In this introduction to the mini series, Linzi Cookson and Hannah Butler discuss the communication framework, Radical Candor, and explore the execution of it through examples including its introduction into a team coaching space. They also reflect on tolerating discomfort and being clear when giving feedback in a group.

Hannah Butler is the Director for Coaching Practice at EMCC UK.

Linzi Cookson is an Executive Coach and Mentor and a Professional Member of EMCC UK.

Listen to parts one, two and three to enjoy the rest of this series.

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast, and welcome to this episode on the experience of mentoring for low-income single mothers in the UK.

In this episode of the podcast, our host Dr Lindsay Foreman speaks to Heidi Thomas. Heidi is a single mother. She holds a Masters in Coaching and Mentoring, is an EMCC Senior Practitioner coach and is in the process of creating a peer mentoring programme for single parents.

During this discussion Heidi and Lindsay explore the mentoring experiences of low-income single mothers in the UK, revealing challenges in balancing work, childcare, and societal pressures. Heidi's research highlights inadequate mentorship tailored to the needs of single mothers and the exploitation of vulnerabilities by some mentors. Despite struggles, success stories emerge, especially with mentoring from women sharing similar experiences. Proposed solutions include improved mentor contracting and ethics, a greater understanding of the mental health challenges these women face, advocating for better understanding and de-stigmatisation of flexible work arrangements, and establishing peer-to-peer mentoring programs.

This is such a great discussion on a very important topic, and we hope you enjoy it.

Dr Lindsay Foreman has been an executive coach and corporate consultant since 2008 and holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. Lindsay completed her doctorate exploring the thoughts and emotions associated with goal achievement revealing that self-doubt, anxiety and overwhelm are a normal and natural part of the goal pursuit process, and that combined with thoughts such as "I can do it" and "I enjoy a challenge” springboard states for success can be created. 

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast, and welcome to this spotlight on Neurodiversity. Permission to proceed – ADHD Coaching with David Giwerc.

Our hosts, Helena Territt and Phillippa Eddie were lucky enough to meet with a true legend, David Giwerc, who founded the ADD Coach Academy back in 1999. To put that into context, ADHD was only widely recognised as a valid condition in the UK in 2000 and adult ADHD still faces scepticism

David is a Master Certified ADHD Coach (MCAC) with the Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC) and a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

He is the Founder and President of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), the first and largest comprehensive ADHD coach training program fully accredited by the ICF and PAAC.

In his book, Permission to Proceed: The Keys to Creating a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Possibility for Adults with ADHD, David shares his unique and effective coaching models for gaining control of one’s ADHD.

During the conversation, David shares with Helena and Phillippa the foundational pillars of ADHD Coaching and how it enhances emotional, social intelligence, and executive functioning. He also delves into some of ADDCA's coaching models, rooted in neuroscience, and their efficacy in educating clients about their unique ADHD profiles.

This is relevant to all coaches with an interest in neurodiversity and not just ADHD specialists.

Our hosts:

Helena Territt – Helena has an MSc in executive coaching from Ashridge Hult Business School, and is certified by the ADD Coach Academy. Helena was diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s and has several family members who are ADHD and autistic. She runs Hatched Coaching, where she specialises in working with neuro-atypical leaders.

Philippa Eddie – Philippa works for the Cabinet Office with a focus on the government’s decarbonisation agenda, and is an internal mentor and coach for the Civil Service. She has a special interest in coaching and mentoring people who are neurodivergent, which was born out of a family member’s diagnosis of ADHD and autism. Philippa is a non-executive director on the board of EMCC UK.

Welcome to the EMCC UK podcast, and welcome to this third and final episode in the Team Coaching series.

In this episode, our host, executive, leadership & team coach and chartered occupational and coaching psychologist Anna Springett chats to Rachael Hanley-Browne about her research into endings in team coaching.

Rachael specialises in executive, board, and team coaching, she is also a supervisor. Her clients are typically subject matter experts or specialists who have moved into an enterprise leadership role. Particularly in the tech and engineering sectors, often PE backed.

She has an MA in Coaching and Mentoring Practice (2020) from Oxford Brookes and her study in team coaching was published in the International Journal for Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring in 2021 .   

During this fascinating discussion we hear the key findings from Rachael's research into endings in team coaching, the importance of quality contracting with your client,
the importance for team coaching practitioners of understanding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and belonging (DEIB), governance, risk, and other organisational structures and processes, when working as a team coach.

We hope you enjoy this one. Remember to subscribe where ever you get your podcasts, so you don’t miss a future episode.

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast, and welcome to this spotlight on Health & Wellbeing.

In this episode, Andrew Parsons, Janine Allison and Marion Rosefiled review the activities of the Health & Wellbeing Special Interest Group over the past 12 months as well as their plans for the year ahead.

Andrew is a Health, Wellness and Executive EMCC Accredited Coach, CNHC registered hypnotherapist and emotional freedom techniques practitioner and author.

Janine works as an integrative and solution-focused therapeutic coach, taking a holistic and compassionate approach to better mental wellbeing for when life happens.

