
Empower World: The Coaching and Leadership Podcast
Are you ready for positive change and to see things from a different, powerful perspective? Are you ready to be inspired by people who make a difference and overcome life's challenges? Listen to leaders from all walks of life from around the globe sharing their secrets to living a fulfilling life. Leading with mind, heart, and soul.
Episodes

Ep. 261 - Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honour - The Cost to Organisations Is Real
For every $1 an organisation invests in employee wellbeing, the return is almost $5. Yet most organisations are still trying to fix one of the most costly challenges in the modern workplace with simple initiatives like a yoga class and a bowl of free fruit - which are healthy initiatives, but not enough. Nicola Spencer-Perera - a professional coach, burnout specialist and founder of Reset Wellness

Ep. 260 - Fifteen minutes. One metaphor. A life shifted.
Most coaches hear their client's words. Very few hear what those words are actually doing. In this episode, Jeanine Bailey is joined by Lyssa deHart MCC - author of Light Up: The Science of Coaching with Metaphors - where Lyssa reveals why metaphors are not decoration in a coaching conversation but idea containers - each one lighting up the brain and revealing the landscape of a client's inner wor

Ep. 259 - The Sponsor Conversation Nobody Prepares You For
The sponsor relationship is one of the most underestimated dynamics in professional coaching. Get it wrong and even the most skilled coaching can unravel before a single session begins. In this episode, we get honest about what really happens when organisations, HR teams, line managers and families enter the coaching equation. Not every coaching opportunity is the right one for a coach. Knowing th

Ep. 258 - The Belief That Changes Everything About How You Coach
What if the biggest obstacle to your most powerful coaching sessions is not your skills, but your beliefs? In this Podcast episode, Jeanine Bailey and Marie Quigley explore what it truly means to believe that your clients are Naturally Creative, Resourceful and Whole, and why so many coaches abandon this principle the moment things get uncomfortable. Through real mentoring room stories and hard-wo

Ep. 257 - Your Body Knows: How to Heal Stress and Burnout From the Inside Out
What if your anxiety is not a life sentence, but a message your body is desperately trying to send you? Somatic coach and nervous system educator Hind Taychouri was told to take pills forever - and she said no. In this Podcast episode 257, she shares why stress gets trapped in the body, and how - little by little - we can learn to ride the wave of discomfort rather than be swept away by it. Trauma

Ep. 256 - The Coaching Habit Nobody Talks About - And How It's Hurting Your Sessions
What if your well-meaning habits are getting in the way of your client's growth? In this honest conversation, Jeanine Bailey MCC and Marie Quigley MCC explore the unconscious coaching pattern of cheerleading - the over-championing, the enthusiastic "that's wonderful," the nodding and yes-yes-yessing that feels supportive but can cut your client's thinking. Research shows that staying silent allows

Ep. 255 - What a Camera Lens Teaches You About Coaching - And Why Presence Is Everything
What does headshot photography have to do with coaching? More than you'd think. Executive coach and photographer Andy Robbins joins Co-Founder of Empower World Marie Quigley to explore the surprising parallels between capturing someone's true presence through a lens and unlocking it in a coaching conversation - from reading micro-expressions, to building trust with a resistant client, to why AI c

Ep. 254 - The Skills Are for Life: How One Coach Rebuilt Everything - Twice.
Monia Pyraki, a professional coach, left a corporate career when she knew something was missing in her life, created a successful coaching practice, then moved to Switzerland with six-month-old twins, and had to start over in a new country, a new culture, with no community around her. By blending her coaching skills with her background in events and wellness, she built a new successful practice wo

Ep. 253 - Can You Afford NOT to Pause? The Power of Reflection in Community
Leadership is lonely, and most leaders are too busy to admit it. Team coaches and supervisors, Larissa Thurlow and Traci Manalani, who create spaces for leaders from different organisations - not to learn content or receive advice - but simply to pause, reflect, and be heard without anyone expecting anything from them, offer a different perspective about leadership. When leaders slow down together

Ep. 252 - Falling Back in Love With Ethics: Why Your Coaching Practice Needs This Reunion
In this latest podcast episode, we interview Wendy-Ann Smith - a coaching psychologist and founder of Ethics Forum International and the Coaching Ethics Forum - as to why ethical maturity is no longer optional. From the growing influence of AI in coaching to the wisdom of Indigenous and global spiritual perspectives, this conversation invites us to rethink what it truly means to do good work in th

