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Growing up with a father and brother who were “never wrong” left Yannick Jacob seeking a life that wasn't about right answers. That led him to coaching, and more specifically to existential coaching, a space where humanity's oldest and most profound questions – and the plethora of answers to them – can be explored at a deeper level.Yannick is an existential life and leadership coach, a positive psychologist, and the programme director of the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching (ACIC) at the School of Positive Transformation. In this episode of The Coach's Journey, he shares what he learned about himself in order to hear his calling and live his truth as someone driven to explore the whole spectrum of what life has to offer.Host Neil Mackinnon helps Yannick to illuminate the links between his many passions, such as existential philosphy and DJing, and to demonstrate how integrating his variety of interests enriches his all areas of his work.Yannick also discusses his groundbreaking Coaching Lab, which offers the chance to witness highly experienced coaches live at work, and Rocket Supervision, which provides coaches with the support they need to practice at the top of their game.This episode will resonate with anyone who wants to feel empowered to shake up traditional coaching paradigms and create a practice that feels authentic and energising, as Yannick brings his remarkable breadth of experience and expertise to bear on some of the most fundamental questions we face as coaches and as human beings.In this episode, Yannick and Neil Mackinnon also talk about:Courageous choices, and how embracing discomfort can help to build meaningEnlarging your sphere of influence to enable people to connect with youThe power of being financially committed to something, and the benefits to your clients of raising your feesWhen we should be brave enough to challenge the traditional frame and share more of ourselves with our clientsYannick issues a rallying cry to everyone in the coaching space to frame their space, sculpt the approach that works for them, and lean into their passion for their own way of doing things.THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:Rocket Supervision www.RocketSupervision.com Coaching Lab www.GoCoachingLab.com Yannick's Nuggets (mailing list) https://gocoachinglab.com/nuggetsDr Nash Popovich https://www.personalwellbeingcentre.org/nash-popovicMartin Seligman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_SeligmanRS Lazarus on the Positive Psychology movement https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232977091_Does_the_Positive_Psychology_Movement_Have_LegsSoren Kierkegaard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_KierkegaardJean-Paul Sartre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_SartreNew School of Psychotherapy and Counselling https://nspc.org.uk/Christopher Neubert https://human-edge.com/team/christian-neubert/The Academy of Executive Coaching https://www.aoec.com/An Introduction to Existential Coaching: How Philosophy Can Help Your Clients https://www.aoec.com/Yannick's book, An Introduction to Existential Coaching: How Philosophy Can Help Your Clients Live with Greater Awareness, Courage and Ownership https://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Existential-Coaching-Philosophy-Awareness/dp/0367139995Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.htmlCoaching Starter Kit https://rocketsupervision.com/coaching-starter-kit/Erik de Haan http://www.erikdehaan.com/Peter Hawkins https://thoughtleadership.org/staff-member/peter-hawkins/Montessori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_educationThe Coach's Journey Flywheel https://www.animascoaching.com/about-animas/our-team/nick-bolton/Nick Bolton, Animas https://www.animascoaching.com/about-animas/our-team/nick-bolton/Heron's six categories of intervention https://challengingcoaching.co.uk/herons-six-categories-of-intervention/Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/ICF https://coachingfederation.org/

We fully recognise that you don't learn to coach by reading a book; you have to practice coaching to improve your craft. However, we have both read a vast array of coaching books and have another sizeable collection on our Kindles, waiting for us to find the time to explore. We also have our favourites that we continue to dip into to remind us of theories, tools and techniques that we have encountered. In addition, we love a good book recommendation, and are often asked for them by our trainees. So, in this episode, we are exploring some of the books that could be added to your ‘to be read' list, in relation to different coaching approaches - and we throw in a few extra tombs that aren't really coaching books, but we love them!   Resources: How To Coach by Bob Thomson https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-coach-first-steps-and-beyond/bob-thomson/9781526484789 Time To Think; Listening to Ignite The Human Mind by Nancy Kline https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/time-to-think-listening-to-ignite-the-human-mind-nancy-kline/355555?ean=9780706377453 Solution Focused Coaching in Practice by Bill O'Connell, Stephen Palmer, and Helen Williams https://www.routledge.com/Solution-Focused-Coaching-in-Practice/OConnell-Palmer-Williams/p/book/9780415447072?srsltid=AfmBOoptL9YtDyG1IIbQoWoJGMjsXcLttj57nYnBAkZnyrd4MKv5Mwh3 Positive Psychology Coaching in Practice Edited by Suzy Green and Stephen Palmer https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/positive-psychology-coaching-in-practice-suzy-green/3996488 Positive Psychology: Theory, Research and Applications by Ilona Boniwell and Aneta D. Tunariu https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/positive-psychology-theory-research-and-applications-ilona-boniwell/371360 Cognitive Behavioural Coaching Techniques For Dummies by Helen Whitten https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-for-dummies-3rd-edition-r-willson/170340 Transactional Analysis Coaching; Distinctive Features by Karen Pratt https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/transactional-analysis-coaching-distinctive-features-karen-pratt/4842715 The Fertile Void; Gestalt Coaching at Work by John Leary Joyce https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-fertile-void-gestalt-coaching-at-work-john-leary-joyce/1985723 Coaching Presence; Building Consciousness and Awareness in Coaching Interventions by Maria Iliffe-Wood https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/coaching-presence-9780749470579 Presence;Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/presence-bringing-your-boldest-self-to-your-biggest-challenges-amy-cuddy/1304609 Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/who-moved-my-cheese-dr-spencer-johnson/2195963 Agile Resilience by Tom Dillon https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/agile-resilience-the-psychology-of-developing-resilience-in-the-workplace-tom-dillon/6353503     Enjoy the podcast? If you're enjoying the podcast it would be great if you left us a review here or wherever you listen to your podcast.   Contact Details Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma Connect with the hosts: Tom: www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/ Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk   Helen: www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/ Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk   Follow ‘Your Coaching Journey' on Instagram or Linkedin: www.instagram.com/yourcoachingjourney/ www.linkedin.com/company/your-coaching-journey/   Do You Have a Question? From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.   If you have a question, please send it to us using one of our email addresses above and you may get a mention in a future episode. (If you want to remain anonymous, that's absolutely fine, just let us know)

The fourth and final of our four short episodes in our mini-series on resilience for coaches. This series will focus on resilience over three key areas: the head (mental resilience); the heart (emotional resilience); and the soul (spiritual resilience).  Spiritual resilience is all about being in touch with who you are at your very core. Knowing what matters to you can ensure you are able to make the choices and decisions that are right for you. Listening to, and being in touch with your inner voice can be a real help for you the coach, and your clients.  In this episode Glyn Fussell and resilience coach Jane Bytheway explore what we mean by spiritual resilience. Jane offers tools and techniques that may help you strengthen your spiritual resilience which in turn will help you support your clients.  Additional resources  Ted Talk by Michael Bungay Stanier on ‘How to Tame your Advice Monster' https://youtu.be/Kl0rmx7aa0w     Michael Bungay Stanier - The Coaching Habit (book)  Time to Think by Nancy Kline (book)  The Coaching manual by Julie Starr (book)  Coaching for performance by John Whitemore (book)  The Oasis Seven stage model (pdf) & audiobook

The third of four short episodes in our mini-series on resilience for coaches. This series will focus on resilience over three key areas: the head (mental resilience); the heart (emotional resilience); and the soul (spiritual resilience).  How we feel is incredibly important and can impact our lives and decision making in so many ways. The quality of what we feel can influence how we perceive ourselves, others, and life in general.  In this episode Glyn Fussell and resilience coach Jane Bytheway explore what we mean by emotional resilience. Jane offers tools and techniques that may help you strengthen your emotional resilience which in turn will help you support your clients. Additional resources  Ted Talk by Michael Bungay Stanier on ‘How to Tame your Advice Monster' https://youtu.be/Kl0rmx7aa0w     Michael Bungay Stanier - The Coaching Habit (book)  Time to Think by Nancy Kline (book)  The Coaching manual by Julie Starr (book)  Coaching for performance by John Whitemore (book) The Oasis Seven stage model (pdf) & audiobook

The second of four short episodes in our mini-series on resilience for coaches. This series will focus on resilience over three key areas: the head (mental resilience); the heart (emotional resilience); and the soul (spiritual resilience).  Mental resilience can be a real test when faced with situations that seem to focus or highlight the negative and mental strength can be hard to find.  In this episode Glyn Fussell and resilience coach Jane Bytheway explore what we mean by mental resilience, discussing questions such as how can you be present and maintain your focus as a coach? And how can you adapt and change in times of uncertainty?  Jane offers tools and techniques that may help you build and maintain your mental resilience which in turn will help you support your clients.  Additional resources  Ted Talk by Michael Bungay Stanier on ‘How to Tame your Advice Monster' https://youtu.be/Kl0rmx7aa0w    Michael Bungay Stanier - The Coaching Habit (book)  Time to Think by Nancy Kline (book)  The Coaching manual by Julie Starr (book)  Coaching for performance by John Whitemore (book)  The Oasis Seven stage model (pdf) & audiobook  

Nancy Kline pioneered of the body of thought and practice known as The Thinking Environment. Her research through teaching, lecturing, coaching, and working with individuals, professionals, executives, and organizational teams around the world continues to develop this work.She also is Founding Director of Time To Think, a global leadership development and coaching company that specializes in the Thinking Environment.An acclaimed author, Nancy has published four books on the Thinking Environment, including the bestseller, The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won't Interrupt You (Penguin Random House), and the 25-year bestseller Time To Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind (Cassell Hachette).Nancy is also Visting Lecturer at The Henley Business School. Born and raised in New Mexico, Nancy is a US and UK citizen and lives in Oxfordshire with her English husband, Christopher Spence.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

In this episode – the first in a series of podcasts about resilience, you'll hear Glyn Fussell in conversation with Oasis Associate practitioner and coach Jane Bytheway as they discuss resilience. In our busy lives, the “Keep calm and carry on” ethos is not always that helpful and we tend to ignore aspects of our wellbeing just to get through each day. So what is resilience? What are the tools we need to be resilient? What do we need for ourselves as individuals in order to thrive? We also explore how we can bring resilience into the coaching space: allowing pause for thought; how building your own individual source of strength can really help during the challenges in life we all endure at some point. Additional resources Ted Talk by Michael Bungay Stanier on ‘How to Tame your Advice Monster' https://youtu.be/Kl0rmx7aa0w     Michael Bungay Stanier - The Coaching Habit (book)  Time to Think by Nancy Kline (book)  The Coaching manual by Julie Starr (book)  Coaching for performance by John Whitemore (book)  The Oasis Seven stage model (pdf) & audiobook  Oasis Resilience, Adaptability and Wellbeing website  

When you think of a leader, who comes to mind? Maybe someone bold and commanding? I used to think the same until I worked with a leader whose quiet, intentional style completely changed my perspective. In this episode, I'm sharing what I learned from their thoughtful approach, how listening, collaboration, and purposeful action can make just as much (if not more) of an impact as the loudest voice in the room.Let's rethink what it means to lead well. Here are the highlights(02:49) Defining Quiet Leadership(04:58) The Role of Quiet Leadership(06:44) Introverts and Extroverts in Leadership(11:54) Reflections on Leadership Styles(12:00) Fostering an Inclusive Workplace(14:42) The Importance of Self Awareness in LeadershipLinks:Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahnemann: https://amzn.eu/d/gHUkDdWTime to Think, Nancy Kline: https://amzn.eu/d/eLtbqXTQuiet Leadership, David Rock: https://amzn.eu/d/91WMNBzConnect with Ruth:Instagram LinkedIn WebsiteThis podcast is proudly produced by The Podcast Boutique

HOW TO BECOME AN ACTIVE LISTENER A great podcast for celebrants and anyone who needs to hone their listening skills.  Paula talks us through her top tips on how to truly engage in a conversation.  Some of the tips she will be sharing... 1. Build rapport 2. Come into the conversation 'clean' 3. Be prepared to listen  4. Reflection  5. Record it!  To hear these and other great tips, come on in for a listen!  Paula recommends taking a look at Time To Think and More Time To Think by Nancy Kline to help you hone those skills too.    Paula is in the process of of setting up her celebrant business in Sussex and you'll be able to find her via her website  Your Personal Celebrant. co.uk soon   

