In this episode of Coach Write, Helen speaks with Viv Chitty, executive coach, coach supervisor, and author of ‘Coaching for Optimal Energy: A Guide for Executive Coaches.’ Viv shares her journey of transforming her MA research on energy management into a published book, offering valuable insights for coaches considering a similar path.

We cover:

Connect with Viv:

Website: https://vivchittyassociates.co.uk/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viv-chitty-b938b912/

Book: Coaching for Optimal Energy: https://amzn.to/47GAARc 

Connect with Helen

Website: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk

Website: https://www.helenoneillcoaching.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen 

Instagram: @helenoneillcoaching

Register for the free Coach Write workshop on 3rd or 4th December https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/workshop

Other books and resources mentioned:

Hard Fork podcast https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/podcasts/characterais-teen-chatbot-crackdown-elon-musk-groks-wikipedia-48-hours-without-ai.html

Joanna Lott https://joannalottcoaching.com/

Coaching Crowd Summit https://youtu.be/SZIXOLFren4?si=L0movGVC7b-IrVIL

Seth Godin The Dip https://amzn.to/3K48O83

Joh Whitmore the GROW model (Coaching for Performance) https://amzn.to/47GCPUy

Anne Schooler Meyler Campbell https://www.meylercampbell.com/our-people/anne-scoular/

The School of Coaching https://www.britishschoolofcoaching.com/

Miles Downey https://mylesdowney.com/

Tony Schwartz: On Form: Managing Energy, Not Time is the Key to High Performance, Health and Happiness https://amzn.to/3XubuPl

Adrian Myers https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/adrian-myers

Tatiana Batch-Grover https://instituteofcoaching.org/author/bachkirova-tatiana

Deb Marcy https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbymarcy/

Ingram Spark https://www.ingramspark.com/

Amazon KDP https://kdp.amazon.com/

Oxford Brooks Coaching and Mentoring Conference https://www.brookes.ac.uk/

British Psychological Society  https://www.bps.org.uk/

Coaching Perspectives  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/general/custom.asp?page=CoachingPerspectiveP

Coaching at Work https://www.coaching-at-work.com/

Coaching Supervision Academy https://www.coachingsupervisionacademy.com/

Association of Executive Coaches https://www.aoec.com/

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