Ep. 251 - The Gift of Volunteering: Community, Confidence and Coaching Growth
In this episode of the Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast, we explore the often-overlooked power of volunteering in the coaching profession through a rich conversation with MCC coach, mentor, supervisor and educator Zsofia Juhasz. We reflect on how volunteering can open doors to community, confidence, learning, visibility and meaningful contribution, especially for coaches seeking conne

Ep. 250 - Speak So People Lean In: Present with Purpose, Confidence and Impact
In this episode we explore how coaches and leaders can present with more confidence, clarity and impact with special guest Colin Boyd. Colin is a public speaking authority and coach to highly successful entrepreneurs and coaches with the purpose to support their brand which attracts people in a way that is authentic and heart centred. We cover the mindset behind authentic selling, how to avoid ove

Ep. 249 - The First Session Mistake Most Coaches Make
Many coaches want to add value from the very first minute. They dive straight into coaching because they care, because they want results, because they want to be useful. Yet the real power often lies in slowing down. In this episode, we explore why the discovery session - which includes contracting, setting expectations, building psychological safety, clarifying roles - is not a formality but the

Ep. 248 - Effective Partnership With Others Starts With Our Own Work
In this episode of the Empower World podcast, therapist and executive coach Karen Ledger explores why coaches must continually do their own inner work. Grounded in person-centred principles and the influence of Carl Rogers, she emphasises that genuine relationship - built on congruence, empathy and self-awareness - matters more than any model. She also stresses that ongoing reflection through ment

Ep. 247 - Coaching in Complexity: Why Maturity, Systems & Presence Matter
Coaching and leadership aren't 'simple' anymore. Many leaders and teams are wrestling with uncertainty, pressure, and imposter syndrome, while coaches find yesterday's models don't stretch far enough (especially with AI now replicating process coaching). In this episode, coaching pioneer David Clutterbuck shares why the future is coach maturity: moving from doing coaching to being a coach. Deep im

Ep. 246 - What Makes Coaching Human in an Age of AI
As AI and digital platforms reshape coaching, the key question becomes: what still makes human coaching irreplaceable? Jonathan Passmore highlights that while AI can do things well, such as summarising and reflecting on what has been shared and asking questions, it cannot replicate lived experience, identity, humour or emotional attunement. The future is not human versus AI, but human with AI. Whe

Ep. 245 - What If Love Isn't Soft? Instead, Brave, Clear, Transformative
In this rich and deeply human conversation, Christy Byerly, MCC and coach educator, mentor and thought leader explores what it really means to bring brave, powerful love into coaching and leadership. Love is not sentimentality, but an active, grounded practice which requires clear boundaries, honest contracting and the courage to invite dissent. Christy shares vivid stories from her work, parentin

Ep. 244 - The Coaching Leader: Navigating Complexity with Vulnerability and Challenge
Ian Day, Expert in Coaching and Leadership Development, highlights the crucial shift leaders and coaches must make to thrive in a VUCA world. As co-author of Challenging Coaching, he emphasises that true leadership effectiveness comes from blending support with courageous challenge, all grounded in unconditional positive regard. In a landscape of volatility and need for adaptability, leaders can n

Ep. 243 - Beyond Doing: The Power of Truly Seeing, Hearing and Experiencing People
In this podcast, Sunni Smith reveals how profound transformation happens through simple human presence: not techniques, not effortful doing. This episode highlights challenges coaches and leaders face today: so busy doing means we miss the deeper human connection that unlocks insight, creativity, and trust. The solution: create connections which can bring people back to who they choose to be by se

Ep. 242 - From Ego to Ecosystem: Peter Hawkins on Beauty, Coaching and the World of Tomorrow.
Professor Peter Hawkins invites us as a profession to rethink coaching and leadership as deeply systemic, relational and ecological work - away from an individual focus. He explores how moving beyond IQ and EQ into WeQ - collective and collaborative intelligence - can support us meet the complex challenges of our time. Through insights on beauty all around us, purpose and our interconnectedness wi

Ep. 241 - Team Coaching, Outdoors: Reconnecting People, Purpose and System
What happens when you take a team out of the boardroom and into the woods Coach and ex-corporate leader Paul Jefferies shares how coaching in nature restores attention, lowers defenses, and sparks fresh thinking. He provides practical ways to work outdoors: constellations, reflective walks, and nature-based metaphors. The results: deeper connection, clearer purpose, better outcomes.