In this episode of the Just Schools Podcast, Jon Eckert interviews Rachel Johnson, the CEO of PiXL in the UK. They discuss PiXL's mission to improve student outcomes by supporting leaders in schools and highlight key challenges faced by school leaders today. Johnson shares insights into overcoming people-pleasing tendencies, setting boundaries, and creating ownership. The conversation covers practical tools for healthy communication and empowering leaders to think deeply and make transformative changes in their schools. The Just Schools Podcast is brought to you by the Baylor Center for School Leadership. Each week, we'll talk to catalytic educators who are doing amazing work. Be encouraged. Join us for Just Leadership on February 3rd at Baylor University, a one-day professional learning event for school administrators – from instructional coaches to superintendents – that focuses on catalyzing change as a leadership team. Register Now! Connect with us: Baylor MA in School Leadership EdD in K-12 Educational Leadership Jon Eckert LinkedIn Twitter: @eckertjon Center for School Leadership at Baylor University: @baylorcsl   Jon Eckert: Today we are here with Rachel Johnson, a friend that we've made through mutual friends in the UK who's doing amazing work. And I just want to jump right in to what you're learning and then we'll back into more of what you do. So what are you learning through PiXL? So you can give us a quick introduction to what PiXL is and then what you're learning from the leaders that you're supporting. Rachel Johnson: Yeah. So PiXL stands for Partners in Excellence. We work with two and a half thousand schools across the UK. And what we're learning is how important leadership is in the conversation in school improvement. So we believe in improving life chances and outcomes for every young person irrespective of background or status or finance. But behind all of that is the ability for brilliant people in schools to lead well. And that's the conversation people want to have now more and more than perhaps they ever have because people are fascinated with how they can be better, how they can thrive, what's stopping them thrive. And that is the attention that I've been giving a lot of my work recently around that issue. Jon Eckert: So love that mission. We always push at the center for moving from some students to all students and now to each student, what does it mean to do that for each student so that thriving for each student is powerful. In order to have those thriving students, you have to have thriving leaders. So what are some of the things, I think you mentioned you have 3,200 people in leadership courses, what are some of those takeaways that are keeping people from thriving that you're finding? Rachel Johnson: Yeah, we're finding a lot of very common things. And actually it doesn't matter what level they are in school leadership, it's the same issues. So things like people pleasing, which is getting in the way of leadership and decision-making, not being able to hold a boundary, sometimes not having a boundary. So there is no difference between work and life. There is no stopping. We just carry on going. I think that's a real issue. We're finding people not really knowing are structured to have difficult conversations or as I like to call them, crucial conversations. They shouldn't be difficult, but the lack of confidence in having those conversations. And then I think other things like how to create buy-in, how to get momentum, how to have that very delicate balance as Jim Collins calls it, between the brutal facts and the unwavering hope. So what does that actually look like on the ground? How can I do both at the same time without going for hopium where you're drugging people on things that can't actually happen or being so honest and brutal that nobody wants to follow you because it sounds so depressing? So what does the reality of that look like in school leadership? And what we are finding is across nearly three and a half thousand people on our leadership courses, they're all struggling with those kind of issues. Jon Eckert: No, that's powerful. I think one of the questions that I'm always asking leaders because it's a hard one is, and I think it comes from Patrick Lencioni, but I'm not sure. It could be from another theorist, they all start to run together a bit. I don't think it's John Maxwell, I don't think it's Jim Collins, but is for who are you willing to make enemies? What ideas are you willing to make enemies over? So what are those things that like, "Hey, this is a non-negotiable for me." And I think a lot of educators don't think about that because we have a people pleasing sense of what we want to do. And so that's a really hard conversation to have because I agree, we tend to lean toward hopium. I think that's a great term for what we do. And so how do you get people into those crucial conversations? I like that reframe as well. But how do you get them into that when you know that there's kind of a natural resistance among a lot of educators to those kinds of conversations? Rachel Johnson: It is really difficult, but not having the conversation doesn't make the issue go away. And I think as soon as people realize, "It's actually making me miserable. My department is underperforming, therefore young people are underperforming all because I'm not courageous enough to have the conversation." And what we find using Susan Scott's model of fierce conversations is when you give them that seven-part model of how to have the conversation in one minute where you say your peace but you stay in adult, as Transactional Analysis would call it. So you're not giving it a kind of sly interpretation. You're not giving a mean tone to your voice. You're being absolutely clear and absolutely kind, but absolutely straight, then people respond usually really well. But I think one of the things that is most disconcerting for leaders and educators is you have to listen to what the other person says. It isn't just about us delivering our truth and how we perceive things. It's about being quiet long enough to hear what they're saying and maybe more importantly what they're not saying. And so it's fascinating to me that what is stopping us sometimes is the courage. But this is really affecting our schools. And certainly in the UK, in a recent survey that one of our big agencies did called Teacher Tapp, 64% of teachers said they had worked or did work in a toxic environment in school. That's a lot of people calling their environment where we should be seeing young people thrive, and our leaders and our teachers are saying it's toxic. So something's going wrong somewhere. And what stops us dealing with this I think is the lack of courage and the lack of tools to be able to know how to approach it, which is why that's where we put our weight in the practical tools that can help people unlock this. And people say things like, "We feel liberated, transformed. It's like a weight off and we feel like we can do it." And that is the kind of feedback we get regularly. And I think that is really very, very important that people are helped to do these difficult things. Jon Eckert: Really, really good stuff there. It reminded me of two things in what you said because you've shared a lot. And I love how much we've into right here off the bat. The book High Conflict by Amanda Ripley. I don't know if you've seen that book. It came out in 2021, so it's been out for a while. She introduces this concept, which I think is what you're getting at in that one minute conversation a little bit in the way we listen. So it's not her idea again, but this is where I came to the idea. It's the idea of looping, that when you're in conflict with someone, the key is when you're receiving the feedback from the person where they're telling you how they feel, where they're upset, where they're disagreeing with you, you have to listen, then you have to distill what's being said. Then you have to check for understanding and then question, "Did I get it right?" So that you're repeating back. Because I think sometimes, at least in the United States, some of the conflict is due to poor communication, and that looping provides an opportunity to correct that communication error and it's a form of empathy because it's taking on that perspective, did I hear you right? Now, just active listening, you can really alienate people with active listening skills without being genuinely curious. So that's one of the things when you're doing that, you can't do it in a formulaic way that feels like you're just jumping through hoops because that's really alienating to the person doing it. Does that square with what you found or am I thinking about something differently than you are? Rachel Johnson: I think what's fascinating is that, and this is what I do really for my job now, is I take lots of different things like that from High Conflict from Chris Voss and his hostage negotiation techniques, crisis communication that we have over here with a fierce conversation and I kind of mush it all together in one model. And so what all of these people are saying, including Nancy Kline who's written brilliant work on listening and thinking is we mustn't overdo it when we talk to people. We mustn't kind of interpret what they're saying and then tell them what they're thinking. We have to ask great questions. We have to be comfortable with silence and let the silence do the heavy lifting. Most of us are not comfortable with that. We have to summarize like you've said and say at the end, "Is that right?" And if the person says, "No, that's not right," that's the opening of the conversation, not the end of it. That's when we say, "Okay, great. What did I not summarize well? What have I not understood? Tell me?" We've got to be more curious and less judgmental. But because I think educators are so used to making judgments, because that's literally our job a lot of the time is making judgments on grades, on behavior, on progress, to not make judgments on fellow adults, it's sometimes really hard. Jon Eckert: I always say educators are way more gracious with students than they are with each other. And- Rachel Johnson: Or themselves. Jon Eckert: Yeah. Oh. And typically that lack of graciousness to others is because of the lack of graciousness to self. I think one of the key points you said, and you mentioned earlier in tone when you asked that question, "What did I not get right?" You can say, "What did I not get right?" In a very curious way. Or, "What did I not get right?" With the eye roll. And then you've either closed off the conversation or you've opened it. And I think the tone and the facial expression goes a long way to that, which is why I think we have to have this interpersonal connection. If you're doing this over text or you're doing it over email, it's pretty doomed to fail. I don't know. Would you agree with that, that this has to be kind of face-to-face as much as possible? Rachel Johnson: Yeah. I think a lot happens on Zoom these days or on Teams, which is difficult. And I think that is manageable if you get your tone right, if you get your eye contact right. I think one of the most damaging things in communication with anybody is the not listening, as you've mentioned, and the tone. So making it sound like a judgment. But the other thing I think is really difficult is when we speak in ulterior transactions. So the conversation we're having is not the conversation we're thinking. And people can smell it a mile off, can't they? I think of all kinds of situations at home where I say to my children like, "Oh, did you not have time to tidy your bedroom?" And what I'm actually saying is, "You're absolute slobs. You round here making a mess of my house." And they can hear the criticism and then they say, "Are you having a go at me mum?" And then I go, "No, I don't know what you're talking about." And that's dishonest. And I think we fall into that a few times when we are not courageous enough to have the real conversation. So I think that's another trap we can fall into. Jon Eckert: Right. I think I had a couple of those conversations with a daughter and a wife this weekend potentially, so that I need to go back and do some correcting. So thank you for that. One other thing you mentioned earlier was, and I think it's a chapter in, I think it's in your first book, about getting buy-in. One of the things that I've been pushing on here, and I'm curious to hear if there's a cultural difference here potentially. I found Gen Zs and millennials in the US, they do not want to buy-in to things because it sounds like an idea is being sold that they're just supposed to get on board with. And they don't do that. And I almost say that to their credit because they want to co-own what they're doing. And so buy-in is not something that they're interested in. They want to own it with you sometimes in ways that make it way better if we do that. Do you find that in the UK that there's less interest in buying in and more of an interest in kind of co-owning the work? Or is that still something that works relatively well in the UK, trying to get buy-in? Rachel Johnson: I think you're absolutely right, and I think this new generation are very different and I think they don't want to do it the way we did it. We wore tiredness and exhaustion like a trophy, like a medal. "Look how knackered I am, look how late I was up doing all my work." They look at that and go, "I don't want that. I want to have a sabbatical. I want to have a life. I want to go to the gym. I want to do what I want to do." So I think the way we are talking about buy-in needs to change. But I also think the way we get buy-in needs to change. We, I think have thought buy-in means, "Here's my idea, here's what we are doing, join me in what I'm doing." And that isn't really genuine buy-in. Buy-in is saying, "What is the problem we're trying to solve? Let's get people around the table, listen to really healthy conflict within a boundary where we feel safe to be able to disagree." All that psychological safety stuff by Amy Edmondson, it's crucial. It's not easy, but it's crucial. And then I think people do buy-in when they're heard. I think all these things we're talking about are linked. If I'm ignored, I'm not going to buy-in whether it's a great idea or not, because you're not hearing me. So I think we have to create more time to be heard and to hear. But I think one of the issues we have in leadership, particularly in education is we're always in such a rush. That hurry-up driver like, "Let's get everything done yesterday driver," can stop us really engaging and listening. And so where we can go fast, we sometimes do, and I think we lose a lot in that, especially this new generation who want to be heard, want to think things through, want to be well-researched. Great, that can really benefit us, but we have to give it time. Jon Eckert: Well, and again, leadership's always going to be messy and it can either be messy on the front end where you all own, where you're going together or it's going to be messy on the back end. So I'd much rather have it be messy on the front end. That just takes some patience and some ability to avoid falling victim to the tyranny of the urgent where we constantly throw one change after another at people in a way that doesn't actually produce what we want because we're too impatient to see it happen. So I'm curious how you got to this work. So this amazing work that you're doing through PiXL, which we can get more into PiXL in a little bit, but you personally, how did you end up writing these books, doing the podcasts, building out being a catalyst at PiXL to do this kind of work with leaders, but where did that come from? Rachel Johnson: So I think it started fairly young really when I was, my dad led a church and he was a leader in schools and so was my mom. So I watched all of that all of my life. But I was kind of old before my age really, and I always wanted to lead something. So I did Sunday school when I was 10, teaching three-year olds. I always took on more responsibility. And so what I wanted when I was 13 and 14 was to work out what does leadership look like? How can I be a better version of me? How can I make change happen? And apart from reading people that you've mentioned, like John Maxwell, there wasn't an awful lot for people my age. And so I never had anything age appropriate. So I read all the adult stuff. And I was looking back at my old journals actually yesterday. I was clearing out the loft and I look in my journals at me at 13 and go, "There she is, there's the person I am now. There, I can see her so clearly when I look." But it wasn't usual back then. And so I was a bit different and did different things, but I was absolutely committed to leadership. And so from that point on really, wherever I was I wanted to lead. And it wasn't that I was bothered about promotion or position or title or money. I'm not bothered about any of those things. I want to go where I can be to make the biggest difference. And so for me, leadership is where you make the biggest difference, where you could have the agency to make the difference. And for me, that has become the driving force really to try and do good in the world, to try and help people create their own change. So yes, that's where it started, very young. Jon Eckert: Love that. And so now at PiXL, what do you try to do organizationally? You gave us a little bit of what PiXL stands for, but how are you doing that and what different avenues in different countries? I know you have a number of ways you're trying to serve leaders who want to become the kind of leaders you wanted to become as a young person. Rachel Johnson: Yeah. So we do conferences, we did big conferences in the UK and those are hugely attended. We work with different types of leaders. We have two podcasts, PiXL Pearls, which are just 10 minutes leadership reflection. So not heavy, but just a moment of reflection to think about our own leadership. And then we have the PiXL leadership book club where we take non-educational school books because that's another really important thing of mine, to look outside of education, not always within. And so I interviewed two school leaders about a non-educational leadership book and how they've applied those messages into their context. And that's the kind of thing I'm interested in. I'm interested in looking at what other people in the world are doing and how we can take that from marketing or that from branding or that from hostage negotiation and how we can turn our schools around based on the lessons that've been learned elsewhere. So that's become a really big thing. Now I write all kinds of things on that. The books which I wrote that two have come out already, the chapters in those are all of the things that I asked our leaders, "What do you struggle with?" And that's what they said. And so I wrote the chapters for them really to try and help us all get a little bit more unstuck. Because we all get stuck and sometimes it's too difficult to find a great big book and read all the way through it when you haven't got time. So it's really short, bite-sized chunks to help get us unstuck. And so with that and working and with how we have resources and strategies, a whole range of things to help school leaders get the support they need. But I think one of the most important things we've just started doing is named after the book, we have something called Time to Think where leaders are able to book time with my team to just think a few ideas. We're not going to talk, they're going to book 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes. And that time is for them to talk through their ideas, for us to ask questions to help them get clarity, but for them to leave more empowered than they came in. And what school leaders are telling us is they don't have enough time to think. It happens on holidays, in the mornings, in the middle of the night. And it shouldn't happen then, it should happen in working hours too. But sometimes people need a bit of a helping hand to get there. So that's one of the most exciting things we're doing at the minute, creating that time to think and walking with people as they do that. Jon Eckert: I love that. I tell people when they start masters or doctoral programs at Baylor that the biggest gift we're giving you is time to think through what you're doing with the kinds of books that you're talking about. I totally agree, we need to look at education, but we need to look beyond education. So I love that conversation you're having with school leaders about books. Everything you described from the PiXL Pearls to everything else is trying to give people this catalyzing force to spend more time thinking and just carving out that space is a huge gift. So I think you mentioned that you primarily work in the UK, but that you have some connection into 46 different countries. Are there things you're seeing that feel like they work cross-culturally, like, "Hey, everyone is dealing with this." Because I know most of our listeners are in the United States and we can spend way too much time navel-gazing at our challenges and opportunities here. I'm wondering those conversations that you've had where they identify challenges that leaders have, are there any things there that you're like, "Hey, this feels like a common challenge. It does not matter where it is. This is..." Maybe it's the Time to Think, but if it's something other than that as well. What are some of those challenges you're seeing that cut across contexts? Rachel Johnson: Well, how I would kind of evidence that really is it's the podcasts that have gone all over the world in different countries. And we haven't really pushed those out. We've had them in the UK and they've gone everywhere through Apple or Spotify. But the ones that are most listened to, that's what's really fascinating. The biggest episodes are Dare to Lead with Brené Brown. So clearly if that's our leading episode, it's because people don't have courage like we've touched upon. The other one that is massive is the People Pleasing one, which is based on a book by Emma Reid Terrell called Please Yourself and is around the real problems of people pleasing. That's been another massive hitter. And then the third one, which has been a really big hitter, is based on Cal Newport's work on Deep Work and Time To Think. So if that's the three places where people are going across all of the people who listen to our podcasts. And I think in total there's about 195,000 downloads now maybe. I think that says something about where people's attention is, that's what they're craving. And I think we should listen to that because I think these things are quite deep-rooted and I think people don't find solutions to how to handle those three things either. Jon Eckert: Well, I love Brené Brown, I love Cal Newport. I need to read the people pleasing book, so. Rachel Johnson: Wonderful. Jon Eckert: I'm getting good recommendations. Yeah. The Slow Productivity by Cal Newport that just came out is kind of the latest manifestation. I still think Deep Work is his best book, but Slow Productivity I've worked into some of my classes because I do think this idea and his premise there is that we do less things, work at a natural pace and obsess over quality. That's how we provide the human value that is going to become increasingly value as AI and other things automate other pieces. It's what are we uniquely suited to build and do? And that's really to me, the extension of deep work. That's the critical component. And you have to have time to think because- Rachel Johnson: Yeah, you have to have time to think. And then you kind of think, why are we not doing deep work? Why are we overstretched? And I think it comes down to what I would call now toxic productivity. I think when you have a profession full of people who love to be efficient and love to-do lists and tick things off and feel great about themselves, the danger is we become addicted to productivity. We can't rest, we can't stop, we can't switch off. We have to be doing something productive. We even monetize our hobbies for goodness's sake because we can't do them for free, because that's a waste of time. It is quite astonishing. And we are obsessed with adding things, not taking things away. So I don't speak to many leaders who say, "We're reducing our efforts by half because we don't think it's working. So these five things are going and these five things will replace them." They should add more things. No wonder we're all frazzled, so. Jon Eckert: Well, and social media has turned us into the product. So our attention is what is demanded and that is what is being sold. And that's new and I think devastating for especially adolescents who are coming into leadership, those 13-year-olds that dreamed about leading the way you do. "Oh, I can do that through my followership on this as I sell products for someone else." And so you become a conduit for other corporations to grab other people through you. It's not real leadership. And so I worry about, I do not want this to happen, but my email box, I worry that I will be getting AI-generated emails into the box. I will then have AI-generating responses, and I'll just be a spectator watching AI talk to AI which by definition, Darren Speaksma says this all the time. AI is consensus because all it is scraping from large language models. It is not wisdom. To get wisdom, you need the human. And that's the point of deep work. How do we pursue joy through truth and love? How do we do this and this? And AI just, that's not what AI is designed to do. It can summarize, it can collect, it can scrape. But that's the part that I'm like, "Oh." And that's the life-giving work. And so Greg McCown, UK guy, Essentialism, that was the book. And then it became how do I? I've reduced all the small rocks out of the jar and I've just got big rocks and now the rocks are too much. And I feel like that's where we're at. So I love his work as well. So based on all that, those common challenges that we see, where do you see hope? Where are you most hopeful? Rachel Johnson: I'm hopeful that people want the conversation. I'm hopeful that in a room of thousands of leaders, I can say, "Put your hand up if you're a people pleaser." I've been a recovering people pleaser since 2020. I often say to people, I went into recovery in March 2020 when I read that book, Please Yourself by Emma Reid Terrell. And thought, "Oh my goodness, I don't want to be that." She says, you can either be an authentic person or a people pleaser. You cannot be both. And I was really convicted by it because I thought, I want to be the best kind of leader, but if I'm people pleasing, I can't be. This has got to change. And I am with roomfuls of people now virtually and in person who are embracing this, who say, "I want to go in recovery too. Enough. I realize it's holding me back." And wherever there are people who are willing to change and are up for the work and up for the debate about it all, I think there's always hope. And when we face our own brutal facts and we believe we can change, then I think there's always hope. And that is the kind of message we want to talk about in education in the UK and further afield, that we are not stuck. We don't have to be stuck. Human connection, human understanding, human wisdom, as you mentioned, these things that we can learn to be better and overcome our stuckness can change our lives first and foremost before we change anybody else's, but then help other people to change. And I think there is a great deal of hope. I think sometimes we have to look hard for it because social media and the news don't talk hope, they talk despair. And so we have to be very open and vocal about the hope. But that's one of the things that I hope to always be, the voice of hope. Not ignoring the brutal facts. We mustn't do that, but always saying, "We'll find a way if we think about this. If we invest, we will find a way." Because I believe we will. Jon Eckert: Love that. The next book I'm working on right now is "Gritty Optimism: Catalyzing Joy in Just Schools." How do we build on what we know can change in schools and what they can be? Because there's so many great stories out there and there's so many ways to do it. So this conversation has been super encouraging that way. So I'm just going to end us with a quick lightning round here. You've already given me at least one book recommendation I need to read. I'm just curious, in the last year, what's a book that you've read from any field? It doesn't have to be from education, that you would recommend to me and to us? Rachel Johnson: I'll give you two, Ruthlessly Caring by Amy Walters Cohen about the paradoxes in leadership and the Friction Project by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao. Jon Eckert: Yes. So I have been reading pieces of the Friction Project, remarkable. Have not read Ruthlessly Caring, so I've got to get on that. Thank you. All right. What is the worst advice you've received or given as a leader? And then follow that up with the best advice you've either given or received. Rachel Johnson: The worst advice I've ever been given is that humility is putting yourself last. Because it's not true. Jon Eckert: That's good. Rachel Johnson: That's a very blunt and terrible definition. The worst advice that I've probably given would be in my early years of leadership when I was first new and basically said to people, "Maybe don't cause a fuss about that." Because I was a people pleaser, I didn't want to make a fuss. And so sometimes I told other people not to make a fuss and that was a mistake. Jon Eckert: That's good. So if you were, oh, so I had a quick break on the connection. So our connection broke there a minute. So don't make a fuss, that's also bad advice. Correct? Yeah. Rachel Johnson: Yeah. Jon Eckert: So what's the good advice that you've received or given, what's the best advice you've either given or received? Rachel Johnson: The best advice I think I would give is make sure when you have any interaction that you are okay and you're seeing the other person as okay. And what I mean by that is that we're not coming with an attitude of judgment or superiority or anything that someone can sniff, which is going to put their back against the wall immediately. So be an adult, be in control of yourself. And if you're not in control of yourself, be vulnerable, but don't do it and create a mess in front of somebody else when it's going to damage them. I think that is unfair. Jon Eckert: That's great advice. Love that. What is one word, if you had to describe the schools you work with right now, what would be one word you'd use to describe the schools or the leaders of the schools that you serve? Rachel Johnson: Resilient. Jon Eckert: Love that. Love that. No, that's right. If we're still in education right now, we're resilient people, so good word. And then what would be one word you would hope would describe the next year in the schools that you serve? Rachel Johnson: I'd hope, it's a dramatic word, but I'd say transformational. Because I think if people can grasp this stuff, if they can make the time to think, if they can put themselves on their thinking tank first, I honestly believe we'll overcome challenges that we didn't think were possible. And I hope that in turn doesn't transform PiXL. It's not about that. It's about transforming them first and then transforming the way that they lead because that, I believe, unlocks everything else. Jon Eckert: That's a great word to end on. Well, Rachel, this conversation has been great for me. Huge encouragement. Thank you for the work you're doing and thanks for spending the time with us. Rachel Johnson: Thank you so much. I have loved speaking to you.  

Peter Lowe is Director of Improvement at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in England. He founded the Dudley Improvement Practice which is the organisation's Continuous Improvement system used across The Dudley Group Acute and Community care settings. Peter believes in a person-centred approach to improvement and uses the concepts of compassionate leadership, and Nancy Kline's ‘Time to Think' way of being to support healthcare professionals with their amazing ideas for improving services for patients.Peter has taken the work of Mike Rother and Tilo Schwarz to produce an Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata development programme which is double accredited with Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Standards Office and the Kata Competency System (KCS) licensed by Cardiff University.Peter also has his own improvement consultancy business; Continuous North and provides training and coach development for improvement teams in the National Health Service.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact CEOD@bmhcc.org if you have any questions about claiming credit.

