in-person, experiential programme of events, behind the brand visits, peer working groups and executive coaching, leaders are immersed in four key themes:

Global perspectives on innovation & agility Culture & future workforce The responsible organisation Personal leadership

Having formed a partnership back in 2021, AoEC has been supporting Wavelength Connect participants with top notch, highly qualified, and highly experienced executive coaches to help leaders make the most of the programme and translate inspiration into application.

You can link with the speakers here:

Karen Smart, head of consultancy at the AoEC – Host
Jessica Stack, founder, Wavelength - guest panelist

If you would like to know more about Wavelength and the Connect programme, get in touch with the team here.

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

In this episode, we explore the emotional challenges that come with career change, especially when making bold moves such as leaving corporate life to become an entrepreneurial coach or transitioning into a new line of work.

We'll dive into the powerful emotions of career transitions and, in particular, into the fears that can hold you back, what to expect during the process, and how coaching itself can provide some of the support needed to make informed decisions.

Whether you're considering a career shift or are already on the path, this discussion will offer practical insights to help you navigate the uncertainty and confidently embrace your next chapter.

You can link with the speakers here:

Sue Reynolds, AoEC & founder of Sue Reynolds Executive Coaching – episode host · Araceli Candeo Bebbington, founder, Power of Change – guest panellist · Jon Palmstrom, founder, Off-Piste Coaching - guest panellist

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

Over the past 25 years, the UK’s executive coaching industry has evolved from a niche service into a cornerstone of leadership and people development. The AoEC has played a pivotal role in this transformation by setting high standards for coach training and accreditation and has helped raise the bar for professional coaching, making significant contributions to the field.

We look back at how the industry has evolved during the AoEC’s 25-year history and look ahead at the future of executive coaching in the UK. We will explore its increasing demand driven by the complexities of modern leadership and assess what will be important in its next phase of growth and innovation.

You can link with the speakers here:

·       John Leary-Joyce, CEO and founder, AoEC – guest panellist

·       Peter Burditt, owner, Strategic Development Consultants Ltd and non-executive director, AoEC - guest panellist

·       Kaz Hazelwood, AoEC - host

  To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com

Marking Climate Coaching Action Day 2024, the AoEC’s George Warren is joined by Giles Hutchins to discuss his work in helping organisations and leaders learn to attune with the rhythms and ways of nature, so they are better able to adapt to change. Discussing his latest book, Leading by Nature, they also explore how coaches can help support this much needed shift in leadership and organisational design.

You can link with the speakers here:

George Warren, faculty at the AoEC – Host

Giles Hutchins, pioneering practitioner, executive coach, author, thought leader and keynote speaker - special guest panellist 

Useful links

Find out more about some of the resources mentioned in the discussion here along with some further miscellaneous content:

Giles Hutchins’ website

https://gileshutchins.com/

Giles’ Deep Dive Immersion – 23 & 24 May 2024

https://thenatureofbusiness.org/2024/02/21/leading-by-nature-a-deep-dive-into-embodying-next-stage-regenerative-leadership-consciousness/

Giles’ blog

https://thenatureofbusiness.org/

Giles‘ books including Leading by Nature

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Giles-Hutchins/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AGiles+Hutchins

Giles’ Leadership Immersions LinkedIn Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13767578/

Gregory Bateson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Bateson

https://batesoninstitute.org/gregory-bateson/

Otto Scharmer

https://ottoscharmer.com/

Donella Meadows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donella_Meadows

https://donellameadows.org/

James Lovelock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lovelock

Fritjof Capra

https://www.fritjofcapra.net/

Professor Peter Hawkins

https://www.renewalassociates.co.uk/

Climate Coaching Action Day:

Hashtag: #climatecoachingactionday

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/ClimateCoachingActionDay

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups/8869975/

Twitter:  @climatecoachday

Website: https://www.climatecoachingactionday.info/

Coaching in the Climate Crisis – A Certificate in Climate Coaching -  https://www.aoec.com/programmes/certificate-climate-coaching/

Climate coaching related resources from the AoEC – 

https://www.aoec.com/coaching-climate/

What does social change mean in today’s world and how does it relate to individual development through coaching?

How can coaches act as agents of social and systemic change? We look at how the scope of coaching can impact beyond the individual by touching whole organisations, communities and the world.