Ep. 240 - Orange Flames & Purple Flowers: Coaching and Polarities
Feeling pulled between structure and creativity? Logic and compassion? Involvement and detachment? Serious and Lightness? In this episode, ICF Master Certified Coach Jayshree Kirtane offers a vivid metaphor - orange flames and purple flowers - to reframe these tensions as complementary forces rather than either-or choices. We dive into exploring how we as coaches can support our clients or people

Ep. 239 - The Bigger Question: What World Will We Leave?
From Solo Practice to Systemic Impact: Eve Turner on Ethics, Community & Climate-Conscious Coaching. Many coaches feel a tension: Where does my responsibility end—am I here only for the client's goals, or do I also hold the wider system, ethics, and our shared future? Eve Turner, coach, coach supervisor, author, researcher (and a community builder) shares that a values and ethics-led, systemic pra

Ep. 238 - From Resistance to Mastery: Trusting the Coaching Competencies
Have you ever felt frustrated by the belief that coaching competencies limit your freedom or creativity? In this episode of the Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast, Jeanine and Marie explore the challenge many coaches face when they get stuck resisting structure - and how this resistance can actually reveal deeper personal work to be done. They share stories and insights that show why th

Ep. 237 - Transforming your life with your relationship to uncertainty
The Emotional Fitness Formula, created by Joe Pane, with decades of coaching, training and leadership, shares the five practical principles that support people navigate challenge with clarity in this podcast. He explains how it's possible for all of us to achieve emotional flexibility - to ultimately understand about who we are and what we can choose to do in support of self. and the people we lea

Ep. 236 - The Step Most Coaches Miss: Why It Matters for Your Coaching Practice Success
You've trained hard, you love coaching, and yet, finding clients can feel like the hardest part. In this energising episode, Sarah Short of The Coaching Revolution reveals how narrowing your focus and speaking in your clients' language unlocks doors to real opportunities. We explore why so many coaches get stuck, and how simple shifts in mindset and marketing can transform your practice into a sus

Ep. 235 - The Map Is Not the Territory: Enter Your Client's World with Extended DISC
What if you could discover how to connect with anyone - no guesswork, no assumptions? In this podcast episode, we explore with Joe Pane, professional coach, how Extended DISC goes beyond personality tests to reveal the "map" of human behaviour, supporting coaches and leaders to speak the language of their clients', build trust faster, and create lasting change.

Ep. 234 - Being Chosen: Mastering the Chemistry of Client Connection
Why do some chemistry sessions lead to powerful coaching partnerships and others fall flat, even when the connection feels strong? In this episode, we unpack the often unspoken dynamics of discovery sessions: the mindset, energy, and subtle shifts that can make or break the opportunity to work with a client. With decades of coaching and supervision experience, we share practical guidance on how to

Ep. 233 - What If Coaching Could Save the Planet?
How can coaching become a catalyst for real, sustainable change: for individuals, organisations, and our planet? Alan Taylor, an executive coach and sustainability advocate explores with Empower World how coaching can go beyond personal insight to ignite meaningful action in the world around us by sharing powerful reflections on integrating sustainability into leadership and coaching. This includ

Ep. 232 - Establishing Agreements That Transform: Coaching with Depth and Presence
In this episode, we explore the depth of ICF Core Competency 3: Establishes and Maintains Agreements in a way that can be transformative by exploring with our reflective partner what they truly want to understand under the surface of what they initially bring into the coaching conversation. Jeanine and Marie share practical insights on how slowing down and partnering with clients to uncover what's

Ep. 231 - The Way We 'See' Ourselves Can Unlock Our Greatest Potential!
The way we see ourselves can be the key to unlocking our greatest potential. In this thought-provoking episode, special guest Dasha Dare - photographer turned self-image coach - shares how visibility, vulnerability, and the art of seeing beyond appearances can be transformative. Dasha shares how years behind the lens taught her to witness the unseen greatness in others - that they don't see in the

Ep. 230 - Existential Coaching
What if the questions that unsettle us most are the ones that lead to our deepest growth? In this episode, we explore the world of existential coaching with renowned practitioner Yannick Jacob, who shares what sets this approach apart and how it naturally emerges in coaching conversations. Together, we unpack themes like freedom, responsibility, meaning, and authenticity, revealing how they can sp