In this episode, you'll hear Glyn Fussell in conversation with Oasis Associates and coaches Jane Bytheway and Carole-Ann Jones as they discuss the benefits of taking a coaching approach at work.  In today's rapidly evolving and changing world of work, leaders cannot be expected to have all the answers. So there is a need to find a way of untapping the potential of others, embracing a shift in mindset towards taking a more developmental approach, so we can get the best from the people we work with, and in turn, deliver great results.  Together, Glyn, Jane and Carole-Ann explore the true benefits of work based coaching, address some challenges that can arise, and the factors that support this kind of approach in practice.  This episode will be great for you if you are wanting to create a coaching culture within your organization, or if you're a leader or manager who wants to learn this brilliant skillset.  Oasis Human Relations offers a two day programme for organisations wanting to create an empowering coaching culture, which you can find here: https://www.oasishumanrelations.org.uk/programmes/leader-as-coach/ Additional resources The Coaching Habit book by Michael Bungay Stanier book by Michael Bungay Stanier plus his Tedtalk ‘How to tame your advice monster' Brilliant Coaching: How to be a brilliant coach in your workplace book by Julie Starr Coaching for performance book by John Whitmore  The Oasis Seven Stage model pdf & audio book Time to Think book by Nancy Kline

Danny explores the idea of independent thinking and the promise of not interrupting, inspired by the book "The Promise That Changes Everything" by Nancy Kline.

For us, coaching is all about allowing our coachees to have time to think about their situation, their desired outcomes and their ideas for achieving those outcomes.   We know that being truly present with our coachees and holding that space for them while they think to the end of their thoughts is invaluable. This is where their new thinking is generated.   ‘Time To Think' is also the name of a particular coaching approach devised by Nancy Kline that has some unique characteristics and a very specific structure when coaching individuals.   In this episode we explore what the ‘Time to Think' approach looks like, what we see as the benefits of the approach and also what we perceive to be its limitations   Enjoy the podcast? It would be great if you left us a review here.    Contact Details Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma Connect with the hosts: Tom: www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/ Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk   Helen: www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/ Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk   Follow ‘Your Coaching Journey' on Instagram or Linkedin: www.instagram.com/yourcoachingjourney/ www.linkedin.com/company/your-coaching-journey/ twitter.com/doctorscoaching   Do You Have a Question? From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.   If you have a question, please send it to us using one of our email addresses above and you may get a mention in a future episode. (If you want to remain anonymous, that's absolutely fine, just let us know)

Welcome to Building Brand You™, the podcast that helps you accelerate your success by unlocking your greatest asset – you.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: Leadership is about listening to others, creating safe spaces to have conversations and connecting together to agree on a shared vision and make a bigger impact. When you are in the service of others, and helping them to grow and be at their best, you need to make sure that you are also being your best. Listen for understanding, appreciate what works and acknowledge what you're seeing and experiencing every day. More and more, we need to invest in active learning strategies and this requires humility - the willingness to listen and to do more than  learn about each other but to learn from each other as well.     RESOURCES MENTIONED:  Time to Think by Nancy Kline; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451 BBY Show S8 Ep13: Unlocking collective agency; https://apple.co/3V0Bb8T     ABOUT OUR GUEST: Natacha Wilson's mission is to help leaders shape positive futures. As a leadership coach, facilitator, and founder of Cambridge Insights, she works with leaders and organisations in the world of research, innovation and impact. She creates tailored development workshops and provides human-centred coaching, which combine 21st century skills, mindsets and wisdom, to boost leadership capabilities and nurture innovative cultures- for impact. Natacha's experience in international settings, includes consumer brands, technology start-ups/SMEs, consultancy firms, and the University of Cambridge! She uses her rich knowledge in Strategy, Impact and Leadership and draws on cross-disciplinary research (inc. NeuroLeadership, Systems thinking, Positive Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry) to provide a breadth of perspectives, encourage reflection, navigate transition points towards behavioural change. She is an advisory board member of Form the Future (a community interest company which connects young people to a world of career possibilities, inspires them to dream big and empowers them to fulfill their full potential) and a coach for the Homeward Bound Leadership Programme which aims to develop a globally diverse leadership network of 10,000 STEMM women working on the sustainability of the planet. CONNECT WITH NATACHA WILSON: Email: natacha.wilson@cambridgeinsights.co.uk Website: www.cambridgeinsights.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natachawilson/ X: @caminsights     ABOUT KYM HAMER: Kym Hamer is an international leadership, visibility and impact coach, a personal branding expert and serial entrepreneur, and the creator of Building Brand You™, a methodology helping organisations, teams, and individuals to build visibility and reputational rigor as essential building blocks for delivering sustained business value. In other words, accelerating results by unlocking your greatest asset - YOU! In 2020, just one year after launching her first business, she was nominated by Thinkers360 as one of the Top 100 Women B2B Leadership influencers and is currently in the Top 25 Personal Branding and Top 12 Marketing Influencers in the world. For 4 years running Kym has also been one of Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leaders on Entrepreneurship and in 2023, was recognised as one of their Top Voices for 2023 globally. Kym is the Founder & CEO of Artemis Futures International, a Founding Board Member of the Customer Experience & Service Association Middle East, and co-founder of CXSA Group Ltd.  She has been part of the faculty with Homeward Bound Projects, a global initiative reaching 1.8 billion people, equipping women and non-binary people with a STEMM background to lead conversations for a sustainable future. She voyaged to Antarctica in 2023 for 19 nights delivering the immersive component of the HB programme for more than 170 women, and is currently Faculty Lead for Homeward Bound's 8th leadership cohort. 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The most frequent question Claire is asked is When are you going to talk about Time to Think at The Coaching Inn ?   So today's guest is Anne Hathaway.  Anne met Nancy Kline by coincidence in the early 1990s and has been deeply involved in Thinking Environment work since then. The actions we take are only as good as the thinking behind them. And we have an interesting exploration about respect and positive regard.   If you haven't read Time to Think, take a look!   Contact Anne: www.annehathaway.co.uk   And if you love this episode, please share it and rate it!    Before you go - we'll never use the podcast to directly sell you anything, but we're always here for a chat if you are thinking about doing something with us

Lynn Runnels-Moss: Value Delivery and Team Happiness, A Possible Scrum Master Success Definition Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, we talk about the Scrum Master's ability to deliver value to the customer and ensure a happy, cohesive team. This episode highlights the importance of psychological safety, continuous stakeholder collaboration, and the Scrum Master's role in fostering team connections. Discover strategies for aligning team efforts with user needs and stakeholder expectations, emphasizing the use of collaborative techniques to unite everyone towards a common goal. Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: A Thinking Environment Retrospective Inspired by Nancy Kline's work and Nancy's book “Time to Think”, Lynn introduces a retrospective format focused on deep, uninterrupted thinking. Discover how creating a space where team members can speak without interruption can lead to profound insights and meaningful change. This episode offers practical tips for fostering an environment that values listening and encourages the evolution of ideas.   [IMAGE HERE] Retrospectives, planning sessions, vision workshops, we are continuously helping teams learn about how to collaborate in practice! In this Actionable Agile Tools book, Jeff Campbell shares some of the tools he's learned over a decade of coaching Agile Teams. The pragmatic coaching book you need, right now! Buy Actionable Agile Tools on Amazon, or directly from the author, and supercharge your facilitation toolbox!    About Lynn Runnels-Moss Lynn is a certified Agile coach and Business Coach, skilled in developing high-performance teams using Agile and Lean practices. She founded the London Comms Dojo, co-organises the London Code Dojo, and is a speaker in the Agile Leadership Community worldwide. You can link with Lynn Runnels-Moss on LinkedIn.

This week Michelle speaks with Doug Shaw, who shares his views and experiences from the various roles he has and continues to play from outside of organisations looking in.By giving voice to those who need to be heard, Doug talks about whether you are a consultant or an internal voice, it's important to value the vital skill of listening, not just to pause and reply. Doug encourages us with a variety of suggestions to pause and be present to be more effective in our work. Connect with Doug on Linked In www.linkedin.com/in/dougshaw1Doug also invites you to join him in taking the moment to invest in yourself this Leap Day 29th February 2024. Follow Doug, and your curiosity, to try something different. Click here for details: www.tickettailor.com/events/consultingartist/1138750For those keen to learn more about Enso, which Doug references during the episode, learn more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ens%C5%8DThere are a few shout outs in this episode: Elizabeth Day's How to Fail podcast  with Claudia Winkleman in this episode: open.spotify.com/episode/68PqGTCWYDoBLTorz5OE1C?si=c6ad50c4402a4270 David Pearl's Street Wisdom: streetwisdom.orgMeg Peppin with Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment: www.timetothink.com/coach/meg-peppin www.linkedin.com/in/meg-peppin-89136a27 Neil Usher & Doug Shaw collab: consultingartist.com/engagement/human-resource-a-song-about-work ____________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning from the Edges is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater, Director, Kairos Modern Learning.Michelle is the author of The Learning and Development Handbook - a practical guide for all professionals looking to offer effective, efficient, enjoyable and engaging people development, but not sure where to start. This book is full of practical tips and advice. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this is urgent reading for anyone working in people development.Join us with your thoughts on Twitter @LearningEdges and connect with Michelle on LinkedIn/michelleparryslaterPurchase your copy of The Learning and Development Handbook: thelndhandbook.comWork with Kairos Modern Learning: kairosmodernlearning.co.ukPodcast production by Liam Gardner Record and Repurpose

Ash Smith shares two of his most recommended books to clients and how they relate to the Circumplex and what we do. The Multipliers by Liz Wiseman, and Time to Think by Nancy Kline

Every coach has a human story, and these stories contain the wisdom, vulnerability and invaluable lessons that inform our work.In this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast, Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli share some of the human stories that have shaped their lives and careers, leading them to become Master Certified Coaches and co-authors of a powerful new book.That book is The Human Behind The Coach, and it's about the inner work we need to do to cultivate a simpler practice and to demonstrate art in the coaching room. It is a guide to the principles that inform a more human approach to coaching: one that is not bound by tools or hacks, but allows for a natural process and a letting go.The vibrant dynamic between Claire and Lucia gave rise to the book and it shines through in this episode as they share their infectious enthusiasm for transformative coaching work with individuals, teams and organisations. In this episode, we also talk about:How Agile methodologies help people adapt to changeThe importance of holding endingsThe times when it's appropriate to break the rulesHow we navigate fundamental differences between our beliefs and values and those of our clientsThe power of being able to sit with not knowingClaire and Lucia also discuss their virtual book launch, which is taking place on Monday November 13th at 6pm (UK time) - click here for details.For more information about Claire, visit https://www.3dcoaching.com/claire-pedrick-mcc/.For more information about Lucia, visit http://www.luciabaldelli.com/.For more information on The Human Behind The Coach and the course Claire and Lucia mention, visit: https://www.thehumanbehindthecoach.com/ For information about my wider work, my writing or to buy my books, visit www.robbieswale.com.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community. Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):- Coaching Agile Teams by Lisa Atkins https://lyssaadkins.com/product/coaching-agile-teams-paperback/ - Listen by Kathryn Mannix https://www.kathrynmannix.com/books/listen/ - With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix https://www.kathrynmannix.com/books/with-the-end-in-mind/ - The best chair in the world (according to Claire's LinkedIn connections) https://www.hermanmiller.com/en_gb/products/seating/office-chairs/ - Lucia's husband Marco's website: https://www.marcolattarulo.com/ - The Coaches Walking LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12827884/ - Coaching Outside The Box https://www.coachingoutsidethebox.net/ - Claire's book https://spckpublishing.co.uk/how-to-make-great-appointments-in-the-church - Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/ - Brene Brown's TED talk on vulnerability https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en - Siobhan Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-miller/?originalSubdomain=uk - Jennifer Garvey Berger on The Coach's Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-42-jennifer-garvey-berger-the-answer-to-either-or-is-both - Chapter 12 of The Human Behind The Coach is available for free on the website https://www.thehumanbehindthecoach.com/ - Bounce by Matthew Syed https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/book/bounce-the-myth-of-talent-and-the-power-of-practice/ - Claire and Lucia on a writing retreat https://www.linkedin.com/posts/clairepedrick_thehumanbehindthecoach-activity-7044305188907544576-Gbpi/- The Coaching Inn Podcast https://thecoachinginn.podbean.com/

When Claire McKie recommended Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Remen to me I realised she wasn't the first person who'd suggested it and somehow it had drifted down my to-read pile.  I'm actually embarrassed it took me so long to realise it was almost everything I'd been looking at in a book to dip in and out of and to recommend endlessly to others.There's a global flavour to today - me in the UK, Claire in Australia discussing a book written by a physician from the USA.Claire and I had a fabulous conversation about conversations and stories. We explore the power of listening and of stories to help us make sense of the world as well as talking about the way that revisiting old favourites often shows us different perspectives on something that seems familiar.If you don't have a copy of it yet, get yours here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/kitchen-table-wisdom-stories-that-inspire-rachel-naomi-remen/5024712?ean=9781529045864we also thought about the other books with which we'd file this on a helf: Listen by Kathryn Mannix, Self Compassion by Kristen Neff, Time to Think by Nancy Kline and Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown - all of which have been covered as  previous episodes of this podcast and might eb worth going back to.We talked about the Civility Saves Lives movement https://www.civilitysaveslives.com/

Work isn't always going to be sunshine and rainbows, but it doesn't have to be doom and gloom either. In our first one to one conversation on this podcast, this week the discussion with Liggy Webb moves around on how assumptions and unspoken communication can cause unwanted friction, plus explores the idea of working with people that challenge us. Thinking about how we can use empathy to create a healthy conflict rather than an unwanted combat.  In this episode we mention the book Nancy Kline's  "The Promise That Changes Everything: I won't interrupt you". If you're intrigued you can find it at your favourite book shop, but for those keen to follow a single click, find a copy here at Waterstones (other bookshops are available, but the podcast is open to sponsorship!) Connect with Liggy Webb to further the discussion on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/liggyw or learn more about her work via her website: liggywebb.com____________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning from the Edges is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater, Director, Kairos Modern Learning.Michelle is the author of The Learning and Development Handbook - a practical guide for all professionals looking to offer effective, efficient, enjoyable and engaging people development, but not sure where to start. This book is full of practical tips and advice. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this is urgent reading for anyone working in people development.Join us with your thoughts on Twitter @LearningEdges and connect with Michelle on LinkedIn/michelleparryslaterPurchase your copy of The Learning and Development Handbook: thelndhandbook.comWork with Kairos Modern Learning: kairosmodernlearning.co.ukPodcast production by Liam Gardner Record and Repurpose

Welcome to another episode of the Emotion at Work podcast! In today's conversation, Phil sits down with Sam Isaacson, a renowned coach and technology thought leader, to delve into the fascinating world of coaching and its future.   Throughout this episode, Phil and Sam explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots in coaching. They dissect the role that AI plays in the coaching landscape and eagerly ponder what lies ahead for AI coaching.   Additionally, our hosts touch upon the concept of coaching pools, discussing both the merits and drawbacks of AI coaching within the realm of work.   Sam generously shares a wealth of resources to expand your knowledge in the space of AI and the future of coaching. This engaging conversation offers invaluable insights into the evolving world of coaching and its integration with advanced technologies.   References and links:   Sam Issacson LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/samisaacson   The tension of coaching and technology – LinkedIn article - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tension-coaching-technology-sam-isaacson/?trackingId=OpONHl0ESwy5ZAoOH6Yrvw%3D%3D   Sam Issacson website - https://www.isaacson.uk   Sam's book: “How to Thrive as a Coach in a Digital World” - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Education-Humanities-Sciences-Counselling-Psychotherapy/dp/0335250610   Nancy Kline coaching - https://www.timetothink.com   Eliza technology - https://web.njit.edu/~ronkowit/eliza.html   ChatGPT – https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt    Trish Uhl - https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishuhl/   Dr Nicky Terblanche - https://za.linkedin.com/in/dr-nicky-terblanche-phd-b004177   Association For Coaching – Technology and Innovation Series - https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/technology_and_innovation_podcast_series   Evoach Podcast: https://www.evoach.com/the-future-of-coaching-podcast

Nancy Kline's Time to Think is probably the non fiction book which has most changed my clinical and teaching/mentoring practice ever. It was a huge treat to discuss it with Martin Billington and to discover it had had a similar effect on him.Focussing on the principles that "The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first. The quality of our thinking depends on the way we treat each other while we are thinking" has change both of us for the better (though we did acknowledge that if we both listened intently and didn't say anything the podcast wouldn't be the most interesting thing to listen to!)

dLog #7 Stop interrupting - be more silent Oooo, now then, this could be an hour long, yet is a super quick dive into - shutting up and being quiet. The power of silence s not filling up conversations with noise, not pre-empting endings, not presuming. ⁠Stopping interrupting makes us more intentional - we have a free rlc global value event on June 6th - join in and find out much more about how you can be more intentional and benefit yourself and others. It's free, why not⁠. Shutting up is caring, empathetic, impactful, and, most of all, means you actually start to understand people more and yourself. The reference book is Nancy Kline's The promise that changes everything. I Won't interrupt you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dddobusiness/message

Ben Allen is a GP at Birley Health Centre, and Sheffield Clinical Director for Primary Care, with a special interest in elderly medicine and service improvement.Birley has bucked the national trend in patient satisfaction. Over the past two years while patient satisfaction nationally has declined from 68% to 38%, at Birley it has increased. He compares his initial impressions of Birley to the experience of riding a bike where all the components are high quality but they haven't been assembled particularly well.He realised that his first efforts to intervene were merely addressing the symptoms and not the underlying culture, so he started a process of self-education reading books by Patrick Lencioni, Jim Collins, Brene Brown, Simon Sinek and Nancy Kline for example. This led him to develop three main principles: finding and nurturing potential, team dynamics, and being purpose and values driven.He observes that “everybody has so much more to them than their professional role and their professional training.” The organisation needs a clear plan for how it is going to bring out the best in staff, including providing a mentor for each person, who has an ongoing day-to-day relationship with the individual.Most of his thinking on team dynamics draws on the work of Patrick Lencioni. It's firstly about creating an environment of psychological safety which allows people to voice their best ideas, and confess their mistakes without fear of censure. Secondly its about the quality of debate. Finally, if the first two have been done well, then people should be more prepared to commit to a decision, even if it isn't the one that they would have made personally.Ben has done less work on crystallising the purpose of the organisation than he has done on the other two principles, but he thinks that is a question worth asking all stakeholder groups, including patients. He observes that “we can often go to work with our own purpose” and that purpose may conflict with the goals of others. And in the absence of a larger purpose, the aims of individuals can boil down to “getting through the day.” It's only when you have that overarching purpose that you can ask “How are we doing?”Ben thinks that the type of leadership that the NHS needs is evolving. At present the principles he has outlined are not as understood and valued as they need to be. The ‘top down' model is not fit for the complexities of modern healthcare.Meetings have changed fundamentally at Birley since the start of the improvement programme. They no longer have meetings that are about conveying information, for which an email or whatsapp would do. Instead, team meetings are about engaging people, obtaining ideas, debating issues, and building consensus.Ben says there's lots left to do at Birley, but that he really does feel that it's a self-improving place now. Things Ben would like to see happen going forward include a “blurring of the boundaries between the practice team and the public”, more work on purpose and values, and rotating the leadership of meetings so that younger staff are involved.Ben feels that with increasing workload and declining staff numbers there is a real risk of changing things “out of desperation to make something different.” In his view, the right question is how do you sustain the people who are currently in primary care, while you train up the next generation of GPs? He also thinks that the nation needs a wider debate about the purpose of the NHS.In his role as Clinical Director for Sheffield he sees himself helping general practice to thrive. He is still working on the best way to achieve that. One of his approaches has been to get people from general practice with energy and ideas together in order to build solutions. Recently Ben has read ‘Reinventing Organisations' by Frederic Laloux. This charts the cultural journey from top down to purpose driven with self-managing...

