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What actually helps people change — and what quietly gets in the way?

In this episode of The Coaching Book Club Podcast, Christy Stuber and Ken McKellar explore Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth by Richard Boyatzis, Melvin Smith, and Ellen Van Oosten.

This conversation is especially relevant for coaches, leaders, managers, and anyone working in a helping role who wants to move beyond compliance, urgency, and performance pressure — and toward change that is sustainable, human, and meaningful.

We explore:

• Why real change begins in trust, safety, and relationship
• The difference between coaching for compassion vs. coaching for compliance
• Intentional Change Theory and the role of the ideal self
• How positive emotional attractors create conditions for learning
• Why a learning orientation supports deeper growth than a performance mindset
• What this means for feedback, supervision, and coach development

Whether you’ve read this book before or are encountering it for the first time, this episode invites you to slow down and reconsider what actually creates movement — in coaching, leadership, and learning.

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