In this episode of Teams Transformed, Georgina and Allard are joined by experienced team coach and learning and development professional, Emma Pugh. Emma works with teams who can’t unsee their impact on people and the planet, helping them strengthen how they lead together through coaching and transformative programmes.

Emma shares two powerful stories of moments of emergence. In one, a leader’s public criticism created a heavy silence—yet staying with the discomfort led to a breakthrough in honesty and connection. In another, resistance to a reflective exercise exposed differing levels of psychological safety. Both stories highlight the coach’s role in helping teams make the invisible visible.

You’ll discover:

• How staying present in discomfort can unlock breakthrough.
• Why resistance often reveals what’s really happening in a team.
• The value of authentic response, self-awareness, and supervision.
• How to work with the ever-shifting nature of team dynamics.

A compelling reminder that real transformation begins when we surface what’s beneath the surface—and have the courage to stay with it.

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