Most Introverts have a think-say-think communication process, which does not always suit today's fast-paced environment where everyone is in a rush, struggling to find time for quality thinking. But what can result from pausing, breathing, and discerning the flow of our thoughts?  In this episode, Joanna explores how we can make the most out of our preference for thinking - without overthinking, procrastinating, or being stuck in our heads. Listen in as our host explores Nancy Kline's 10 Components of a Thinking Environment to help us build a more diverse, innovative, and collaborative space where the quality of thinking improves; and everyone can benefit.  KEY POINTS: How to maximize our "think-say-think" communication process Nancy Kline's 10 Components of a Thinking Environment Effects of Immediacy Habit   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:  Ep. 143 How au fait are you with your real emotions https://quiet.flourishingintroverts.com/ep143 Email your suggested topics to Joanna@flourishingintroverts.com  What Type of Introvert are you? Find out by taking this quiz: yourintroverttype.co.uk Visit Joanna's website here: flourishingintroverts.com  Join the Flourishing Introverts Facebook community of like-minded Introverts here: web.facebook.com/groups/Introvertscorner

Today on the podcast we're joined by special guest, Dr. Krissy Doyle-Thomas! Dr. Krissy is a medical neuroscientist, speaker, and professor, with an expertise in medical conditions that affect the brain and mental health.  Join Colleen and Dr. Krissy as they discuss the brain science behind mental health, and how self-love is scientifically proven to be an important tool for maintaining your wellness.   --   Stay connected with our guest, Dr. Krissy Doyle-Thomas! Instagram: @dr.krissy.phd Website: doctorkrissy.com   Books recommended by Dr. Krissy: Mindset by Carol Dweck: https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322 Daring Greatly by Brene Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/1592408419 Time To Think by Nancy Kline: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451   --   Be sure to leave a review and rating, you can also share your thoughts with Colleen through comments and DM's via social media, or email.  Colleenblakemiller.com Email: colleen@colleenblakemiller.com Instagram: @colleenblakemiller   --   Episode edited by Alex Davidson Byalexdavidson.com Instagram:  @byalexdavidson

In this week's episode, I'm talking about the importance of really listening to your clients and making sure that you're delivering what they really want, and not what you think they want. I ask the question, “Are you really listening?”And introduce you to the wonderful Nancy Kline and her book “Time to Think” that literally blew my mind and changed my life as I realised just how rubbish we all are at properly listening to each other. "The quality of your attention determines the quality of other people's thinking." Nancy Kline.I share with you more about what it means to get intentional about listening to people and talk you through 5 key benefits that good listening can bring to your business which are:1) Building trust with your clients and creating a real connection with people.2) Adding value by delivering what they really need and beyond.3) Ensuring customer retention and fixing your leaky bucket.4) Making sure your business stays ahead of the trends and is always looking to improve. And5) Strengthening your brand and reputation and helping you Future-Proof your business.Lucy Rennie Resources: Nancy Kline - Time to Think - https://amzn.eu/d/56bPnOchttps://www.iamlucyrennie.com - free downloadable resources, other episodes and free downloadable resourcesJoin my mailing list - https://www.iamlucyrennie.com/podcastBuy my book here - https://go.lrcomms.co.uk/bookI would love to invite you to come and join me and lots of other small business owners like you in my FREE Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/CommunicatewithPurposeResources Future-Proof your Business Webinar 18th April - sign up for my free interactive workshop https://www.iamlucyrennie.com - free downloadable resources, other episodes and more information about how to work with Lucy. Buy my book here Join me in my membership The Future-Proof Club here - The Future-Proof Club Episode 26- Are you really listening? https://www.iamlucyrennie.com/podcast/are-you-really-listening Episode 43 - Joining the Dots https://www.iamlucyrennie.com/insights/joining-the-dots-the-programme Come and join me and lots of other small business owners like you in my FREE Facebook group:CWP (Communicate with Purpose) Group | Facebook

Nancy Kline is a teacher researcher school cofounder and writer, she's also the creator and pioneer of the Thinking Environment. An internationally bestselling author, the leadership organisation she founded in 1984, Time to Think, has touched the lives of millions around the world. Follow The Five of My Life on Instagram Contact Nigel here. Find Nancy's books hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this mini episode, Nigel explains why his next guest, on Five of My Life, is special to him. Join Nigel and Nancy Kline next week and hear what's behind her Five of My Life choices. Follow The Five of My Life on Instagram Contact Nigel here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are these Reflections with Actions' episodes all about? After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 305 Focus on Introversion with Jon Baker 306 Random Conversations with Sarah Dennis 307 Back to Nature with Simon Hague 308 Mission Critical with Dr Joanna Martin 309 Healing from the Heart with Dana Grindal   KEY TAKEAWAY “Your daily habits tell others who you are. The little things you do each day matter. They matter because over time they compound.”   BOOK RECOMMENDATION* Time to Think by Nancy Kline – https://amzn.to/3V2JejB Personality isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story by Benjamin Hardy, PhD – https://amzn.to/3OchfMm The Scavenger Mindset by Clare Richmond – https://amzn.to/3EEBRcN Imagine All the People: A conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money Politics and Life as it Could Be, Wisdom Publications, Boston - https://amzn.to/3XdtAUo   RESOURCES https://www.thepersonalitylab.org/   https://www.16personalities.com/   University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70&t=368s https://dalailamacenter.org/blog-post/western-women-can-come-rescue-world https://www.dalailama.com/messages/environment/politics-and-environment https://focusonwhy.libsyn.com/138-hidden-potential-with-clare-richmond https://focusonwhy.libsyn.com/180-eliminating-stress-with-ruth-fogg https://focusonwhy.libsyn.com/191-a-bit-of-a-boost-with-george-anderson ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker and Mastermind Host. Amy works with individuals to improve productivity, engagement and fulfilment, to banish overwhelm, underwhelm and frustration and to welcome clarity, achievement and purpose.   WORK WITH AMY Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would to focus on your WHY or launch a purposeful podcast, then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall     KEEP IN TOUCH WITH AMY Sign up for the weekly Friday Focus - https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://linktr.ee/AmyRowlinson   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.  *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Limites, ou porque é que o amor incondicional não é saudável 1. Conhece os teus limites 2. Comunica os teus limites 3. Pergunta às outras pessoas quais os seus limites 4. Pede aquilo que queres Referências / Leituras recomendadas: - Artigo de Steven Pinker no jornal The Guardian, “The media exaggerates negative news. This distortion has consequences”: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/17/steven-pinker-media-negative-news - News literacy network: https://newsliteracynetwork.org/ - Relatório de 2022 da Digital news: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022 - Livro de Nancy Kline, “time to think”: https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/ - Curso online gratuito sobre os media (não estava a funcionar da última vez que abri o link): https://www.positive.news/society/media/the-online-course-that-teaches-you-how-to-decode-the-media/ - Frontalidade empática: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Et3b6f7ltTk75WfWPIuVp?si=ede73681d2de42c3 - Como viver bem, conselhos da Dona Noémia, que define limites claros na sua vida: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34Yu5mvt6uMrtATRatf2Dj?si=dd44e44c3dc64992

Boundaries or why unconditional love is unhealthy 1. Know your boundaries 2. Communicate your boundaries 3. Ask about people's boundaries 4. Ask for what you want References / Recommended reading: - Steven Pinker's article in The Guardian, “The media exaggerates negative news. This distortion has consequences”: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/17/steven-pinker-media-negative-news - Book “Time to think”, by Nancy Kline: https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/ - News literacy network: https://newsliteracynetwork.org/ - Digital news report 2022: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022 - Free online course on how to decode the media (at the time of writing this episode, the course was unavailable): https://www.positive.news/society/media/the-online-course-that-teaches-you-how-to-decode-the-media/ - Compassionate directness: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pqzocXolWtfEbIheyTXPb?si=22f5cb6b565748da

Series 3 Episode 1: It's not a soft cushion, scented candles approach to leadership  Starting this series with a thought-provoking conversation is Professor Michael West OBE who discusses compassionate leadership.   He describes how ‘listening with fascination' is so crucial for managers and explains how to create more effective compassionate teamwork. He also talks about how to support a stressed workforce and why it's so important to practice self-compassion. Resources Does team size matter?  Compassionate Leadership by Professor Michael West  Listening with Fascination is included in Nancy Kline's book Time to Think S3 E1 full transcript

Today, with a client I was discussing the idea that women have moved into positions of leadership by adopting men's conditioning, seeing it as the best way to lead and have influence. as Nancy Kline once said: “This is not progress. Women have been encouraged to be like men when actually the best thing for men in society would be to encourage men to be more like women.” So is it true that women are better leaders than men?

In today's episode, Jim and Tyson chat with, William Woodford! They dive into the journey of creating a next-generation law firm that challenges the status quo. If you're interested in learning more about leaving big law, the high-value things in your firm, and the potential future of law, check out this week's episode.William is an IP lawyer with 20 years of experience handling high-stakes litigation. Recently, he won a $31M jury verdict for his client in a patent infringement case. William uses his litigation experience to provide cutting-edge counseling on a variety of other issues, such as patent portfolio evaluation, development, and management, IP licensing, technology commercialization, and strategies for avoiding disputes.Before founding Avantech Law in 2021, William was a principal at Fish & Richardson. He co-founded Fish's contingent fee practice and was an elected member of the firm's finance committee for eight years. He is known as a leader in creative fee arrangements, especially for start-ups and small companies that require flexibility and certainty.2:10 Fish and Richardson5:51 leaving big law9:17 maximize what you can get13:17 take two different approaches17:17 big opportunity for boutiques21:01 more desire for different types of fee arrangementsJim's Hack: A couple of good questions to ask. The first one is from Dan Sullivan, asking if you were sitting here today three years from now what would have to have happened for you to feel like you've made progress? The other is from Jerry Colonna, who wrote the book Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up, asking, how have I been complicit in creating the conditions that I say I don't want? Third, Nancy Kline, who wrote The Promise That Changes Everything,  which asks, what might you be assuming that is stopping you?William's Tip: With the resistance to change, there are a lot of assumptions that go with that; whether you're a big company or small company, don't be locked into what the industry puts in front of you. Think outside the box!Tyson's Tip: During your weekly huddle or meeting, choose one person in your firm to have all the other people say one nice thing about them.Watch the podcast here. Join the Guild: www.maxlawguild.com

In this episode we consider the relevance of leaders integrating coaching skills into their day-to-day work. We reflect on coaching as a mindset and an approach, which can be seen in the way they behave. We discuss some examples of coaching skills that a leader may begin to introduce to their repertoire, such as developing a coaching presence, creating space for others to think, active listening and demonstrating curiosity. Coaching is highlighted by McKinsey as the number one skill citizens will need in the future of work.  Listen in to this episode if you are interested in learning more about cultivating a coaching style of leadership in your organisation.  Resources: Mckinsey article - “Defining the skills citizens will need in the future world of work”: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/defining-the-skills-citizens-will-need-in-the-future-world-of-work Logical levels of learning: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/lead/logical-levels.html Reference for Nancy Kline's Time To Think Pairs process: https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/content-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/BE99E9F85CF5447B8537AE3625B93814/Instructions-Thinking-Pairs.pdf WAIT acronym - Why Am I Talking?

Nancy Kline is the pioneer of the body of thought and practice known as the Thinking Environment. She is the Founding Director of Time To Think, a global leadership development and coaching company. Nancy also is the author of 4 books including her most recent best-seller, “The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won't Interrupt You.” In this interview Nancy describes how she feels about being old and also outlines her vision for the future of the Thinking Environment. You will love listening to her!

Describing himself as a strange mix of coach, speaker, writer, juggler, magician and fire-eater, John Hayns clearly thrives on variety in life. Focused on the words of one of The Magic Circle's Founders, David Devant, ‘all done by kindness', John is most in flow as an entertainer and has the freedom to explore opportunities through his magic. John believes that it is his purpose to serve yourself and to serve others and he advocates doing this using The Magic Formula.   KEY TAKEAWAY “Serve yourself and serve others with the magic formula: move, attune, give, inspire and connect.” BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* More Time to Think by Nancy Kline - https://amzn.to/3v7zYke The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - https://amzn.to/3k8odUw ABOUT JOHN As well as being a coach, speaker and writer, John Hayns is also a juggler, magician and fire eater. He learned to eat fire while studying for an Engineering degree at Oxford University and learned to escape from a straitjacket while working for a church in London. He is former Chair and current Chaplain to The Magic Circle. Much of his coaching, speaking and consulting has been in the context of working with the charity ZANE: Zimbabwe A National Emergency. Based in Oxford, he is married to a priest and has three sons. His hobbies include kayaking, cooking and attempting to train a cheeky cockapoo. CONNECT WITH JOHN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhayns/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnhayns Web: themagicformula.com     ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker, Mastermind Host and Property Investor. Through 1:1 and group coaching, Amy works with individuals and businesses to improve productivity, engagement and fulfilment, to banish overwhelm, underwhelm and frustration and to welcome clarity, achievement and purpose.   WORK WITH AMY Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you to launch your podcast or to focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall   KEEP IN TOUCH WITH AMY Sign up for the weekly Friday Focus - https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://linktr.ee/AmyRowlinson   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.    *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

As we live in a world where there are lots of distractions, be that from modern technology or from people constantly telling us what to do, we often forget that as humans, we yearn to be noticed and heard too. Just as how important it is for us to listen to others, we also shouldn't forget the value of listening to ourselves first.   Without fully understanding who we are and what we'd want to become, how can we even help others to feel like they're safe and heard? Without listening to what our inner self has to say first, how can we even expect ourselves to hear voices of this world?   Lending your ears, your heart, and your soul as you listen to people will impact that person's life forever. Nevertheless, remember that you also have a soul that's asking to be cared for.   Author and speaker Jane Adshead Grant has more than 30 years' experience as an HR practitioner and a professionally trained and accredited executive coach and facilitator within Professional and Financial Services.  Jane works with senior executives to create greater self-awareness, lead more effectively, enhance communication and influencing skills and create a culture where stakeholder value is created for everyone.    Jane recently published the book the Listening Coach, a practical pocket guide to help you coach yourself through the elements of listening that are critical in life, in business and in your community.  She aims to inspire people to think for oneself in order to unlock one's potential from within. Jane provides generative attention and listening which then results in clients achieving clarity, confidence, and new ways of moving forward towards an environment of growth and fulfillment.   In this episode, Jane talks about the levels of listening as she discusses why self listening is a must before actually being able to listen to others well. Jane also reminds people how important mindset is as we go on with our listening journey.     "In order for us to listen well to another, we need to listen first to ourselves, because when we listen to ourselves and connect with who we are, we begin to develop a sense of stability, and it's in that stability that others can seek refuge in us.” – Jane Adshead Grant     Listen IN Notes:   01:47 – On starting to notice the power of listening: Growing in an environment where listening was absent influenced her work in listening.   06:50 – Raquel shares a similar experience. Jane notes the value of looking for the good in others and acknowledging them as a human being.   09:47 – Where listening begins: Self listening involves being present with oneself and understanding more about who we are as a human being   12:58 – Connecting with people through regular listening sessions allows Jane to create a safe environment where people are heard and nurtured, which benefits both Jane and the others.   16:03 – Jane's practice of taking the time and space to connect deeply with oneself, and why it is an act that could be difficult for some   20:37 – The five levels of listening: listening to self, pretend listening, factual listening, empathetic listening, generative listening   26:14 – Teaching how to listen in order to avoid pretend listening: Listening is an active skill. It requires giving attention, not simply paying attention.   29:50 – Play rather than Obey: Making assumptions in difficult times, especially when there's the feeling of being stuck.   39:41 – Incisive questions are questions that ignite the mind to play.    44:28 – Mindset of Listening: Applying the growth mindset in listening. Asking, “What is the mindset in which I'm about to listen?”   48:33 – Including the fun in listening: Story of a family who had a lot of fun with the help of Jane's The Listening Deck   51:57 – The Listening Coach: Jane shares more about her book The Listening Coach, a practical pocket guide. It will help you coach yourself through the elements of listening that are critical in life, in business and in your community. It is easy to read and digest, with practical ideas so you can convert its insights into deeper ways of listening. Peppered with conversations and real-world case studies, you will discover the transformational impact of deep and generative listening.   Key Takeaways:   "How we behave – the words we use in relationships – can really lift one up or it can pull us apart." – Jane Adshead Grant   “For me, self listening is where listening begins, because in order to listen well to another, we have to be able to listen to ourselves well.” – Jane Adshead Grant   “It takes time to quieten our mind, free from the things that we think we need to get going on and be doing. But simply be present with ourselves in that moment and connect down deep with who we are and who we're being.” – Jane Adshead Grant   “The key thing is to notice, to notice which level of listening am I in? What level of listening will really serve the person I'm with just now to the very best?” – Jane Adshead Grant   “Listening is an active skill. It requires giving attention, not simply paying attention.” – Jane Adshead Grant   “If we apply the growth mindset [to ourselves], I believe we can all deepen and develop our listening skills to a deeper level.” – Jane Adshead Grant   “The mindset of listening is as critical as the skills of us developing our capacity to listen well with intention.” – Jane Adshead Grant     Notes/Mentions:   The Listening Coach: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Listening-Coach-yourself-listening-communities/dp/B09MYYW9W4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 The Listening Deck: https://thelisteningcoach.co.uk/thelisteningdeck/ Time to Think: https://janeadsheadgrant.com/time-to-think/ Time to Think book: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451 Incisive Questions by Nancy Kline: https://www.timetothink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/incisive-questions.pdf     Connect with Jane Adshead Grant:   Website: https://janeadsheadgrant.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeadsheadgrant/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jane.adsheadgrant YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/janeadsheadgrant1   Connect with Raquel Ark:   www.listeningalchemy.com Mobile: + 491732340722 contact@listeningalchemy.com  LinkedIn    