Ep. 229 - Effective Coaching and Leadership Start by Being Present to And Looking After Self
As coaches and leaders who coach, we're trained to hold space in support of others, but what happens when we don't create space for ourselves to do the deeper work and take care of self In this episode with ICF MCC coach and EMCC ESIA coach supervisor Inga Bielinska, we dive into the importance of self care as a leader and coach, which can be often over be overlooked by those in high-responsibilit

Ep. 228 - Coaching the Collective in Complex Times
We explore the power of team coaching in today's ever-changing world with team coach Tammy Turner. From economic instability and political uncertainty to post-pandemic realities, Tammy shares why working with groups and teams—collectives—is more vital than ever. In this episode, we cover why team coaching can increase ROI, distinctions (and overlaps) between team and group coaching, and practical

Ep. 227 - Finding the Joy in the Journey in Coaching
We explore the incredible joy that comes from coaching: the joy of witnessing clients and leaders experience deep personal insights that change their lives. Sara Barrie, an award-winning executive coach, consultant, and leadership expert, and a Master Certified Coach with the ICF, and Jeanine Bailey ICF MCC, Co-founder of Empower World, share how transformational moments for clients create true fu

Ep. 226 - The Quiet Power: Deep Listening for Transformational Leadership
In this episode of the Empower World Coaching & Leadership Podcast, we explore the transformational impact of deep, active listening, a vital skill for coaches and leaders alike. Through personal stories, real-life examples, and insights from recent experiences, we highlight how listening beyond words can unlock self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and meaningful connection. Whether you're a co

Ep. 225 - Making The Leap! From Secure Job to Purpose-Driven Business
Taking the leap from a secure job to starting a business is not for the faint-hearted. It requires stepping out of the comfort zone and into courage. Pam Daniel, Executive Coach and Mentor, took the bold leap from full-time employment to start and run her own business. She overcame the challenge of transitioning into entrepreneurship, including overcoming limiting beliefs about self-worth, chargin

Ep. 224 - The Impact of The Drama Triangle in Coaching and Leadership
The Drama Triangle is a powerful model in relation to human behaviour. In this Podcast we discuss the impact of the different styles can impact coaching dynamics. We explore how this psychological model, consisting of the roles of the Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer - can show up in conversations and influence client and our own behavior. We also discuss practical ways as coaches to support the sh

Ep. 223 - Effective Leadership with a Coaching Mindset
Unlock the secrets to effective leadership by Leading with a Coaching Mindset. We explore the transformative power of adopting a coaching approach to leadership with Dr. Damian Goldvarg, a global leadership expert, author and Master Certified Coach. Based on his latest published book on leadership, Damian shares in this podcast how to thrive as an effective leader in today's ever evolving and rapi

Ep. 222 - Cultivating Coachability
In this episode we speak with Clare Norman MCC about the concepts in her new book 'Cultivating Coachability'. We discuss why assessing coaching readiness is such a crucial aspect of the coaching process. We explore what stakeholder and coaching custodian responsibilities could look like. We unpack the clarity we can offer when meeting clients in compatibility/chemistry calls. And we delve into som

Ep. 221 - Beyond the Surface: Harnessing Systemic Questions for Lasting Change
Systemic questions in coaching are an invaluable way to support clients on a deeper level. These questions are designed to reveal the interconnected dynamics within a client's personal, professional, internal, and external systems. By examining relationships, patterns, and unconscious influences, they help clients gain profound insights into how their actions, beliefs, and environments inspire the

Ep. 220 - Equine Insights: Harnessing the Power of Horse-Assisted Learning
In this insightful episode, we sit down with Pia Ault, an expert in horse-assisted learning and coaching, to explore the transformative power of working with horses in personal and professional development. Pia shares how these majestic animals help individuals and teams enhance communication, build trust, and unlock their leadership potential. We explore the unique dynamics of human-equine intera

Ep. 219 - Embracing Celebration and Challenges: A Reflective Journey into 2025
At the beginning of 2025, Empower World explores themes of reflection, gratitude and growth, sharing stories of navigating joy and challenges, uncovering wisdom in darker times and celebrating the light in our lives. Tune in to be inspired to embracing life's duality: finding lessons in difficulties and joy in achievements, as well as cultivating gratitude and self-awareness for personal and prof

Ep. 218 - The Power of Providing Deep Listening
In a world filled with noise and constant distractions, the art of deep listening is often overlooked. But what if simply offering someone your undivided attention could be transformative—or even life-saving? We explore the concept of "listening like a Samaritan" with special guest coach Barry Phillips - an approach rooted in empathy, compassion, and deep listening skills- in this podcast episode.

