Coaching Excellence

DEI has been a very popular subject these past few years, as companies have been scrambling to implement policies that make their workplaces inclusive and anti-racist, often at the request of their employees. On this episode, we have Yvette Wu, an executive coach who incorporates a DEI lens as part of her coach practice. Instead of veering into an unhelpful and sometimes performative efforts at inclusion, Yvette shares coach frameworks companies can utilize to have a more authentic and meaningful effort around DEI. During this time, you will not only learn how DEI efforts and coaching goes hand in hand, but also hear how and why she decided to become a coach.

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Is it better to be “well-rounded,” or should we shift our focus towards fostering our strengths?

Today, Alice, a certified Gallup strengths coach who has worked in four different countries and coached numerous teams, answers this question. Alice will explore CliftonStrengths and how it enables people to leverage their unique strengths in their work and personal lives. On this episode, we will learn how companies can avoid a one-size-fits-all approach and instead tailor employees’ roles to suit their unique capabilities. Alice will explore numerous stories of people who learned their natural skillset and then pivoted towards roles that truly “clicked.”

Many say that education and coaching are two sides of the same coin. On today’s episode, we get to hear from Chris, an advisor and activity coordinator at a community college who coaches in the educational space. Trained at Royal Telos Coaching, Chris finds a lot of parallels between coaching startups and coaching students to their fullest potential.

The importance of listening. The ability to help someone understand and process their own feelings. The capacity to encourage someone to actualize their goals. These are all characteristics of an educator and a coach. Listen to Chris as he explores these parallels, recounts the benefits of being ICF certified, and recalls a story of how he helped a student overcome their fear of public speaking.

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For the past decade or so, Millennials have been portrayed as selfish, narcissistic, and flighty. The “Me” Generation. They are the subject of much disdain from older generations and articles associate them with avocado toast and technology addictions. But being nearly 35-40% of the workforce, they are not to be ignored.

In this episode, Sharon, an accomplished coach who works with millennial founders, explores the myriad of misconceptions about millennials. Sharon deconstructs the myth of the “Me” generation and explores how companies can better understand the work style and ambitions of millennials. Learn about how Sharon bridges the gap between millennials and older generations, and listen as she explores why she decided to become an ICF-credentialed coach.

Perfectionism is the compulsive need to drink eight classes of water per day, to read every email before noon, to assign yourself more projects than you can possibly complete. Today, I talk with Megan about how perfectionism keeps us from becoming holistic innovators.

Megan is accomplished: she has led teams within Google's G suite, activated various entrepreneur endeavors, and now serves as a startup executive coach. Today, she will share what holds people back from building amazing teams: the habit trap and the pitfalls of perfectionism.

To move beyond these limitations, Megan suggests becoming a holistic innovator. How do we reconnect to the source of our passion? How do we limit perfectionism and channel that energy towards our true goals? Megan answers all of these questions and explores how becoming an ICF-credentialed factored into her journey as a holistic innovator on this episode. 

How does pain and trauma cement unhealthy thoughts? How can we move past pain and trauma and enact real change? On this episode, I sit down with Andrew to talk about a faith-based approach to coaching.

Andrew is a multifaceted coach: he is an Enneagram, Gallup CliftonStrengths coach, and soon-to-be ICF coach. Andrew primarily coaches Christians, a population that has given him a unique coaching lens.

Andrew’s coaching method has a bold goal: to recenter people in a distorted world. Coaching in the faith world mixes the material and the spiritual. Andrew answers all of these questions and also explains how the Royal Telos program has informed his coaching process.

When you think of working at an accounting firm, most think about routine audits and paperwork. But today, Ashley Fuller, a consultant at an accounting firm, and Gallup certified strengths coach, explores the unique challenges that her industry faces, what it means to be a CliftonStrengths coach and how to find joy in the profession. Her passion for developing people’s natural abilities has been the cure to prevent becoming too hyperfocused on goals resulting in company burnout. Listen to Ashley as she tells stories of founders she’s helped and explores her experience in the Royal Telos program.

If you consider yourself a hard worker, you might already be familiar with the term, “burnout.” In this episode, I speak with Theresa Ralston, a coach with over two decades of experience supporting the learning and development at the Estée Lauder companies. Theresa’s work with high-level executives has helped her recognize patterns of behavior that led to burnout, some of which included juggling competing priorities and neglecting self-care. Let’s listen to Theresa as she recalls stories of clients she’s helped and explains why she was inspired to join our coach training program.

With an annual 6.7% growth rate, coaching has become a multi-billion dollar industry. On this first episode, our resident Mentor Coach Jordan and I discuss why coaching is becoming more recognized by companies in every sector. We also discuss what companies miss out on when they don’t utilize coaching to invest in their people.You’ll hear Jordan reflect on what it means it be a truly excellent coach, to let go of your own assumptions and adopt an approach that centers the needs of the client. Let’s take a listen.

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Jordan Mercedes, an educator, DEI chairperson, and resident coach at Royal Telos Coaching.

🎙Welcome to Coaching Excellence, a Royal Telos Coaching Podcast. This show will be an experiment of sorts, bringing about a variety of content contributing to the world of coaching. Some episodes will include stories of the amazing impact made by coaches, while others focus on tactical resources.

During our shows, we cover personality and performance methods, Individual and Team facilitation tips, different coaching styles, and live coaching sessions for our listeners to observe and reflect upon. We’ll discuss and disect trends within the learning and development space and how coaches can best prepare for these changes. We hope you enjoy your time here. Make sure to follow us!