To use her own words, Jean Balfour "spectacularly failed" the assessment of the Ashridge Accredited Coach Training programme.But this setback fuelled a massive growth journey that led Jean to become clearer about who she is as a person and set her on a path to becoming a Master Certified Coach (MCC).In this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast, Jean traces the steps of her career from training as a teacher, to developing leaders for local government, the National Health Service and investment banks, to the work she does now as programme director of Bailey Balfour's ICF Accredited Coach Training Programme.She reveals key experiences from her life and work that influenced the way she designed the coach training programme, including the vital learning she took from failing her Ashridge assessment.This episode gives you the chance to hear a highly accomplished, vastly experienced educator, leadership developer and coach trainer share her views on the secrets to effective coaching and the most pressing challenges facing the industry.In this episode, we talk about:The power of cultivating a journaling practiceWhat Jean learned from becoming an ICF Master Certified Coach and whether credentials for coaches really matterLooking inwards in order to growMoving coaching out of the West and creating global conversationsThe step-by-step process Jean uses with clients, sponsors and stakeholders when coaching for organisationsJean also reflects on what it took to successfully move her coaching practice from the United Kingdom to Singapore, and offers perspectives on how the coronavirus pandemic has shaped the future of coaching.For more information about Jean, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/ or her company's website www.baileybalfour.com.For information about my wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswale.com, and to buy my book, click here.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/communityThings and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):- Barry Ennis Funeral Notice: https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/ennis/5020856 and Episode #9 where he was the guest: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-9-barry-ennis-follow-the-fire - Make a donation to MIND: https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/ - Lara Quie https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie/- ICF Team Coaching Competencies https://coachingfederation.org/team-coaching-competencies - Anne Hathaway on The Coach's Journey https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-34-anne-hathaway - Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/ - The Thinking Environment https://www.timetothink.com/thinking-environment/ - Raquel Ark on The Coach's Journey https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-33-raquel-ark - Time To Think by Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/books/time-to-think/ - The ICF definition of coaching https://coachingfederation.org/about - Myles Downey on The Coach's Journey https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-31-myles-downey - Action Learning https://www.actionlearningcentre.com/about-action-learning- Ashridge qualifications https://www.hult.edu/ashridge/qualifications/ - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/ - Robert Holden https://www.robertholden.com/about-robert/ - Julia Cameron's book about writing and prayer https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/seeking-wisdom-a-spiritual-path-to-creative-connection/ - The ladder of inference https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_91.htm#:~:text=The%20Ladder%20of%20Inference%20describes,are%20shown%20in%20figure%201 - Coaching for Performance by John Whitmore https://www.performanceconsultants.com/coaching-for-performance-book - The Inner Game of Tennis https://theinnergame.com/inner-game-books/the-inner-game-of-tennis/ - Mike Toller on The Coach's Journey https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-32-mike-toller - Bounce by Matthew Syed https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/resource/bounce-the-myth-of-talent-and-the-power-of-practice/ - BetterUp https://www.betterup.com/en-gb/ - Ezra https://www.helloezra.com/ - ICF core competencies https://coachingfederation.org/core-competencies - The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris https://thehappinesstrap.com/ - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/acceptance-commitment-therapy - ACT for Beginners https://psychwire.com/harris/act-beginners

Sophie Stephenson is a teacher, facilitator and faculty member of Time to Think. (Listeners will recall that I interviewed Nancy Kline, founder of The Thinking Environment®, in episode 39 of the Compassionate Leadership Interview.) Sophie's CV includes The Royal Navy, The Prince's Trust, the Australian wine industry, and a masters in teaching from Melbourne University. After 10 years in Australia, she returned to the UK to start her own business, The Thinking Project. She had spent a lot of time working in large teams, but says that in the Thinking Environment she found ‘her thing.' Nancy Kline says of Sophie “her delight in life permeates it all.” Sophie says that right from being a little girl she has had “a sense of the sheer wonder of being alive.” Her LinkedIn profile states “I help brilliant women develop unshakeable confidence so they can make the impact they want without burning themselves out.” For Sophie a big part of confidence is having a really good felt sense our own boundaries: she says boundaries are not what keep people out but what allow us to feel safe enough to let people in. Burnout often results from internalising assumptions that we are not doing enough or we are not enough. Sophie loves working with women: she believes women are key to helping us transform our ways of working and the world we are living in. “We need that embodiment of compassion, kindness, wisdom, and treating people like they matter.” Sophie offers a range of courses and retreats. She says it is the people that make them so special. Her courses attract people who are already interested in how they create the conditions for themselves and others around them to thrive. Then she tries to create a place and a space where people can open up to who they are. Sophie has always written (and read). She sees herself primarily as a teacher, and to her writing is just an alternative way of communicating. She doesn't see a tension between her courses and her writing. She loves them both. In Sophie's December 2021 newsletter she includes a link to the Rosa Guayaba film Sawalmem. It asks “What is one word from your ancestral language which changed your life and that you can offer to the next generation to heal our relationship with the [natural] world?” Her own answer question to that question borrows from the Zen Buddhism tradition: “you have enough (as you are, right now).” Sophie's proudest achievement is working for herself for 12 years. It would have been easy to revert to strategy and operations in an organisation, but instead she allowed herself the time to develop a business around what she loved. A lesson that Sophie has had to learn in her career is not to base her success criteria on the views of others. She now has the confidence to forge her own path, and is more discerning about whose opinion matters to her. So many people have inspired Sophie on her journey, including Thich Nhat Hanh, Nancy Kline, Brene Brown, Tara Sophia Mohr. The common denominator is that they are all teachers that are working on being vulnerable and authentic. Equally she is inspired by everyone she listens to. Sophie reads at least a book a week. She recommends that aspiring leaders don't read books that promise to make you a better leader, but books that might make you a better human. She loves “The Anatomy of Peace” by the Arbinger Institute, also “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” by Thich Nhat Hanh. “The Way Out is In” (Plum Village) and “On Being” (Krista Tippett) are two of her favourite podcasts. Sophie's tries to live her life as an act of self-care. She doesn't see self-care as a separate activity. In particular she doesn't let herself get too busy. Her advice to her 20-year-old self would be to stop looking outside herself for the things she will only find inside herself.

You can't make sense if you don't take a breath occasionally.  Without space, music would be unpleasant to listen to.  Without time to reflect, people can't get their thoughts straight, decisions are rushed and potentially disastrous.  Kate & Max share tips on the power of pausing and how to do it well in a conversation, a meeting, during a regular day or even to avoid burnout.  Find out more about ways to take meaningful pauses at theaccidentalmanager .  That's where you'll find the 5-minute noodles  Breathe, APPLE, 6 hats, 1-2-4-all, Preparing to Give Feedback, Type of Change, Johari Window and Anchors. The book we mention in this episode is Nancy Kline's Time To Think which  suggests steps to take so people and teams can really get everything out on the table.  We also acknowledge Austrian neurologist, psychologist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl who is attributed to have said: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”Join the chat at noodle.space and follow us for daily snippets to boost your day on Instagram @noodle_space.

Although kiwi fruit is one of the most expensive commodities to farm with in Mzansi the export market is booming and this week we share a guide to growing kiwi fruit for beginner farmers! Beefmaster Group CEO, Louw van Reenen, explains how participating in the Gulffood trade fair can change the game for local beef producers with their eyes set on trade to key international markets. Sourcing agricultural finance and investment is a vital part of running any agribusiness, but it may seem like a daunting task for a new or even established farmer and this week experts join us to shares ways to do it. Our book of the week is “Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind” by Nancy Kline. And, our farmer tip of the week comes from Bertus van Heerden, chief economist at the Milk Producers Organisation.

In this episode Jean is joined by Serena Evans. Serena has worked as an actor for over 40 years in theatre and television. She also helps people to find their authentic voice through coaching and facilitating groups.In this episode they discussHow to build connection and belonging with people when working virtually, How anxiety is a normal response to public speaking!Strategies for calming and relaxing when we are speaking to an audience or in meetingsThe importance of telling stories to connect with and relate to othersHow this period has led to us learning new skillsThe role courage plays in helping us to take risks and be ready for rejection!How to see our careers as a long game - which helps us to overcome the knocksIf you would like to work with Serena to find your own Authentic Voice you can contact her via her website - https://serenaevans.co.uk/Time to Think by Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/books/time-to-think/Be Heard Now by Lee Glickstein https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2025790.Be_Heard_Now_The Moth - Podcast https://themoth.org/podcastJean Balfour - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/Bailey Balfour Asia Pacific https://www.baileybalfour.comExperience an Introduction to our Coach Training Programmes with our Free Taster Course: https://courses.baileybalfour.com/course/coach-training-introductionSign up to our newsletter to learn more about upcoming programmes: https://baileybalfour.com/subscribe/

In this episode, I interview Robbie Swale who is a Coach and Author of the new book “How to Start When You're Stuck”. In this interview we cover a lot of topics including how leaders commonly find themselves getting stuck, as well as a powerful question to ask yourself when you're struggling to know what action to take. I've been working with Robbie over the last year myself, and as usual in this interview, he comes up with many insights and resources that you can find in the links at the bottom of this page. Like the Show? Leave a Review On Apple Podcasts ✅

Introduction: Ruth McCarthy is an extreme listener and thought provoker. She is faculty at Time to Think, is a Time to Think Coach & Facilitator. Ruth's business is called Think it Through and she operates from London. Formerly a Student from Trinity College Dublin where she studied Modern Languages. She has a Master's degree in Critical Thinking and Cultural Studies from Birkbeck, University London and of course several Licenses and Certificates from Time to Think LTD.    Podcast Episode Summary This episode explores the conditions necessary for generative thinking. 10 principles housed in the Thinking Environment are brought to life across this episode. Ruth shares the material developed by Nancy Kline, work introduced to the world by her books, Time to Think in 1999, More Time to think in 2009 and just lately the book, The Promise that changes everything as well as the many course offerings and bespoke trainings provided by the company Time To Think LTD where Ruth is a Global Faculty Member.     Points made over the episode Ruth shared how she believes she has lived her life backwards. Somehow in her late 50's Ruth discovered the work of Nancy Kline and was struck by the provocative nature of what she was discovering about how we as humans think She essentially created a career at a later stage in life on material new to her.  Earlier Ruth had a career in book publishing.  Ruth shares the conditions that create a thinking environment.  Place- Producing a physical environment-the room, the listener, your body, that says you matter Attention-Listening without interruption and with interest in where the person will go next in their thinking  Equality-Regarding each other as thinking peers; giving each and equal time to think  Ease-Noticing and discarding internal rush  Appreciation-Noticing what is good and saying it Encouragement-Giving courage to go to the unexplored edge of our thinking by ceasing competition as thinkers  Feelings-Welcoming the release of emotions  Incisive Questions-Freeing the human mind of an untrue assumption lived as true  Information-Absorbing the facts, data, denial, social context Difference-Championing our inherent diversity of identity and thought The thinking environment is a beautiful paradox. Its seeming simplicity is the other side of complexity  It is as simple as saying I will listen to you and I promise not to interrupt you.  I promise to be fascinated by the fact you are thinking rather than focusing on your content and employing my meaning making. It is a promise that says I will not derail your thinking by providing you with exquisite attention  In the presence of this benign generative force (you the listener) the brain of the other can wire and fire The conditions that support a generative thinking environment are available and yet often unpractised. In fact the presence of a thinking environment is often exceptional  To experience the ease that says I will not interrupt you calms your internal system and allows you to think freely. Encouraging the thinker, made implicit by attention, allows the thinker to go far and wide with their thinking.  Encouragement means shutting down competition between members of the team It says you are in a place that matters.  Appreciation is a great unsung hero. We are often taught to be cynical of appreciation and yet it is a hard psychological reality that if we are told what is good about us it creates the neuro chemistry for good thinking  Information and disinformation. We are in an age of mis-information. To think well we need to be presented with the facts, to be able to absorb the data, which is why rounds on teams gives the team an opportunity to hear all the available data Hierarchy and inequality can be a tipping point for teams. Ruth often asks how it would be for a team if it shared the time equally.  Resistance often comes in the form of assumptions. It is the work of a Time to Think facilitator to surface assumptions  Urgency destroys good thinking. Ruth often acts as an agent for ease knowing that in the presence of ease thinking is allowed. We are habituated to compete, to collapse into urgency and reactive ways of being. Interruption and competition are time wasters  Funny that we will pay a professional to show us how to play a sport better and we know we will have to go through the process of feeling uncomfortable holding a new grip for example. The same is true in learning new on Teams.  Trust is an outcome. We need a consistent and recognised way of being with each other to engender Trust. Ruth shares an example of using the 10 components to begin to manifest trust  Paucity of appreciation on teams. The world is rife with ridicule and stuff that we call banter that only supports to contract another. It is important to notice what is good in another and to say it. Appreciation works. There is enough research and evidence to support its efficacy. Consider the Gottman Institute and Heart-math from California.  In order to hear what is difficult the brain needs to hear first what is good. There is a precise proportionality for that and it is 5:1. What works best is to hear a quality, one or two words reflected back to another that ring true. It needs to be a quality rather than a product. This distinction is profound  The Brain is programmed to avoid pain and it will avoid. Emotions like fear, anger, disgust, shame help us to move away. Emotions like joy, love and Trust, emotions that give meaning to life support us to move towards.  You have got to give people the confidence to do their own thinking to get great results.  Nancy Kline is a brilliant and humble leader who models the idea that we can never be sure of being right. Being anti-fragile has got to be a top skill for Leaders today Consider 2 minutes of uninterrupted thinking and how far the brain can go in that time. The average standard is 9 seconds before we are interrupted. Interruption is akin to an attack, a violent act. Unless we have a contract for difference we will no doubt perpetuate a vicious cycle which only means a re-hashing of old thinking  It is worth noting it is kind to practice a Time to Think environment but it is comforting to know that it is also a rigorous practice.  Ruth explores a case where a client of hers employed a Thinking Environment and continues to employ the practices today. She shares how the brain behaves differently in the presence of a question as opposed to a topic.  Nancy Kline's new book, The Promise that Changes Everything discusses in even more detail the 10 conditions and includes topics like polarisation, denial, digitisation and “conformconomics”.  Curiously now that we have moved to a blended form of work where much is conducted online, Ruth believes that two dimensional way of communicating is enhanced by employing the principles of a thinking environment.    Resources shared  Nancy Kline: The Promise That Changes Everything: I won't interrupt you Nancy Kline: More Time to Think: The power of independent thinking  Nancy Kline: Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind  www.timetothink.com  www.gottman.com www.heartmath.org 

In a world where the attention we give people lasts just 11 seconds on average, Anne Hathaway is a believer in the transformative power of listening and being heard.She compares the experience of being truly heard to that of being loved, and this forms the heart of her work as a coach, supervisor and leadership developer, providing people with generative attention and spaces in which to heal and grow.When Anne discovered Nancy Kline's work around the Thinking Environment, she saw her own life's work in that approach. For over 25 years they have worked together at Time To Think, where Anne is a member of the senior faculty. Our conversation tracks her remarkable life and career, from overcoming profound personal and professional challenges to becoming an inspirational and celebrated coach, mentor and change facilitator.In this episode, we talk about:Generative attention, and how to listen in order to ignite the thinking of the other personHow listening skills can be the key to conflict resolutionThe fact that good ideas can come from anywhere, regardless of a person's status or positionHow to empower people who don't trust their own inner wisdomThe importance of creating conditions of safety in which people can healAnne describes the impact of Time To Think and the Thinking Environment as "world shaking", and explains how our train of thought can lead us to new horizons.She also opens up about her recent diagnosis for complex PTSD, and how that journey has inspired her to connect with and speak to the world in new ways.For more information about Anne, visit https://annehathaway.co.uk/ or email her at anne@annehathaway.co.uk.For information about Robbie's wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswale.com, and to buy his book, click here.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/communityThings and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):- Robbie's book, How to Start (a book, business or creative project) When You're Stuck https://geni.us/startwhenyourestuck - Stephanie Archer at Time To Think https://www.timetothink.com/stephanie-archer/ - Nancy Kline's book, Time To Think https://www.timetothink.com/books/time-to-think/ - The Thinking Environment https://www.timetothink.com/thinking-environment/ - European Foundation for Management Development https://www.efmdglobal.org/ - Joyce Matthews tweet about being heard https://twitter.com/JoyceMatthews_/status/1480468857445830657?s=20 - Thinking Partnership Programme courses https://www.thinkitthrough.co.uk/thinking-partnership-programme/ - David Rock and the NeuroLeadership Institute https://neuroleadership.com/personnel/david-rock/ - Hamish McRae https://www.independent.co.uk/author/hamish-mcrae- The 10 Components https://www.timetothink.com/thinking-environment/the-ten-components/ - Dr Christopher Goscomb https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgoscomb/- Time To Think collegiate days https://www.thethinkingproject.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/timetothinkcollegiatedays- Linda Aspey https://www.timetothink.com/coach/linda-aspey/- Alex Howard and The Optimum Health Clinic https://www.alexhoward.com/ - EMDR therapy https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye-movement-reprocessing- Jayne Rooke's blog post on domestic abuse statistics https://jaynerooke.co.uk/blog/2022/1/10/monday-musings-not-and-advent-blog- Sarah Parrott's blog post on coercive and controlling behaviour https://epichr.co.uk/2021/12/27/adventblogs-you-do-matter-always/- Art Giser and Energetic NLP https://energeticnlp.com/about-art-giser/ - David Trelevean https://davidtreleaven.com/ - Somatic experiencing therapy https://www.seauk.org.uk/ - Anne's website www.annehathaway.co.uk

No more leadership ‘own goals' - performance is a team sport From paper and pulp to performance management might sound like a big leap, but Hedda Bird sees opportunities for improvement wherever she looks so it turned out to be a natural fit. Hedda, author of the Performance Management Playbook, works with organisations to help them use performance management as a route into better communication, culture, creativity and results. Her enthusiasm for understanding what makes people tick is infectious and she brings a refreshingly practical and pragmatic leadership perspective. Why you should listen: a leadership framework for turning strategy into action Setting expectations is a leadership priority Banish ambiguity with a corporate culture that loves clarity Understand the people stuff of performance - what makes your team tick? We explore a fresh leadership perspective on performance reviews Shifting leadership focus to collective achievement Embedding a corporate culture of contribution  Leadership questions that tap into motivation Team Tips Ask your team a few good questions: What do you like about your work? What do you dislike? What would make your job a 10 out of 10 for enjoyment? For fulfillment? What does your role look like if you were a superstar at it? What do you need to be a superstar at your work?

