The Coacharium

It's been nearly four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, three years since Dana, Dr. Gary, and Wendy met on Clubhouse, and almost two years since the group started The Coacharium. In this episode, we take a look back at the past 92 episodes as we draw a close to a very extended season one of this podcast.   Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast   Follow us on LinkedIn Wendy Willard, Dr. Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams

Are you considered part of Gen Z? Or do you work with others who are? In this episode, Dana, Dr. Gary, and Wendy talk about some research pointing toward higher levels of anxiety among Gen Z, particularly within the workforce. Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast Follow us on LinkedIn Dana Williams, Dr. Gary Crotaz, Wendy Willard      

If you or your team are feeling overwhelmed in work or in life then this episode, part of our 'Building Self-Awareness' series, is one for you. Dr Gary walks through the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory that he uses with his coaching clients to help them name and quantify their sources and quantity of stress, enabling them to take action to regain control of their life and work.   Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast   Follow us on LinkedIn Wendy Willard Dana Williams Dr Gary Crotaz   Find out more about Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory

Are you an introvert or an extrovert, a thinking person or a feeling person? Discover more about the MBTI Myers Briggs Type Indicator and how we think it can be used to help leaders and their teams build self-awareness. And discover how to figure out which Star Wars character you are based on your personality type!   Join Our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast   Follow us on LinkedIn Dr Gary Crotaz Wendy Willard Dana Williams Find out more about Myers Briggs Type Indicator

As three coaches all expert in Gallup CliftonStrengths, maybe it's a bit surprising that it's taken us this long to talk about what CliftonStrengths is! In this episode, part of our 'Building Self-Awareness' series, discover where it originated, why it's powerful and how you can use it to understand yourself as a leader and develop your team to be at their best every day. Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast Follow us on LinkedIn Dana Williams Dr Gary Crotaz Wendy Willard   Find out more about Clifton Strengths

Do you want to live your life in default or by design? In this eipisode, Dana, Dr. Gary and Wendy talk about how they each manage their growth uniquely and plan for the next year.   Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast

To look after others you have to look after yourself first. In this episode Wendy, Dana and Dr Gary discuss how you can get more comfortable to delegate to your team - tip: don't let being off sick be the first time you've delegated! Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast

When you're coaching direct reports as a leader, is it hard to switch in and out of coaching mode? In this episode Dr Gary, Dana and Wendy help you to navigate the transition between line manager and coach within the same conversation. Join our community on LinkedIn The Coacharium Podcast

There's an assumption that to lead you need to control and be the boss. So people who like to be nice sometimes struggle to step up into leadership positions. In this episode Dana, Wendy and Dr Gary help you explore the leadership that comes from a desire to help your people grow and to add some challenge to the support to create a high-performance team culture.

Being grateful as a leader is not only good for your people year round, but also increases wellbeing, especially during the holidays. In this episdoe, Dana, Wendy and Dr. Gary help explore different ways leaders can share gratitude with their teams in authentic ways.

Are you giving your team too much challenge? Or maybe you're just not giving them enough support?  What tools, information and time do you need to be serving up as a leader to enable your team to be at their best? And when is stretching too stretching. Find out from leading coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard and Dr Gary Crotaz in this Coacharium episode full of actionable tips for leading under pressure.

We've noticed that people are showing up in coaching conversations that they are becoming a bit of a people-pleaser. What's really going on here? Listen in to Wendy Williard, Dana Williams and Dr Gary Crotaz and find out how you can take back control of when to say yes and when to say sorry, not on this occasion! It's the Coacharium episode you need to reclaim your diary and reset you boundaries.

Uh Oh, what do you do when you feel like your boss doesn't get you?  How do you respond when you hear this from someone else? What's really going on? Find out from leading coaches Dana Williams, Dr Gary Crotaz and Wendy Willard in this episode from the "I Need To Tell You" series. 

In this new series entitled "I Need To Tell You" , coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss what they are hearing from coachees right now.  This time, the topic is about feeling like personal boundaries are slipping. What's going on here? Listen in and find out how you can clarify to be kind to others and yourself while reclaiming your boundaries and your time.