You can link with the host and guest panellists here:

George Warren, faculty at the AoEC - Host
Ana Paula Nacif PCC, Quantum Leap Coaching & Consultancy - panellist
Tracy Sinclair MCC, Coach Advancement by Tracy Sinclair - panellist

Useful links

Find out more about some of the resources mentioned in the discussion here along with some additional related content:

Coaching with Conscience 

ICF Foundation - Coaching for Social Impact 

ICF Foundation – Ignite - Engaging Coaching for Humanity and the Planet 

Coaching for Social Impact 

Coaching for Social Impact Report (BACP) 

Coaching Professional (Level 5) Apprenticeship training course 

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/coaching-professional-v1-0

Coachsters – coaching for young people 

EMCC Social Responsibility 

EMCC Social Responsibility Special Interest Group

Humanitarian Coaching Network 

Climate Coaching Alliance 

Ecological and Climate-Conscious Coaching: A Companion Guide to Evolving Coaching Practice 

Coaching for Social Change by Hany Shoukry 

Anti-Slavery Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the fact over 49.6 million people in the world today, and an estimated 136,000 people in the UK, are trapped in conditions of modern slavery. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

The AoEC has made a long-term multi-year commitment to being part of the international campaign to end modern slavery. To help raise awareness of modern slavery in the coaching community, in this episode we discuss how coaching can help those working in organisations on the front line, as well as explore the realities of modern slavery in everyday communities.

You can link with the host and guest panellist here:

John Gray, senior faculty at the AoEC – Episode host
Shayne Tyler, partner at Practical Ethics – guest panellist 

Useful links

Find out more about some of the resources mentioned in the discussion here:

Modern Slavery Act 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/modern-slavery-bill

Global Slavery Index

https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/

Human Trafficking definition

https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/human-trafficking.html

Modern Slavery Helpline

https://www.modernslaveryhelpline.org/

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

https://www.gla.gov.uk/

Taken 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_(film)

AoEC and modern slavery

https://www.aoec.com/ending-slavery/

Marking Climate Coaching Action Day 2023, the AoEC’s George Warren is joined by Tabitha Jayne from Earth Self and Lesley Roberts from Coaching Outdoors to look at coaching through the lens of nature.

They will explore how coaching practitioners can make the most of what nature can offer them, the client, organisation and the planet. From awakening the senses to the world around us, to bringing the natural world into our coaching conversations, they will share their expertise in how nature and connecting with nature can help improve mental and physical wellbeing and boost creativity and focus.

You can link with the host and guest panellist here:

George Warren, faculty at the AoEC – Host

Tabitha Jayne founding director of Earth Self and author of Nature Embodied – How to Love Life and The Nature Process: Discover the Power and Potential of Your Natural Self and Improve Your Well-Being– panellist

Lesley Roberts, managing director of Coaching Outdoors and author of Coaching Outdoors: The essential guide to partnering with nature in your coaching conversations- panellist

Useful links

Find out more about some of the resources mentioned in the discussion here along with some further miscellaneous content:

Walk it off! The effectiveness of walk and talk coaching in nature for individuals with burnout- and stress-related complaints, Agnes E. van den Berg and Femke Beute, 2021 –

Ecological and Climate-Conscious Coaching: A Companion Guide to Evolving Coaching Practice by Alison Whybrow (Editor), Eve Turner (Editor), Josie McLean (Editor), Peter Hawkins (Editor) 

Nature Connectedness work by Professor Miles Richardson 

Jonathan Passmore and coaching outdoors 

Climate Coaching Action Day

#climatecoachingactionday 
LinkedIn: Twitter: @climatecoachday

Climate Coaching Alliance 

International Coaching Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics 

Published work of Stephen R Kellert 

Published work of Edward O Wilson
Extract from Coaching Outdoors by Lesley Roberts 

Coaching in the Climate Crisis – A Certificate in Climate Coaching 

Climate coaching related resources from the AoEC 

Coaching Conversations with the AoEC – Podcast

Episode 7 – The Future of Coaching

Join us as we take at look at how coaching is evolving and ponder what its future looks like.

In this episode we explore the topic through a lens of issues including the need to democratise coaching, the climate crisis and anti-racism in the profession. We also examine why a wider step change is needed in the consciousness and philosophy of coaching in order for coaches to be truly in service of others.

Our special guests tackle the necessity for coaches to go beyond the client agenda and how coaching practitioners can and should, open and broaden client mindsets. Discover why it is important to continue the journey of learning and why it is legitimate for coaches to bring the big issues facing society into their coaching conversations.

You can link with the host and guest panellist here:

George Warren, AoEC - Host
Hetty Einzig, Coaching Perspectives – panellist
Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School and CoachHub – panellist

LINKS

Find out more about some of the resources mentioned in the discussion here:

Andrea Watts – Collage as a Creative Coaching Tool 

Alex Burn – outdoor coaching 

Charmaine Roche and Jonathan Passmore racial justice research 

Common Purpose - Sky Blue programme 

Anti-Racism in Coaching by Charmaine Roche and Jonathan Passmore - Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice 

Diversity in Coaching by Jonathan Passmore - 

Coaching in the Climate Crisis – A Certificate in Climate Coaching