In today's episode, we will be talking about asking the right kind of questions during a coaching conversation. We'll be also discussing the magnetic effect that these questions can have on your clients, as it helps them dive deeper into their minds and figure out answers they never knew they had in them. What you will learn in this episode: What a coaching question should feel like in every coaching conversation The effect of asking your coachees the right questions How to identify the right questions to ask at the right time The importance of your client's emotional confidence The examples of common questions to include in your question bank In every coaching session, great questions ignite insight and learning. Questions shine a spotlight on places that were previously in the dark so being able to ask questions that empower and energise your client is a core skill in coaching. Listen in to find out more.  Resources - The Coaching Manual: The Definitive Guide to the Process, Principles and Skills of Personal Coaching Hardcover by Julie Starr https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Manual-Definitive-Principles-Personal/dp/027374058X - Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind Paperback by Nancy Kline https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451 - Take our FREE Quiz 'Which Coaching Course is Right for Me?' https://www.mycoachingcourse.com/ - Join The Coaching Crowd Community on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCoachingCrowd/ Follow us on Instram: www.instagram.com/the_coaching_crowd  - In Good Company (UK) https://www.igcompany.co.uk/ - Check out our YouTube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JKynKSnnwnDo9E6A-W7CQ/videos - Work with Jo Wheatley as your Emotions Coach https://www.jowheatley.com - Connect with Jo Wheatley on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jo_wheatley_coaching/ - Connect with Jo Wheatley on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joannewheatley - Work with Zoe Hawkins as your Courageous Leadership Coach https://www.zoe-hawkins.com - Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Facebook https://facebook.com/zoehawkinscoach/ - Connect with Zoe Hawkins on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoehawkinscoach - Connect with Zoe Hawkins on Instagram  https://instagram.com/zoehawkinscoach

As 2021 draws to a close, join us, Catriona and Elizabeth, for a short & sweet episode in which we create a space to think – for ourselves, for Unfurling, and for our listeners. We explore our desire to 'unfurl' the unique ways of thinking and being each of us have, and how this might help us go deeper in ourselves and in our relationships with others and the wider world. We discuss nuance, dialogue, learning, expansiveness, being responsive, inner and outer health, worth, the power of questions, and more. We touch on how we'd like Unfurling to create space for inner reflection as well as outer dialogue – through the podcast, and through new collectively-focused work in 2022. Finally we invite our listeners to create space to think - however, whenever, and wherever that may look. To explore this and other subjects further, join our private Facebook group, 'Unfurling Podcast', or get in touch via our website. ​~0: "Stretch of time" from from Latin spatium as one definition for "Space", Online Etymology Dictionary~5: Romain Rolland from "Above The Battle": "Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it."~6: Rebecca Solnit from "Men Explain Things To Me": "The language of bold assertion is simpler, less taxing, than the language of nuance and ambiguity and speculation.”~7: Nancy Kline from "Time to Think": "Everything we do depends for its quality on the thinking we do first, and our thinking depends on the quality of our attention for each other."~8: "It All Turns on Affection" by Wendell Berry~18: "Writers' Hour" with London Writers Salon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I'm delighted to be talking to Claire Bradshaw. Claire is an experienced coach, trainer and facilitator who brings a lot of positive energy and curiosity to her work. In today's chat we talk about the values that drive her work, listening with full attention, the power of questions, and her passion for outdoor coaching.  We talk about the similarities between her work and the work we do facilitating discussions around artworks with participants.  We discuss the importance of listening skills and what good listening is. Claire shares a variety of tips for how you can develop your listening skills - including some practical exercises too! LINKS https://buymeacoffee.com/clairebown (Support the Show)  https://www.clairembradshaw.co.uk/ (Claire Bradshaw website) https://www.clairembradshaw.co.uk/blog/ (Consciously Connected Newsletter) https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better/transcript?language=en (Julian Treasure 5 Ways to Listen Better) https://www.timetothink.com/ (Nancy Kline's Time to Think and other books) https://coachingconstellations.com/reading/ (John Whittington's Systemic Coaching and Constellations: The Principles, Practices and Application for Individuals, Teams and Groups)

Diesmal mache ich hier etwas anderes. Kein Skript, keine Recherche. Ich probiere etwas mit mir selbst aus, das man normalerweise mit einem Gesprächspartner machen kann. Die Idee basiert auf "Time to think" von Nancy Kline. Es geht darum dem Gesprächspartner den Raum zum Denken zu geben.

Nancy Kline is Founder and President of Time to Think, Author of Time to Think, More Time to Think, and The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won't Interrupt You. She is a coach and speaker, and a visiting lecturer at Henley Business School. Before ‘coach' became a common part of the business vocabulary, her job involved listening and helping people to listen to one another, and Nancy was already working on the question “How do we help people to think for themselves?” Nancy has always been a writer – she has written 11 books in all - but ‘Time to Think' was her breakthrough best seller. At present, and for a while now, she has had to manage the tension between writing, and running a leadership development and coaching business. Ultimately, she has recognised that the two are inextricable and that her writing and her thinking environment work serve each other. Nancy says she experienced her mother (and father) as what she would now call “an embodied thinking environment.” She reflects that her mother hardly ever interrupted her, and she seemed interested all of the time, so much so that her ‘way of being' became what Nancy understood listening to be. She says “The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first. And then the quality of our thinking depends on the way people are treating us while we are thinking.” Nancy's vision is that one day every human being will live in a thinking environment from birth to death. She says ‘Time to Think' the organisation is not really an organisation but a loose network of qualified professionals. The strategy of ‘Time to Think' is “to discover, teach, and qualify people” and to work with those qualified people and others to learn and discover more. Nancy's leadership philosophy is that “the core job of a leader is to generate the finest thinking from everybody whom they influence” which requires them to be able to create the conditions for good independent thinking wherever they are. She believes that there are differences in what the male and female cultures allow by way of instruction in how to lead. She believes that there are facets of female culture that allow them to create thinking environments more consistently than male culture. However, you can learn to superimpose on your own culture the other gender's cultural permission to create thinking environments. As a generalisation, you often find a better-quality thinking environment where a team has both men and women. Nancy feels deeply committed to the NHS. She came to the UK to live when she married Christopher Spence. She sees the NHS as “one expression of the finest in civilisation.” She believes that human beings are born with a right to healthcare and to education and “there's something about going to bed at night and knowing that everybody's going to get the care they need whether or not they can afford it. There's something dignifying of me in knowing that they're being dignified.” Nancy's new book ‘The Promise that Changes Everything' focuses on the one thing that Nancy considers to be the distinguishing characteristic of a thinking environment and that is the promise “I won't interrupt you.” The book delineates the four generic systems of interruption that we live in. Nancy says that “the nature of a thinking environment… is that it is ever emergent… we are noticing new things all the time.” So, has she now written all that there is to say on the thinking environment? Probably not! Nancy is proud that she has stayed true to the idea that the conditions for independent thinking are there to be discovered. Therefore, it was never to become a methodology, but it was always going to be a fluid concept. And from the beginning she has wanted there to be “less company and more practitioners.” “Small is beautiful” has remained her organising principle. She has made plenty of mistakes but sees them as positive – it means that we have had the courage to go out there and try – and...

Our 100th episode is here!  In this episode, Ruth talks to Suzie Richards about experimenting as a coach.Coaching is a varied field with lots of scope for exploration. Innovations in the coaching space are popping up all the time.   Suzie discusses ‘Time to think' by Nancy Kline, as well as other unique concepts within coaching. As a coach, Suzie will never ask her clients to go where she won't. But where can coaching take you? Find out just how diverse and interesting the coaching field is. Listen above! 1:11 How Suzie started coaching 3:00: Her willingness to be coached before coaching others 4:22  Experimenting with different coaching styles and methods 6:58  Using Time to think  9:06 How Somatics healed her 14:51 Researching into Psychedelics and personal development See more from Suzie at the following links: Website: Suzierichards.com Instagram: suzie_richards Suzie trained with us to become an ICF-accredited coach! If you're looking for a high-quality and comprehensive course, designed to give you everything an exceptional coach needs – including a supportive community and mentoring (business and coaching!), our Professional Coaching Diploma ticks the boxes. Graduate from our course fully confident and certified – no additional training or further investment needed. We're enrolling for February 2022! Want to find out more? Click here.

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Introduction Welcome to Let's Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients.   All views, information and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Family Enterprise Canada.   Description Host Steve Legler speaks with guest John A. Warnick, founder and head of the Purposeful Planning Institute. Together they cover how the institute came into being, the importance of collaboration, the natural fit that many FEA's feel with that network and the future of the movement to more family-centric advice and planning.   Guest bio John A. Warnick is the founder of the Purposeful Planning Institute and Family Wealth Transitions & Solutions.   He finds immense fulfillment in educating and training children, adolescents and emerging adults in financial literacy, philanthropic service and holistic family wealth principles. He is currently serving as co-editor of a book on best practices for trusts and is also working on two other books entitled, The Gift of You and The Purposeful Trust Handbook.   Mr. Warnick received a BA magna cum laude from Brigham Young University and his JD from George Washington University with honors.   You can find out more about John A. Warnick on the Purposeful Planning Institute website and on his LinkedIn.   Key Takeaways [0:35] Steve Legler welcomes John A. Warnick and invites him to correct or add anything to his introduction.   [3:22] Mr. Warnick touches on how he came to land on the moniker “Purposeful Planning.” He shares how his views on family planning evolved and the importance of being more reflective for both clients and advisors.   [9:04] Walking the purposeful road was helped by quite a few mentors along the way, Mr. Warnick speaks to the foundational influences he's benefited from and shares how he met James E. Hughes.   [16:48] The purposeful planning movement is progressing; John A. Warnick talks about how he sees the future taking shape collaboratively; Steve and John discuss multidisciplinary fluency.   [26:09] Mr. Warnick talks about the synergy between FEA, Family Enterprise Canada and PPI, and how this overlap is expanding the library of best practices.   [31:50] John A. Warnick shares his book recommendations as well as his one piece of advice from an advisor to other advisors. [36:17] Steve thanks John for joining the podcast and sharing his experience and expertise with the audience. Listeners, please subscribe!   Share your thoughts with us at fea@familyenterprise.ca   Mentioned in this episode The Let's Talk Family Enterprise podcast is brought to you by Family Enterprise Canada.Family Enterprise Advisor designation (FEA) James E. Hughes Jr.   Books: Family Wealth — Keeping It in the Family: How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations, by James E. Hughes Jr. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World, by Steven R. Covey Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind, by Nancy Kline More Time to Think: A Way of Being in the World, by Nancy Kline   More about Family Enterprise Canada Family Enterprise Canada (FEC) FEC on Facebook FEC on Twitter FEC on LinkedIn

Linda Aspey lives in the beautiful Cotswolds, a rural area of south-central England. Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, the Cotswolds covers 787 square miles (2,040 km2) and, after the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks, is the third-largest protected landscape in England.That she'd be living in an Area of Outstanding National Beauty is very fitting when you consider Linda's passionate love of Nature and her drive to protect it. Something she started doing with a passion in early 2018 when she started studying the climate and ecological crisis when she became painfully aware of the scale of the damage we humans are doing to our world, and what needs to change if we and other life forms are to continue.The knowledge she gained she has brought into the work she does with individuals, teams and organisations who want to make meaningful & positive impacts in a rapidly changing world.There are no clear answers but a growing number of people are calling for change, looking at ways to respond and building stronger communities to help us through these unprecedented times.Her work with leaders, teams and organisations on facilitating conversations around regeneration and sustainability gives them – and herself – genuine hope that we can turn the corner.Linda has worked with all kinds of people from a variety of sectors and organisations, from small to large, new to old, informal to formal, who've all created opportunities and faced challenges; some unique, some similar.This includes coaching leaders to get clear on their purpose, develop their skills and lead themselves and others well. She's met people stepping courageously into the unknown, sometimes even when they have a deep-down sense of inadequacy – and helped them overcome seemingly insurmountable fears, often permanently.Linda has seen how some meetings have killed off ideas before they've even been born and how great meetings have fostered connection, energy and results. She has helped leaders begin the transition towards sustainable, regenerative business practices, building a better future for all.Her background in mental health and well-being has helped her help others to develop their resilience on many levels.She has spoken at numerous international and national conferences, led masterclasses, and designed and delivered many interactive events online. And she has taught, qualified, supervised and supported many others in doing this work, learning from each and every one of them.A keen advocate of high professional standards in coaching, Linda launched and led BACP Coaching, the coaching division of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2010 of which she is an awarded fellow. From 2013-2018 she chaired and led the 50-strong panel of executive coaches at the Centre for Entrepreneurs.Linda is the originator of a systemic conversation framework – ‘With the Earth in Mind' – for facilitating coaching, leadership, team and community explorations around climate change and the environment.She is a global faculty member of Time to Think, one of 25 people worldwide who teach and qualify Coaches and Facilitators in the Time to Think approach developed by Nancy Kline.She also delivers keynotes on thinking cultures, climate psychology, climate coaching & climate leadership, and as a committed member of Extinction Rebellion, Linda delivers public talks and trainings on the climate crisis and nonviolent activism.

Introduction: Dr Alister Scott is all about making big change happen. He has dedicated his career to this pursuit. He is the Co-founder of The One Leadership Project with his colleague Neil Scotton. The One Leadership Project is a strategy and leadership firm that supports those making big change happen. Alister and Neil have co-authored a book called The Little Book of Making Big Change Happen. Alister is also Co-founder and Director of the Knowledge Bridge LTD and Chair of the Cuckmeres Community Solar Project. Alister is a certified Coach and holds a doctorate in Science and Technology.  Podcast Episode Summary This episode explores the impetus for Alister's latest project, a passion to bring Compassion Practices to the world. His website Compassion Practices hosts 6 compassion practices and protocols for practicing compassion that anyone can download. In this episode we explore the meaning of compassion the principles that underpin the exercise of compassion practices and the impact of these practices on culture in organisations and on teams.  Points made over the episode The Pandemic had only just begun and Alister felt compelled to write material to support teams get support in times of enormous stress. He wanted his offerings to be accessible and timely.  His colleague and friend Andrew Bradley contacted him about his writing to think about combining his work on Compassion with that of others to build out a website www.compassionpractices.net The six practices, essentially an ecosystem of practices are pragmatic with dedicated protocols that anyone can follow. The practices are basically informed by the work of Nancy Kline and Alister and Andy along with a few other colleagues have pared down her work to offer six distinct principles  Essentially if a person equips themselves with the six principles espoused they will not go far wrong in conversation  Compassion is the ability to be with another as they suffer. It is kindness in action. It is not sympathy. It means you are providing a space for someone to be with their suffering without feeling alone.  Teams all too easily become task focused and forget to commune or connect with each other.  Nancy Kline's work is borne out of decades of research and writing to help people think better. She has written some brilliant books including Time to Think and More time to Think. By applying the principles housed in Nancy's work people disrupt their habitual communication practices -Listening without interrupting for example when practiced can be transformative for relationship and on teams.  The principles described on the website include the following;  -Identify the question that matters  -Give each person time to think on their own  -Listen without interruption  -Appreciate from the heart Appreciation and cultivating a culture of ERA (encouragement, recognition and appreciation) creates an environment where the experience of work is changed for the better  In order to practice the receipt of Appreciation you have to employ 3,As Acknowledge that the giver & what they have shared is true for them too. Allow the appreciation in -especially for those who have been emotionally starved and finally accept it.  Our ability to be compassionate is often forgotten. Indicators such as Global Poverty, Our Environmental Crisis, War and conflict all point to the lack of compassion. Our inability to feel and that as human beings, being the dominant species of the world, we are experiencing the worst form of extinction since the dinosaurs  Our practice of shutting down feelings, of indulging adrenaline induced activities, action addiction and our fear of others perspectives all contribute to a narrow vision where we are not able to be kind. The Practice involves the following steps Involve 2 people a host and facilitator  1st Round asking how are you arriving and name one thing that is going well outside of work? Name the question that matters such as “how are we doing as a team” Everyone prepares first alone and then speaks in a round going from left to right to provide some measure of predictability  Followed by Thinking pairs (with clear instruction) Finally a round where everyone reflects on their latest thinking and feeling on the same question  The mindset shift needed for teams to employ compassion practices is multifaceted. People need to matter. The idea of expert only where we do not ha`ve time for this sort of soft stuff.  We live in a society that indulges a conspiracy of silence about grief, failure and feelings that might be labelled as negative.  Alister shared the story of losing his wife five years ago and how few people, even his close friends could be with his grief.  The website is being officially launched on the 15th of September 2021 and people are invited to sign up on the website to access the practices and be involved in many facilitated community practices for professionals  Resources shared  www.compassionpractices.net Nancy Kline -Time to Think and More Time to Think  Francis Weller -The Wild Side of Sorrow 

In this episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by Time to Think and Transformational Life Coach Lucy Gourlay as they dive into Nancy Kline's Time to Think approach to coaching, as well as sharing some information around the upcoming Animas one day ‘Thinking Environment Masterclass that Lucy is delivering on 18th September. Lucy shares more about the Time to Think approach, what sits behind it as a coaching concept and shares her background around this fascinating work, as well as her journey as a coach. She shares some more detail around the 10 components that comprise the Time to Think approach to coaching, and what each of these brings to the coaching dynamic for both coach and coachee.  Lucy also speaks about some of the people she works with both as a Time to Think coach and a transformational life coach, sharing some of the differences between the two approaches, as well as the many crossovers. Robert and Lucy also highlight some of the crossovers between Time to Think and a narrative approach to coaching. Finally, Lucy shares some more details around the upcoming (18th September) one day ‘Thinking Environment' Masterclass, including what you can expect to learn as well as some of the key takeaways from the day.  You can find out more about Lucy here: https://lucygourlay.com/ If you're interested in learning how you can bring a Time to Think approach to your practice, join us for the ‘Thinking Environment' Masterclass here: https://www.animascoaching.com/blog/events/thinking-environment-masterclass-sep/