Ep. 217 - Purposeful Playfulness and Power in Coaching
Ever wondered how Lego can support powerful coaching conversations? Hands On Thinking Coach Paul Sanbar explains how Lego bricks can be utilised powerfully when coaching clients by unlocking unconscious thoughts and patterns in a playful yet meaningful way. Paul is a Certified Lego Serious Play facilitator whose passion lies with coaching clients one-to-one using Lego bricks. In this podcast, Paul

Ep. 216 - Being an Authentic Influencer
We speak with Influencer and coach, Alex Swallow, about his life and work experiences and how living authentically is important for how he shows up and impacts his world. We get curious about what it means to be an authentic influencer: exploring the importance of aligning our values with our actions, staying true to your purpose, choosing to live in fulfillment, and how - as coaches - doing our o

Ep. 215 - Presence: The Key to Powerful Coaching
Presence is foundational to deep and effective listening, as well as asking powerful, thought-provoking questions that provoke deeper insights, ideas, and new ways of being and doing. By practicing deep presence, we become better receptors—not only for the words we hear and how they are shared, but also for powerful non-verbal, unconscious language. With this awareness, we can support our client t

Ep. 214 - Embracing Cultural Differences in Coaching
We dive into the art of embracing cultural differences in coaching practices to connect deeply with coaching clients from diverse backgrounds. This means understanding and honouring the unique cultural perspectives that shape their identities, values, and visions of fulfilment as well as exploring traditions, such as spiritual and well-being practices and culturally significant processes. Learn ho

Ep. 213 - Rules We Make Up Which Can Hold Us Back
Some rules guide us positively, while others can hold us back from becoming highly effective coaches. New coaches often create stories about needing to follow a process or use a tool, ask complicated questions, complete numerous coaching courses, or even build a website and have business cards, etcetera, which can prevent them from coaching in a way that truly embodies the core competencies of coa

Ep. 212 - How do you experience your world?
Marie speaks with Dr. Kate Jenkinson about her journey from Scientist to HR Professional to poet. As someone with Aphantasia, Kate invites us to a greater curiosity about others and how we experience our world. This can lead to a much deeper understanding of self and others, which impacts every area of our life, work and relationships.

Ep. 211 - A Contributor's Insight into The Book: 'Becoming an ICF Credentialed Coach.
The Journey To ACC, PCC And MCC. Practice Insights from ICF Assessors' with Tracy Tresidder. Join ICF MCC coach Tracy Tresidder, a respected leader in the coaching field and contributor to the book Becoming an ICF Credentialed Coach. In this episode, Tracy discusses how the book supports coaches and leaders in mastering essential coaching skills for transformative conversations. She also shares he

Ep. 210 - Asmaa Al-Kuwari - A Trail Blazing Coach in Qatar
Asmaa Al-Kuwari is at the forefront of professional coaching in Qatar as a Qatari national and a woman who supports and coaches executives and women to become better leaders in their professional and personal lives. Before embarking on this journey, Asmaa had to face many of her own limiting beliefs and challenging experiences growing up in an expat world and returning to her homeland, which is ve

Ep. 209 - The Importance of Coaching Skills for Leaders
Dr. Mark Setch MCC, Senior Lecturer/Course Leader MBA and Coaching, is passionate about combining leadership and coaching. In his roles as a senior academic leader and a professional coach, he is a strong advocate for coaching skills as part of a leader's ability to support and empower people and teams: to bring out the best in people to create highly effective outcomes and experiences.

Ep. 208 - Marketing Our Coaching Services with Authenticity and Integrity
Marie speaks with Brinsley Kazak about how coaches can effectively communicate their services and share content that is both honest and meaningful. Join us as we explore strategies for marketing with truth and authenticity to build trust and connection with your audience.

Ep. 207 - The Hero's Journey: Leading with Purpose and connection
Join Marie and Robbie Swale from "The Coaches Journey" in this long form podcast as they meander through a fascinating conversation filled with discovery and connection. Exploring living and leading with values, Robbie's 12-minute method and so much more.

Ep. 206 - The Journey Towards MCC
In this episode, Marie speaks with Roger Fielding about his journey to becoming an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC). Listen in to hear lots of tips, procedures and processes to support you on your ICF credentialing journey.