And Marion is the deputy Director of Coaching Practice with the EMCC UK’s knowledge exchange, as well as a EMCC accredited coach and supervisor.

During this wide-ranging discussion, Andrew, Janine and Marion share:

If you’d like to know more about the Health & Wellbeing Special interest Group you can visit our website at emccuk.org or contact [email protected] where our friendly administration team will be on hand to help.

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast and welcome to this episode exploring Governance in Team Coaching.

In this second episode of our three part-series on team coaching our host executive, leadership & team coach and chartered occupational and coaching psychologist Anna Springett chats to Vic Coxen about Governance in Team coaching.

Vic is a uniquely qualified people professional, Non-Executive Director and systemic team and leadership coach with 30 years experience in achieving progress for people and organisations facing significant transformational change. She has global multi-sector experience in enabling leaders and teams to co-create collective purpose, deliver meaningful sustainable value and enhance the bottom line.

In this fascinating discussion Vic and Anna explore what is meant by governance in team coaching, what the role team coaches play when it comes to governance and why team purpose is central to the whole engagement.

We hope you enjoy this discussion; you can check out our library of past episodes on your favourite podcast app, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the final part in this team coaching series.

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast and welcome to this Spotlight series on Neurodiversity coaching.

This episode is hosted by Sally Waters who is accredited with the EMCC and has an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. Her guest, Almuth McDowall, is Professor of Organisational Psychology at Birbeck University of London in the School of Psychological Sciences. 

During this fascinating discussion, Almuth shares themes from the book she has recently co-authored called ‘Neurodiversity Coaching: A psychological approach to supporting Neurodivergent talent and career potential.’

She explains why this could be a valuable resource for coaches and coaching psychologists who specialise in coaching neurodivergent clients as well as for coaches who practice more generally and for a coaches own lived experience. Alongside other areas of insight you’ll hear Professor McDowall explore the INVESTS model of neurodiversity coaching and the importance of being aware of intersectionality when working with neurodivergent clients.

We hope you enjoy this discussion , remember to subscribe on your favourite app, so you don’t miss a future episode.

If you’d like to purchase a copy of the book mentioned in this episode you can currently receive a discount details of which can be found here:

Neurodiversity Coaching: A Psychological Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Talent and Career Potential .

Discount code: ESA33 directly from the publisher.

Other material referenced during this episode:

Transdiagnostic mapping

A short paper which questions our psychological focus on core deficits

Astle, D. E., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). Beyond the core-deficit hypothesis in developmental disorders. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(5), 431-437. 

Beyond the Core-Deficit Hypothesis in Developmental Disorders - Duncan E. Astle, Sue Fletcher-Watson, 2020

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Astle, D. E., Holmes, J., Kievit, R., & Gathercole, S. E. (2022). Annual Research Review: The transdiagnostic revolution in neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63(4), 397-417.  

Annual Research Review: The transdiagnostic revolution in neurodevelopmental disorders

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This paper documents how current diagnostic/ treatment/ support approaches are classist and racist:

Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Van Kessel, R., Allison, C., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2021). Association of race/ethnicity and social disadvantage with autism prevalence in 7 million school children in England. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(6), 1–11. 

Association of Race/Ethnicity and Social Disadvantage With Autism Prevalence in 7 Million School Children in England

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CALM

The Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory (CALM) at Cambridge University: 

Centre for Attention Learning and Memory – Centre for Attention Learning and Memory

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast, and welcome to the first episode in this new series exploring Team Coaching.

Our host, chartered occupational and coaching psychologist and CSA qualified coaching supervisor Anna Springett chats to experienced executive and team coach, and ESIA coaching supervisor, Larissa Thurlow.

Larissa attended the AoEC Systemic Team Coaching Training in the UK back in 2013 and began to use the High Performance Team Coaching Model (Carr & Peters, 2013). Since that time she has completed Systemic Team Coaching Training with Peter Hawkins and Organizational Systems and Relationships Systems training from CRR Global.

In this fascinating discussion, Anna and Larissa consider:

We hope you enjoy the first discussion in this series exploring Team Coaching. Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, so you don’t miss a future episode.

Welcome to the EMCC UK Podcast, and welcome to this spotlight series on Group Dynamics in Team Coaching.

In this episode our host, EMCC Senior Practitioner and Chartered Psychologist Karen Walsh chats to Paul West a consultant, coach and advisor helping people and organisations convert their ambition into a reality. 

In his practice Paul works with ambitious forward-thinking organisations striving to elevate performance, adopt cutting-edge technology and capabilities, and drive cultural change towards sustainable growth. Paul is also on the faculty at the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Science.

During this conversation Paul shares a description of a group dynamic theory alongside a case study of how a team coach responded and adapted to group dynamics.

We hope you enjoy this conversation. Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, so you don’t miss a future episode.

This mini episode follows our recent Spotlight series: The Transformative Power of Mindfulness for Coaches with Eike Tischer, and features a guided meditation.

We hope you enjoy this bonus content, and in case you missed it, make sure you check out the full interview with Eike where she describes how mindfulness plays a part in her coaching practice.