Kim Morgan has a mantra for everything she does. It's about the learning space, and its power as a vehicle for change.That space is one she grew up in, with parents she describes as very psychologically aware, and Kim went on to train as a humanistic person-centred therapist before finding herself in need of "something grittier".Via Freudian psychotherapy and neuro-linguistic programming, she discovered her gift for developing training and experienced a revelation when she realised that not everyone grew up, like her, constantly absorbing new perspectives and reframing situations.Barefoot Coaching is now world renowned, but Kim established it – with its name inspired by a cherished poem – at a time when there was very little training for coaches available in the UK.Nearly 15 years later, a tragedy struck that altered Kim's perspective on her life and her work. But remarkably, she returned to deepen her practice and grow even further the many joyous success stories of more than 4,000 Barefoot alumni.In this episode, we talk about:The story of how Kim built Barefoot into one of the most successful coaching organisations in the UKHow training as a coach mirrors the process of coachingThe way adults learn, and how it differs from childrenThe conditions in which transformational moments occurWhat happens when training is both fierce and compassionateHow to honour endings in our coaching engagements, and how to make them matterKim also speaks movingly about the devastation of loss, the perspective shift that came with her grief, and the support she found in the least expected places.For more information about Kim, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdkimmorgan/For information about Robbie's wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/communityThings and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):~5: Barry Ennis on the Coach's Journey https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-9-barry-ennis-follow-the-fire ~16: “The learning space is the optimal development atmosphere and vehicle for change in which meanings can be played with and understood. An area of psychological experience located between wishes and reality, between one's inner and outer worlds. It allows for certainties about self and others to loosen in order to allow for playful reflection and creativity to enable shifts in self-identity.” - DW Winnicott, Playing and reality. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?hl=en&publication_year=1971&author=+Winnicott%2C+D.W.&title=Playing+and+Reality~12: Wheel of Anything https://elisabethgoodman.wordpress.com/tag/wheel-of-anything/~19: Jack Mezirow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Mezirow ~22: Humanistic person-centred therapy https://www.simplypsychology.org/client-centred-therapy.html ~25: Neuro-Linguistic Programming https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/neuro-linguistic-programming ~25: Solution-focused brief therapy https://solutionfocused.net/what-is-solution-focused-therapy/ ~25: Robert Holden's Happiness Project https://www.robertholden.com/the-happiness-project/ ~25: Positive psychology coaching https://positivepsychology.com/positive-psychology-life-coaching/ ~30: I'd Pick More Daisies http://www.devpsy.org/nonscience/daisies.html ~31: Coach U https://www.coachu.com/home/ ~35: Sir John Whitmore https://www.performanceconsultants.com/sir-john-whitmore ~35: Joseph O'Connor https://internationalcoachingcommunity.com/joseph-oconnor/ ~40: Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/ ~40: Jamie Smart https://www.jamiesmart.com/ ~40: Damian Hughes http://liquidthinker.com/ ~40: Julie Starr https://starrcoaching.co.uk/ ~40: John Perry https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-perry-71490867/?originalSubdomain=uk ~45: Kim Morgan Coaching Cards for Every Day https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coaching-Cards-Every-Day-Barefoot/dp/0992898943 ~1.05: The Coach's Casebook https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25017473-the-coach-s-casebook ~1.14: Cruse bereavement services https://www.cruse.org.uk/ ~1.14: The grief recovery method https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/ ~1.14: The Good Grief Project https://thegoodgriefproject.co.uk/ ~1.15: Rio Ferdinand, Being Mum and Dad https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08kzclp ~1.17: West Midlands Coaching Pool https://www.wmemployers.org.uk/what-we-do/coaching/west-midlands-coaching-and-mentoring-pool/ ~1.28: Joel Monk https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-6-joel-monk-conversations-at-the-cutting-edge-of-coaching ~1.43: Coaching Skills for Family Life https://www.barefootcoaching.co.uk/news-blog/coaching-skills-family-life ~1.45: PG Cert in Coaching Supervision https://www.barefootcoaching.co.uk/courses/pg-cert-coaching-supervision

Feeling weary of our never-ending pandemic lives?  The fatigue was well known to our ancestors, who suffered infectious diseases with even less knowledge and fewer treatments than we have available today.The tiny town of Gilboa, Ohio in Putnam County holds key information as to how just one small community confronted the unseen microbe causing Cholera, an intestinal illness leading to dehydration and death.  Come hear the tales of one ordinary 19th century cemetery said to contain a mass grave of child victims of the disease.  Hear the story of one local resident, Nancy Kline, and the disembodied words she heard while investigating the place.Come hear the historic and epic tale of one immigrant physician, Dr. Gustavus Thatye, and his valiant attempts to save those who couldn’t flee the village.  He gave all he had, including his life, in support of the country to which he didn’t yet belong.Our fight against infectious disease has been going on for ages.  Come learn what the spirits of yesteryear have to teach us.If you enjoy this episode, please rate, review and subscribe to Ohio Folklore on your chosen podcast platform.  You can also find Ohio Folklore at:ohiofolklore.comfacebook.com/ohiofolkloreAnd as always, keep wondering...To make a generous donation to the Gofundme account which raises funds for Dr. Thatye’s new tombstone, click here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tombstone-for-dr-gustavus-thatye      

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   155 Unbroken with Madeleine Black 156 Talking Funny with Jeremy Nicholas 157 See Change Happen with Joanne Lockwood 158 Sky’s the Limit with Emma Davies 159 Building Better Business with William Buist   KEY TAKEAWAY “If time is your most precious resource, then listening to someone is the most valuable gift that you can give.”   BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* Time to Think by Nancy Kline - https://amzn.to/2R0rOZb More Time to Think by Nancy Kline - https://amzn.to/3fNta3M In The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham - https://amzn.to/39EFLT8 The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz, PhD - https://amzn.to/3wtkAx2   LINK https://ethology.eu/laughter-is-the-shortest-distance-between-two-people/     ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, iTunes #1 Podcaster, Podcast Mentor, Speaker, Mastermind Host and Property Investor. Through coaching and workshops, Amy works with businesses to Focus on WHY to create people-centred environments, by improving productivity and employee engagement by focusing on fulfilment, values and purpose. Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you on your podcast hosting or to focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@amyrowlinson https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/  https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson/   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.          

How do we open up ourselves to possibilities, new ideas, and solutions?   In this episode, Jane shares the impact of generative listening. She speaks about how her life and relationships have deepened and have become more meaningful as she has learned and practiced this type of listening. She shares stories about how listening helps others to think for themselves independently, with courage, imagination, and grace. And how this has business impact. She highlights that when we listen in a generative way, we give people the opportunity to become better speakers, better thinkers, and better presenters; we articulate our message well because we know we aren’t judged and interrupted. She describes how organizations can integrate listening to create an environment of inclusion.   Jane Adshead-Grant has a purpose, which is listening. Listening to ignite the best thinking, ideas and solutions in others. In her executive coach and facilitator roles she supports individuals and teams develop person-centric leadership and cultures where everybody matters generating people and business growth in harmony. She is a master credited coach and mentor coach with the ICF and emerging faculty member with Time to Think. Jane has over 30 years’ experience within people focused roles in professional and financial services.  “We make a choice to listen. And when we make a choice to listen, when we employ discipline to listen at this level, lives change, lives change because this listening creates in another personal transformation.” - Jane Adshead-Grant Listen IN Notes:   00:43 - Jane describes her shift in thinking about different kinds of listening when she discovered Nancy Kline’s work on the Thinking Environment. How it changed her life as a coach, her relationships with her husband, her children, her friends. She learned how to listen at a deeper level, to generate the very best in others.   02:24 - What is generative listening?  How it can be a transformational experience   03:31 - Jane’s understanding of generative listening: what we are doing is we are a generative force through listening.    08:10 - How we build the muscle of generative listening in an organization:  it requires practice, and it requires discipline.   11:49 - How to work with leaders who might be afraid of generative listening. Mindset first: freeing your mind as a leader, that you have to solve the challenge or the development need for that individual.   14:39 - Stories of surprising outcomes in working with leaders in organizations. One story describes a lead counsel observing and modeling after Nancy and taking it to his team members and meetings.   17:24 - The value of ‘role modeling’ and showing appreciation   18:49 - Jane sharing stories of leaders’ transformational experiences in adapting generative listening in how they communicate with their clients   22:27 - Listening to helps people connect with their own resourcefulness   25:39 - What this journey in generative listening revealed to her and the realizations she has now that she had not thought of before   30:22 - What might get in the way of people listening deeply, what assumptions might one be holding about oneself or another, or the situation that prevents them from listening?   32:53 - The one word to describe the listening that helped Jane: The experience was insightful. It would reveal to her that she had within her what it took to get through what she was struggling with at the time.   38:04 - What her experience looks like when it’s difficult to listen to someone who has a very different view from your own. When do you not listen to somebody?   41:14 - Jane sharing about the research she’s doing now: looking at the impact of listening training on the participants and business outcomes.    43:50 - Jane shares simple exercises to help develop your listening capacity: First, reflect and notice the impact. Second, practice listening to someone free from interruption and judgment.   47:24 - A thought Jane shares that would help organizations consider listening: Think about the inclusivity within their organization and how listening can create an environment of inclusion.    49:49 - How she keeps abreast with listening: Regular practice, constantly observing what works, what gets in the way of people listening, and making connections with people.   50:52 - Jane shares an important thought we need to pay attention to when listening.   51:22 - Jane sharing her appreciation of Raquel’s work -- the breadth and depth that she brings to the topic of listening. Key Takeaways:   “I think the leader, in this way of listening, is that their role is to help that individual think more for themselves --  creatively, resourcefully, independently. This will become a lot more empowering for people rather than the leader telling them what they need to be doing differently.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “When others embrace this skill and recognize the impact of listening and take it wholeheartedly into their way of leading. It's just wonderful.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “I have seen…individuals transform their lives through a time when they felt wholly listened to, and for the first time revealed what was holding them back from living the life that they chose to live.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “As I rewind, when I started my journey on listening, I didn't know the power and the transformation that listening can generate.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “I think to be a great listener; it’s very much an experiential experience. And so we need to practice both, we need to practice listening. And at the same time, we need to experience what it feels like to be really listened to.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “Meetings are one of the most common ways of exchanging ideas and being together in the ways of working and I love to introduce rounds --giving people the equal turn to share their thoughts and ideas on a question... And I always love to start meetings with an appreciation round so that people feel that they've joined the meeting. Because people don't feel they’ve contributed...until they've actually spoken.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “How do I ask questions that ignite the best in others? And to your point, it comes with listening. It's not simply about asking a question it's listening to how the person is responding.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “One important thing to pay attention to, is noticing the impact of listening and appreciating people when they do it well.” - Jane Adshead-Grant   “Setting myself up as a practitioner rather than an expert keeps me abreast with my listening.” - Jane Adshead-Grant Notes/Mentions:   Thinking Environment by Nancy Kline: https://www.coachingcultureatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Klines-Thinking-Environmnet.pdf   Connect With Jane Adshead-Grant: janeadsheadgrant.com Facebook LinkedIn Twitter   Connect with Raquel Ark: www.listeningalchemy.com Mobile: + 491732340722 contact@listeningalchemy.com LinkedIn

Season 3 Book 11: Time to Think by Nancy Kline Book Review - Listening to Ignite the Human Mind The power of effective listening is recognized as the essential tool of good management. In this book, Kline describes how we can achieve this, and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation. Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a new world of possibilities. Listening to Ignite the Human Mind "Time to Think" by Nancy Kline - Book Review Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 3 Book 11 Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/33CEmZf GET IT. READ :) FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/ Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sfwalker/message

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 26, 2021 is: obeisance • oh-BEE-sunss • noun 1 : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow 2 : acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance : homage Examples: "Even with the smartphone's on-purpose designed-in distraction notification architecture, our prostration at their non-human feet is the real issue. Our obeisance demotes the advanced human, and we pretend it doesn't. We don't take charge of our attention. Our little robots do. And we caress them." — Nancy Kline, The Guardian (UK), 24 Oct. 2020 "She's beloved by Gen-Z (when I interviewed a group of grade 12 girls earlier this year, they said her name with the kind of breathless obeisance typically reserved for Taylor Swift)…." — Liz Guber, The Toronto Star, 18 Sep. 2020 Did you know? When it first appeared in English in the 14th century, obeisance shared the same meaning as obedience. This makes sense given that obeisance can be traced back to the Anglo-French obeir, a verb meaning "to obey" that is also an ancestor of English's obey. The other senses of obeisance also date from the 14th century, but they have stood the test of time whereas the "obedience" sense is now obsolete.

"We are, the first international mentoring scheme for public finance, the first, scheme to be totally virtual for public financial by management." "I see public finance by women as being a powerful network to try and influence the status quo and change the status quo." Gillian Fawcett.     Throughout her career, Gillian has focused on making public services more efficient and more effective on a local, national and international level.  We discuss the impact she wants to have on the world and the impetus for starting Public Finance by Women. The organisation has two key objectives (1) to support women in their career development  (2) to advance gender equality in public financial management.  She explains that the organisation is international and inclusive - as although the focus is on women men are also involved. Globally out of 188 ministries of finance only 39 have women ministers of finance so there's a real need to promote gender equality and change the status quo.  We discuss mentoring, skills development versus career development and the role of finance professionals in public finance. Gillian shares a fantastic example about snow and the impact of gender budgeting in Sweden as well as some other stories from Vietnam, Philippines and Belize.        Gillian Fawcett is a co-founder of Public Finance by Women (PFW), an international non-profit organisation focused upon supporting women working in public finance to fulfil their career potential by providing mentoring and other support, as well as promoting the advancement of gender equality. Previously, she was head of international at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), head of public sector at ACCA Global, a senior fellow at the Office for Public Management (OPM), head of policy at the Audit Commission and head of finance at the Scrutiny Unit in the House of Commons. In January 2019 she was appointed as a member for the Cifas local government anti-fraud and corruption advisory board and joined the board of Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust in February 2019.   Connect with Gillian: on LinkedIn Website: https://www.publicfinancebywomen.org/  Twitter https://twitter.com/publicfinanceb1    Resources: Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez Time to Think by Nancy Kline

Conversation with Sally Beck - General Manager of the Royal Lancaster London “Running a good culture brings definite profits to the bottom line.”- Sally Beck, General Manager, the Royal Lancaster London It was a great pleasure to speak with Sally Beck, the General Manager of the Royal Lancaster London, who led her team through a multiyear renovation while open and their rise from #272 to #17 (and now up to #15 as I write this) on Tripadvisor out of 1,154 hotels in London. During our conversation, Sally shares inspiration concepts for hospitality leaders: Why she does not believe in SOPs for guest engagement.Techniques she uses to empower her team.How she uses an inverted pyramid management philosophyHow she runs meeting in a way inspired by the book, Time to Think by Nancy Kline.Her hiring process and much moreThe cost savings in staff turnover enjoyed when you create a positive culture A few of my favorite quotes from Sally Beck: “Investing in Tripadvisor, understanding, and looking at those comments, it is your best advertising tool.” " …it just generates good feelings and the guests genuinely feel it.” “We've noticed the further we have gone up (on Tripadvisor)…generally our rates have gone with it.” I hope you will find this episode with Sally Beck as inspiring as I did. Let me know your thoughts in the comments and share ways you inspire your team to deliver 5-Star experiences where you work. Please subscribe and share with others who may find these conversations helpful! Please join us, subscribe, and share so that we may reach more people and help everyone GET GREAT REVIEWS!

Nancy Kline, President of Time To Think, shares her inspiring stories of learning to fly.

For Marcia Reynolds, coaching evolved as a highly effective learning tool, discovered through her work training leaders in the corporate world. She is now a world-renowned expert on coaching ranked #5 on Global Gurus' list of coaching thought-leaders, has delivered programs and coached leaders in 41 countries, and has written four coaching books.She also turned 20 in jail and credits her transformation, at least in part, to the women she did time with. From the rabbit hole of drug abuse to achieving multiple master's degrees, her first ‘tough coach' was her cellmate who taught her to get out there and make a difference in the world.Marcia witnessed the rise in coaching ‘as a thing' first hand. She trained as a coach in the mid-90s and was one of the first assessors for the International Coaching Federation and for training school, Coach U. She was also a founding member of the ICF where she went on to be president for over two years. In this episode, we find out Marcia offers so many insights from her years of experience that coaches at all levels with find things to take and use in their own practice.In particular, we talk about:Why now is the time to shut up and listen.Why coaching is the best learning technology we have.Why mastery is the deepening of presence not the perfection of skills and the importance of receiving as opposed to listening in great coaching.What to do if a client says they want a plan (and why making the plan with them is not always the most powerful thing to do).And, as Marcia launches her fourth book on coaching Coach the Person, Not the Problem, we find out what compelled her to write another book about coaching.Plus, some myth-busting about the things we think we can't do in coaching and a story that features a snake and a roadrunner… That's right, a snake and a roadrunner!For those who want to learn more about Marcia's forthcoming Breakthrough Coaching Training, register for the free 90-minute masterclass here: https://coach.wbecs.com/Marcia-Reynolds/a182301For more information about Marcia, visit: www.covisioning.com or find her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MarciaReynolds or LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marciareynolds.For more information about Marcia's recent book, visit www.coachtheperson.com.For information about Robbie's wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgThings and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):~5: Time to Think by Nancy Kline: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451~5: Effective Modern Coaching by Myles Downey: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Effective-Modern-Coaching-Myles-Downey/dp/190779476X~9: The International Coach Federation (ICF): https://coachfederation.org/~13: Coach U Training School: https://www.coachu.com/~13: CTI: https://coactive.com/~14: Fran Fisher: https://www.franfishercoach.com/~20: Marcia's Memoir, Unexpected Angels: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unexpected-Angels-Month-Journey-Light-ebook/dp/B0047GN9M4~ 21: Marcia's TED Talks: https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_marcia_reynolds_dr_marcia_reynolds_how_to_handle_precocious_women_jan_2018~25: Marcia's most recent book: https://coachtheperson.com~35: The Association of Coach Training Organisations (ACTO): https://actoonline.org/~38: Harriett Simon Salinger: http://www.hssalinger.com/~38: Julius Ordonez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julius-ordonez-mcc-7948a911/~39: WBECs coaching demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2z_mvuEXPQ~43: The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coaching-Habit-Less-Change-Forever/dp/0978440749~46: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnemann: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576~46: Michael Gazzaniga: https://people.psych.ucsb.edu/gazzaniga/michael/~47: John Dewey: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/How_We_Think.html?id=6-fof53Kq00C&redir_esc=y~48: Deb Barnard, Relational Dynamics 1st: https://relationaldynamics1st.co.uk/meet-the-team/~48: Byron Katie: https://thework.com/~49: Gretchen Rubin: https://gretchenrubin.com/~50: Marcia's blog post referencing Straight Talk, Real Talk and Blunt Talk: https://covisioning.com/can-you-just-shut-up/~1.14: Shari Geller: https://www.sharigeller.ca/~ 1.16: Marcia's three minute Goal Tending video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9sH3DrcCgE~1.22: Einstein quote: ‘If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask.'~1.33: Marcia's Books: https://covisioning.com/books/

"Have your program worked out doesn't mean that you are prepared" says Marike Groenewald, one of our guests in this podcast episode. Audience participation and engagement depends on the “way of being” of a facilitator. But what does it need to create a liberal environment in training sessions and events, where an audience is able to participate fully and think well for themselves? In this episode we're meeting Marike Groenewald who is the founder of Anew, an organisational and people development consultancy based in Cape Town, South Africa. Marike also served for nearly eight years as the Director of the DA's Young Leaders Programme, the party's flagship year-long leadership development course and the only programme of its kind in the world. Trisha Lord, Trainer and Coach lecturing in advanced Coaching Skills, has trained with Arnold Mindell in Process Facilitation; and is accredited by Nancy Kline as a Faculty Member, Consultant and Coach in delivering the Thinking Environment. Trisha is also based in South Africa.