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Wiliams and Wendy Willard discuss -how leaders can create a strong culture and can reduce burnout by providing clear expectations and a understanding of what each employee needs. The leader sets the pace and can create positive culture from top down.

In this episode, coaches Dr. Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss how leaders can be aware of burnout in the people around by creating a safe space to communicate and share needs in this third in a series of burnout.

In this episode, coaches Dr. Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss how important it is to be aware of how you are responding to burnout and tips for releasing and processing stress.

In this episode, coaches Dr. Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams, and Wendy Willard discuss what the early warning signs of burnout and the cost of burnout to organizations if they do not manage it .

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams, and Wendy Willard discuss career wellbeing, which is how your purpose and work-related activities impact your overall wellbeing. This is the first episode in a five-part series considering Gallup's dimensions of wellbeing.  https://www.gallup.com/workplace/336935/wellbeing-at-work.aspx

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard and Dr Gary Crotaz discuss the different ways you can use to help someone in your team or someone your coaching to discover and articulate their purpose. https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss the evidence behind why purpose leads to better team performance, resilience and retention in the organisation, and how knowing your strengths connects to your purpose. http://scienceofpurpose.org

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss how a coach can work effectively with leaders and team members through a period of change or a specific change initiative. https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths

In this episode, coaches Wendy Willard, Dana Williams, and Dr Gary Crotaz discuss how leaders establish an effective change culture in their team for impactful change that sticks. https://storefront.mhs.com/collections/csi https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard explore the Fisher Process of Transition, also known as the Fisher Change Curve. They explore what leaders need to understand to coach their teams to work through change and how to enable each person to work through change at their own pace and in their own way.

In this episode, coaches Wendy Willard, Dana Williams and Dr Gary Crotaz explore the mindset of effective change leadership.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about coaching team members for performance improvement and career development, to discuss the similarities and differencies between these two types of conversations.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about the power of bringing recognition and appreciation to your team through coaching conversations.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about the benefits of a growth mindset on leaders who coach.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about what it takes to develop a culture of accountability within organizations.

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss new research on how your manager at work has more impact on your mental health than even your partner, your doctor or your therapist. How can you as a leader have a positive impact on the people you lead? https://www.ukg.com/resources/article/mental-health-work-managers-and-money

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams, and Wendy Willard discuss how to go beyond transactional relationships within the workplace, building trust and compassion and helping us be better together. The conversation is sparked by learnings from the book "Wonder Drug," by Stephen Trzeciak, M.D. and Anthony Mazzarelli, M.D., who share the following "evidence-based ways managers can improve their compassion skills: Start small; Be thankful; Be purposeful; Find common ground; See it; Elevate; Know your power." https://www.wonderdrugbook.com

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams, and Wendy Willard discuss a tweet by organizational psychologist Adam Grant about the differences between bosses and leaders. This morphs into a conversation about generational leadership styles, and how to influence change within organizational management cultures. https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant/status/1631681328528728064

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams and Wendy Willard discuss whether coaching needs to be different in different sectors or whether it translates across different contexts for leadership.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about some of the pitfalls we encounter when trying to communicate well in the workplace.

In this episode, coaches Wendy Willard, Dana Williams, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about how to build a coaching culture as a leader, from the language you use to establish a habit of discovery to the specific activities you can organise to drive new idea generation.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk about how to build a culture of innovation in your team, from the language you use to establish a habit of discovery to the specific activities you can organise to drive new idea generation.

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Dana Williams, and Wendy Willard discuss the similarities and differences between coaching and counseling or psychotherapy and how as a coach you are often part of a wider team of people helping the person to figure out the path ahead.

In this episode, coaches Dana Williams, Wendy Willard, and Dr Gary Crotaz talk through some of the steps you can take to figure out whether a coach is the right fit for you.

In this episode, coaches Dr Gary Crotaz, Wendy Willard, and Dana Williams talk about how they first got into coaching and how they decided to make the leap.

In this episode, executive coach Dana Williams shares 5 common areas that block leaders in their growth and strategies to make an impact.

In this episode, coach Wendy Willard offers some practical tips for staying focused amidst many distractions vying for our attention. HBR article wendy reference: https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-cost-of-continously-checking-email