Ep. 205 - Deep Listening
Most coaches are taught about the different levels of listening but what does this really mean? In this episoded Jeanine and Marie discuss practical ways to increase our presence and our listening to support our conversations to be even more impactful.

Ep. 204 - Navigating the Path to Executive Coaching
In this episode, Velvey Blocker, Director of Executive Coaching Black and Veatch who has been leading global leadership development programs for professionals, supervisors, managers, and executives for over 25 years shares his thoughts and experience on how coaches can move into the world of executive coaching. What experience is required, how organizations choose executive coaches, what the onb

Ep. 203 - The Modern Leader: Leveraging Coaching to Create Their Success
In this episode, Christina Zini, an ICF-credentialed coach with extensive leadership experience with some of the world's leading organisations, shares her vision of what a modern successful leader is and how coaching can support that success in numerous ways. As Christina describes in this podcast, a modern leader can engage, inspire and invite their team to tap into their resourcefulness, wisdom

Ep. 202 - Burnout And Finding Authenticity In The Coaching World
In this episode, Marie and Tony Adamson explore Tony's first year of working as a full-time coach and the questions he has been asking himself about staying true and authentic to who he is when bombarded with so many different coaching models and philosophies. They begin with talking about Tony's focus on Voluntary and Community Sector managers who are feeling exhausted, to help them avoid burnout

Ep. 201 - Are You Colluding With Your Client?
Colluding with our client's stories can lead to stifling our client's growth. Believing or going along with our client's beliefs potentially move the relationship from coach and client where the client is supported and challenged to expand their perspectives and thoughts to a friendship role. In this podcast we share what collusion is and how we can prevent it in support of our client's growth.

Ep. 200 - How the skills of coaching can enhance every part of your life!
In this podcast, Arslan Athar, Empower World's business manager - and so much more - shares his powerful insights as to how learning coaching skills changed his life in every area: work, relationships, leading large teams, and music creation as examples. Arslan is Empower World's glue that builds the foundation for what we do - so we are grateful for his wisdom. Find out more here: https://www.em

Ep. 199 - The Surprising and Life-changing Lessons From Coach Training
Michelle Travers, is an Empower World coach training alumna shares her experiences and what she describes as life-changing learning post her coach training in 2021. Michelle explains how she incorporates her coaching skills into her practice of supporting families in need. Listen to Jeanine, and Michelle in Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast Episode. 199 🎙️

Ep. 198 - Creating Healthy Boundaries to Live an Inspired Life!
Establishing our personal boundaries is key to creating healthier relationships with ourselves and others, prioritising self-care and value, and making choices that energise and inspire us. Without boundaries in our lives, we risk compromising our health - mental and physical - potentially because of external requests on our time, energy, and focus. Kayoko Nidsaid is our special guest and Empower

Ep. 197 - Being Open to Experience New Learning
Marie chats with ICF PCC coach Jo Sheasby about the process of learning something new, challenging ourselves about what we already know, and trusting our intuition and so much more. Jo is an ICF professional accredited coach who works with passionate and committed individuals to achieve transformational change in their businesses, careers and personal lives. Jo coaches with individuals both priva

Ep. 196 - Paying Attention to Power Dynamics in Coaching... And Get Curious
Coaches need to be aware of potential power dynamics in coaching because they can play a key role in shaping the coaching relationship and outcomes. Understanding these dynamics is essential to maintain an effective partnership between the coach and the client. Power imbalances arise due to many factors between the client and coach - including beliefs about self and others. They can impact communi

Ep. 195 - Asking Questions, Paying Attention And Getting Curious
Coaches can sometimes get caught up with trying to find powerful questions which can lead to greater insights, awareness and processing of experiences for the client but the coach can sometimes miss the clues the client is going deeper. Those clues may be very subtle but if the coach is paying close attention to their client they can continue to support the client even more powerfully. Find out wh

Ep. 194 - Why Leadership and Coaching Skills are Inextricably Linked!
Effective, powerful leadership and coaching are very interconnected. This is because coaching skills - such as holding space for people, deep listening, asking thought-provoking questions, effectively providing feedback, and getting curious about the person, team, ideas, emotions, energy, intuition, and much more - within systems support engagement, wisdom and inspiration to come together and find