Are you an introvert struggling to make a decision?  The host, Joanna Rawbone, explains how she was stuck having to make a particularly important decision.   She refers back to the Myers Briggs type instrument as a helpful tool to get to know yourself better, which can also help with your decision making. The book that Joanna refers to is Time To Think by Nancy Kline and she shares the valuable lesson that this book taught her.  This podcast is great for if you are wondering if you are an introvert or an extravert, how to make decisions better, and want to learn more about yourself to be a flourishing introvert!   www.yourintroverttype.co.uk  www.flourishingintroverts.com https://mariabaeck.com/

How often have you thought about sports or hobbies, and the impact they have on our lives?  I hadn't given it much thought until I started looking back at all the lessons that sports can teach us (now that my kids have gone through so many phases of sports, from 5 years old and now approaching adulthood).  When I think back about all the talks we had with them, I would say 80% focused on an issue they had to face on their teams, with players, coaches, etc. There are a myriad of life lessons sewn into all types of sports (individual and team).  And these lessons can and will impact our education, our careers, and our relationships. My guest on this week's Peace & Possibilities podcast, Vikki Leach, shares how her love for sports turned into a desire to empower people and watch them flourish and thrive. Being exposed to sports and teamwork at an early age was a major influence on her ultimate passion for equality and inclusion.  And she's spent her career making sure people felt included and teaching folks about how their behavior impacts others. She refers to one beautiful question to ask the other person, in a meeting, in a conversation, in work or life, to find out exactly how you may be affecting them. Her insight and advice will benefit anyone regardless of their journey and beyond. Take this extra time we've all been given to reflect on the impact you want to have and the ways you can make it happen. In the words of Maria Carey… “If you believe in yourself enough And know what you want You're gonna make it happen (Make it happen)” About Vikki: Vikki Leach, Global Head, Inclusion and Diversity, Kantar Based in the UK, responsible for Kantar’s Global Inclusion and Diversity approach. Senior professional with extensive experience in engaging business leaders and delivering cross country change programmes in inclusion and diversity, culture and engagement and behavioural change. Widespread experience in operating in fast changing, dynamic and results focused businesses. Over 15 years of experience in the technology industry driving change programmes with diverse and complex challenges, taking into consideration the local business needs, and the company’s global vision.  What drives this is a diverse mix of people, with different backgrounds and experiences. My passion in life is fairness and equality.  This is representative in my professional career and my personal career in sport.  Everyone has a talent, it's about unleashing it, and the talent is more likely to be unleashed in a supportive, inclusive and fair environment. Teams that work together outperform those that don’t.  Success feels better when it’s shared with others.    Equality = Inclusion = Innovation = Success. Recommended books: The Loudest Duck, Laura Liswood Mindset, Carol Dweck Time to Think, Nancy Kline    

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If you want to learn more about the thinking process you should listen to this podcast. Rick Randall interviews Nancy Kline, who is an author, teacher, coach, and trainer. She is President of Time To Think and today she gives us some tips to understand the thinking process and the client-advisor relationship. Links and Resources from this Episode https://www.timetothink.com/meet-us/nancy-kline/ https://www.timetothink.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451 https://www.amazon.com/More-Time-Think-Being-World/dp/1906377103 Show Notes About Nancy's books - 1:18 The thinking environment and the components - 1:41 The quality of thinking - 2:32 The thinking components - 4:30 Interrupting thinking - 5:49 The quality of turn - 7:30 The rush culture - 9:00 The appreciation component - 10:13 How the client becomes the thinker - 15:11 The attention of the expert - 17:28 Why we are not raised to value our thinking - 18:30 Rick's definition of estate planning - 20:20 Nancy tells us how to listen and remember better - 24:40 Taking notes while listening - 28:25 The human mind works better in the presence of appreciation - 29:15 How the advisor can offer recognition to the client - 30:42 What is real and true for the client - 33:03 The right of not being interrupted - 34:01 Issues that stop people from planning - 35:05 The more you think, the more you generate - 42:09 Get in touch with Nancy - 44:00 Some of Nancy's books - 44:40 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher Subscribe with RSS

Excited to share some of my own contemplations today, in hopes of helping you turn more deeply inward than ever before. After reading "Time To Think" by Nancy Kline, and pairing the lesson with a lesson on presence from "Happy Pocket Full of Money" I've heard the lesson from the Universe... ... We are all experiencing stillness. We are uncomfortable because it is forcing us to confront ourselves and disrobe ourselves from our identities of our schedules. We can no longer be defined by our 12 p.m. lunch meetings and our 8 a.m. meetings. We are not our travel schedules, nor our social plans. We are not where we hangout. We are not who we hangout. We are ourselves, and we have to go re-establish who we are as individuals, without the embellishments we're used to wearing from our lifestyles. Today's episode will give you the tools to walk through this time of confronting yourself, and hence, answering the questions you know you should be asking yourself. 1. Be unrushed (this is an easy one, given the times) 2. Ask, "What else do you think?" to a friend, or yourself, to help solve the problem 3. Focus in and become the most present you can possible be, the answer will rise to the surface of yourself. 4. Don't try to solve your friends' and families' questions. Instead, help them find their own answers by listening intently. Happy Pocket Full of Money Time to Think #daretobestill

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world’s largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website.  When all works well with a team, there’s the temptation for us as Scrum Masters to think that the “team gets it”, but even if that is the case, your role, and who you are is part of that system. When you leave things will be different. In this episode, we explore what happens when the Scrum Master leaves, and the previous technical lead takes over. In this story, we will hear the anti-patterns that can easily develop when the critical role of the Scrum Master is taken by someone else. In this episode, we refer to Behavior Driven Development and “The New World Order” retrospective exercise, you can host a similar Agile Retrospective by using The Perfection Game exercise by Jim and Michele McCarthy, authors of the Core Protocols. Featured Book for the Week: Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline In Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline, Moana learned that it is critical to focus on improving our own performance so that we can help the teams we work with. In the book, she learned about the importance to focus on the quality of attention she gives to others when working with them.   About Moana Pledger Mo started her career in education and program management before moving into digital delivery. She's pretty sure she was a servant-leader before she had even heard the term. Her passion is to build healthy teams and foster the all-important relationship between business and team, which allows a safe space for the magic to happen. You can link with Moana Pledger on LinkedIn and connect with Moana Pledger on Twitter. 

Sophie Stephenson was living the life she’d always wanted. She had a well-paid dream job in Australia, lived in a beautiful place and felt secure in the knowledge that this could go on, indefinitely. But she was, she realised, unfulfilled. She was not, it turned out, truly happy with this life at all. By chance Sophie came across a reference to Nancy Kline’s book Time to Think. She described a way of being with one another that is both incredibly simple, and incredibly rare. We don’t give ourselves, or others, the freedom to think without interruption, or judgment, or time limits, or an obsession with outcomes. We limit our thinking, our conversations, our relationships and our entire lives by confining our minds. Sophie began to question the life she had chosen. She began to ask what she really wanted, to explore the ‘authentic’ me, her instinctive mind, and gradually, she began to reclaim what really mattered. Sophie left corporate life, moved back to the UK, and met the man who is now her husband and father to her two children. We need to reclaim time to think in our life if we are to do meaningful things with our life. I was struck by how deeply Sophie listened and quickly figured me out. It was almost bizarre, in a nice way. I asked her how I could become a better listener, and how to ask better questions - both pretty crucial things for a novice podcaster to get to grips with...

The quality of your attention determines the quality of other people’s thinking

From my experience a business's culture and behaviour is a mirror reflection of the thinking and behaviour of its leaders over the last 2 or 3 years. Whilst some businesses thrive others are relegated to mediocrity and sometimes failure. So how so you adopt new ways of thinking that transform? My guest Mitzi Wyman started as a London lawyer before moving into television as Producer for the Law Channel writing business programmes. Fascinated in people and organisational culture she retrained as a coach and facilitator, gaining an MSc in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology (KCL). She became Head of Practice Management at the Law Society, Non-Executive Director in the UK's National Health Service and Founder and Chair of FulcrumLeaders.com. Passionate about inclusive cultures she uses her life experiences to explore race, gender & class sues underpinned by the Thinking EnvironmentTM, a methodology developed by author Nancy Kline. Join us as we explore how to transform your thinking.

From my experience a business's culture and behaviour is a mirror reflection of the thinking and behaviour of its leaders over the last 2 or 3 years. Whilst some businesses thrive others are relegated to mediocrity and sometimes failure. So how so you adopt new ways of thinking that transform? My guest Mitzi Wyman started as a London lawyer before moving into television as Producer for the Law Channel writing business programmes. Fascinated in people and organisational culture she retrained as a coach and facilitator, gaining an MSc in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology (KCL). She became Head of Practice Management at the Law Society, Non-Executive Director in the UK's National Health Service and Founder and Chair of FulcrumLeaders.com. Passionate about inclusive cultures she uses her life experiences to explore race, gender & class sues underpinned by the Thinking EnvironmentTM, a methodology developed by author Nancy Kline. Join us as we explore how to transform your thinking.

This is a really interesting episode of the podcast where Sukh invites guests Meg Peppin and Sarah Boyd to talk about Thinking Environment. The name comes from work by author and researcher Nancy Kline from her book called Time To Think. It's a really good exploration of why Meg has invested her time into becoming more of a practitioner in this topic and why Sarah has voraciously consumed the courses over 2018. If you have heard about Thinking Environment and curious to want to learn more about it, this is a helpful podcast to hear from two very interested people in the methodology/theory/thinking. You can buy Time To Think here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=10ZC25LEIUBBI&keywords=time+to+think+nancy+klein&qid=1554969082&s=gateway&sprefix=time+to+think%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1-fkmrnull. You can connect with Meg on Twitter @OD_Optimist. You can connect with Sarah on Twitter @sarahboydh. You can connect with Sukh on Twitter @sukhpabial.

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss thinking environments (the work of Nancy Kline).

Listening is an act of generosity! So come join us as Robyn Jackson shares her experiences as a leader and executive coach and how Nancy Kline's work on the thinking environment is so critical for leaders in creating the right thinking space for effective teams.

Listen for the brilliance of others. It makes a huge difference! In this episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk about Solution Focused listening. Find out what we love about the topic “listening” and what differences it makes when we listen for the brilliance of people. Learn about the “T study” that shows that as listeners we are co-narrators: when we listen attentively people are much better storytellers. Get to know Nancy Kline’s time to think or how a good thinking environment produces better results, and listen how we do the “thinking rounds” and what differences these make in our relationship and our family life. In Solution Focused Listening we listen for the brilliance of people, their preferred future, everything that works, and signs of progress, then we select exact words of the other person that reflect that, and build with our questions and their answers a useful conversation (see also episode #4 – the Art of asking great Solution Focused questions). Check out how listen – select – build can be used in everyday conversations or how Dominik’s mum found 20 things that are already going in the right direction. And last but not least the weekly challenge: Chose one conversation each day where you decide to listen in a Solution Focused way for the brilliance of your conversation partner. After the conversation take a few minutes and discover what differences this made. Enjoy! The post SFP 6 – Solution Focused Listening appeared first on SF on tour.

Ever since I heard about 'clean language' I was not convinced it can be a thing.  Then I studied lingustics and decided it most definitely was not a thing, in fact it was a load of rubbish.  However, as opposed to ignoring and dismissing it I wanted to explore it.  So I got in touch with the guest of this podcast episode, Judy Rees.  We had a chat on Linked In where I said 'I thnk this is bunkum' and we arranged a call to discuss more.  I enjoyed that initial chat so much I wanted to get Judy on to the podcast and here she is.  So, we discuss: Clean language is not a thing - but there are degress of cleanliness  There is some peer reviewed academic and popular research to suggest clean language has a place (some links below) That the principles of clean language are set around a core set of questions with a fairly rigis structure and format which you interchange with another persons or peoples langauge (again more links below) I really enjoyed this chat and once again played with the format and asked Judy to use some 'clean language' questions on me.  Enjoy Links and resources David Grove's book from the world of therapy (where his studies began) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations-Therapy-Problems-Solutions-Professional/dp/0393701557/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508328796&sr=8-1&keywords=david+grove Judy Rees book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clean-Language-Revealing-Metaphors-Opening/dp/1845901258 Judy Rees website http://judyrees.co.uk/ An example of using clean language as a methodology in Qualitative Research http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/807943/1/BJM%20Clean%20Language%20pre-peer%20review%20version%20for%20open%20access.pdf Link to Nancy Kline website http://www.timetothink.com/thinking-environment/the-ten-components/ Clean approaches for Coaches https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clean-Approaches-Coaches-Conditions-Modelling/dp/095748660X From Contempt to Curiosity https://www.amazon.co.uk/Contempt-Curiosity-Conditions-Collaborate-ModellingTM-ebook/dp/B00LXOLICG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508333390&sr=1-1&keywords=from+contempt+to+curiosity  

In this episode, I talk with Grattan Donnelly. Grattan does a number of different things in his portfolio but mainly working with people using Coaching and Mindfulness. He works as part of a Danish company called Potential Project. Grattan also does training and facilitation. I met Grattan through the IMI Diploma in Executive Coaching. He delivers an 8-week course on developing mindfulness as well which is really highly fulfilling for him. Grattan has always been fascinated by human behaviour and has always had a sense of adventure. Graduating from a B.Comm, Grattan was now free to follow his sense of adventure. He went to Australia for year and came back 12 years later. Grattan said it took him 53 years of his life to figure out what he wanted to do so that message is clear that it’s never too late to find this. We talk about values and one that is most prominent for Grattan is freedom and this matches well in his work. We talk about his journey during these 12 years travelling and many learnings along the way. Travel broadens the mind and the culture shock of coming home was memorable. In 1998, he bought a training franchise for 30k and this made him face one of the big fears that Grattan had from a very young age, which was a fear of public speaking. Something so many of us can relate to. He talks how he worked around confronting this fear for a number of years. We dig into the idea of the opponent in his own head dictated how he operated. This was a real struggle but he keep at it. Looking back now, after learning how the mind works with Mindfulness, he has a different perspective. He’s comfortable with the anxiety now and can deal with it. Then in 2006, when Grattan started the coaching qualification program. From here, he started to realise that he ‘loved learning’ and hated being taught and the cliché of Coaching changing your life became a reality. In 2010, Grattan hit a wall and had burn out. This was a blessing in disguise as it got him on the path of Mindfulness. This part of the journey starts here and we deep dive into how the mind works, the number of thoughts we have every day, what we worry about, and the benefits of mindfulness. We touch on a number of techniques that you can use that can help you slow down and be more present. Other topics touched on are challenges with our current systems, opening up with mindfulness, one-to-one coaching, being in the moment, self-awareness, triggers for mindful moments (like Crows), living on autopilot, dealing with ups and downs, accepting things for what they are, not being able to control everything. I hope you enjoy the story that is packed with good messages Grattan shares from his journey. His clear message is to ‘just enjoy the journey’ and to ‘relax’ as nothing is under control and to get out there and start your mindfulness practice via a proper course. And hopefully you can apply a mindfulness technique when meeting new people. Books – 1.Think to Think, Nancy Kline 2.Presence based coaching Doug Silsbee Get in touch with Grattan here with Mindfulness and Coaching – potentialproject.comOr directly with Grattan here for one to one executive coaching -https://www.linkedin.com/in/grattan-donnelly-b6ab3713/?ppe=1

How can you make team coaching as simple, sticky and fun as possible?  And why is that critically important? Tune in to this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast with Rob Bier--Founder of 6:30 Partners and Executive and Team Coach--to find out.  Rob Bier has coached full-time for seven years. His background makes him equally comfortable working with the soft and the hard sides of business and people challenges. Prior to becoming a coach Rob served as founder and CEO of two private equity-backed companies in financial services, and previous to that he was a partner in Monitor Group, the strategy consulting firm. Rob studied coaching with Professor Chris Argyris of the Harvard Business School, at the Coaches Training Institute, and with Nancy Kline of Time to Think. He has an engineering degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. In this podcast episode, Rob shares his journey from graduate school in the United States, to working with the Monitor Group in the UK, to building his own leadership team in a financial services company that he started in the Netherlands, to moving to Singapore and establishing 6:30 Partners.  Themes explored in the podcast include: connecting team coaching to business performance; team coaching in Asia; three guiding principles for team coaching: simplicity, stickiness and fun; the positivity-productivity framework by Team Coaching International; the white-water rafting metaphor of team coaching; and using “The Thinking Environment” from Nancy Kline to create psychological safety and surface hidden conflict. Rob shares two stories from his team coaching practice: a success story with the leadership team of a tech startup; and a semi-failure that surfaced conflict too quickly.  He also discusses his thoughts on the future of team coaching and shares a number of tips and resources including: "Time to Think" by Nancy Kline; use of the VoxVote app; Patrick Lencioni's books The 5 Dysfunctions and The Advantage, and more.  He also telegraphs his own book, "The Big Ride," which will be coming out in 2017. This is a rich episode that all new as well as experienced team coaches will not want to miss!  Tune in today to begin taking your team coaching practice to the next level!

Nancy Kline, author of More Time to Think talks about how to create a thinking environment and why it is vitally important.  Part one of a two part series.

Nancy Kline, author of More Time to Think, shares her perspectives on coaching and how coaches can create a positive thinking environment that brings out the best thinking from their clients.