Ep. 193 - How To Use Coaching Skills To Support The Grief Process
Grief is an emotion we will experience from time to time and is about letting go or the loss of something - such as a relationship, a job, a responsibility, a home etc - which is sometimes out of our hands or it's a choice we've made. We share how coaching can powerfully assist in the process of grief and how it can support us to be better leaders by exploring emotions, understanding the learning,

Ep. 192 - ICF Core Competency Level 8 Facilitates Client Growth
ICF core competency 8: Partners with the client to transform learning and insight into action. Promotes client autonomy in the coaching process. Marie and Jeanine explore this competency bringing it to life with real-life examples and questions to support your client in moving forward into action and growth. Listen to Jeanine, and Marie in Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast Episode. 1

Ep. 191 - ICF core competency level 7: Evoking Awareness
ICF core competency level 7: Evoking Awareness Facilitates client insight and learning by using tools and techniques such as powerful questioning, silence, metaphor or analogy. We explore this competency and what this means in the co-creation of the coaching experience and how we as coaches can embody this important competency throughout the conversation. Listen to Jeanine, and Marie in Empower W

Ep. 190 - Co-Creating Spaces for Those Hopeful for Changing What Must Be Changed
In this podcast recorded by Tim Collings on his Better World Leaders podcast, a conversation takes place between three friends and colleagues who have been deeply exploring how to co-create conditions for systemic change to be activated and sustained. Empower World invites you into the conversation with Tim Collings, Sue Glendenning and Empower World's Jeanine Bailey. Empower World Links: Stitch

Ep. 189 - ICF Core Competency 6 Listens Actively
ICF Core Competency 6: Listens Actively, focuses on supporting coaches to deepen their listening skills to support their clients to create even more awareness for themselves. Marie and Jeanine share practical tips to increase your and your clients listening ability and development to have even more powerful experiences in the coaching conversations. Listen to Jeanine, and Marie in Empower World Co

Ep. 188 - ICF Core Competency 5: Maintains Presence
We explore ICF Core Competency 5: Maintains Presence in this podcast episode. This competency is about being fully conscious and present with the client throughout the session while ensuring we are 'open, flexible, grounded and confident' when partnering with the client to create new perspectives and change. Listen to Jeanine, and Marie in Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast Episode. 1

Ep. 187 - Stefan's Life Changing Coach Training Journey
"It ripped me from my ego, brought my family together, and put me on a new path for my business... I've never looked back." CEO of Ginger Camel - Stefan Lindberg-Jones - shares powerfully how attending Empower World's coach training programme changed his life profoundly in both his personal and professional lives. Stefan emphasises the programme is life-changing which he says took himself (and his

Ep. 186 - ICF Core Competency 4: Cultivates Trust and Safety
We explore ICF Core Competency 4: Cultivates trust and safety in this podcast. This competency is about partnering with the client to create a supportive environment which allows the client to feel psychologically safe, respected and free to share honestly. We share our perspectives to support relationships built on trust and rapport and for our clients to open up to create the change they seek. L

Ep. 185 - Why You Should Consider Getting A Recognised Coaching Credential
There are many reasons a credential can support you, your practice and your credibility as a professional coach. This is especially so in an unregulated industry where many people call themselves coaches but actually are not coaching. Find out the reasons why it's important to gain your credential in this podcast with Jeanine and Marie. Listen to Jeanine, and Marie in Empower World Coaching and Le

Ep. 184 - What's mine to do as a coach: in times of climate challenge?
Climate challenges are ever increasing with more awareness and urgency being created about its impact in homes, schools, organisations, communities, countries ... across the world. Many coaches want to know how they can support climate action - especially in roles of facilitating change, thought partners and holding space for what is emerging. In this podcast, Jeanine has a conversation with coach

Ep. 183 - Climate action: how you can support as coach and leader
Climate change is now much much in our collective consciousness - and many coaches, leaders are asking 'what is mine to do?' or 'is climate change something I can support?' In this episode we interview Charly Cox, Co-founder of Climate Coaching who shares her experiences, wisdom, knowledge, and how we as coaches and leaders can be and lead in ways that take care of self, support others and the pla

Ep. 182 - ICF Core Competency 3: Establishes and Maintains Agreements
In this session, we explore what establishing and maintaining agreements means in relation to the agreements made prior to and throughout a coaching programme between the coach, client, and potential sponsors and stakeholders. We explain what agreements mean in the context of the whole programme as well as the individual sessions and why it's important to spend time to create very clear and specif
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