234: How Stories of African Leadership Inform Your Coaching Practice
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How can African leadership transform global perspectives? Join Claudia Day and her guests, Gamu Matarira and Nicola Strong, co-founders of African Leadership Global (ALG), a data and training company that takes a fresh perspective on the diversity of intelligence to include the Global South. In this episode, they dive into the intersection of African philosophies and global leadership, sharing their research on the ‘Stories of African Leadership.’ Exploring themes of Ubuntu, community-driven leadership and cultural frameworks, Gamu and Nicola critically assess how African values differ...
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233: Leading with Cultural Awareness: A Framework for Success with Philippe Rosinski
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Listen to this insightful conversation on cultural awareness in coaching. Our host, Claudia Day is joined by award-winning coach and best-selling author, Philippe Rosinski to explore why cultural awareness is so important for enhancing coaching effectiveness, fostering inclusion, innovation, creativity and strengthening leadership. They define culture and suggest we all have multiple cultures which come dynamically together to create our cultural identity. Philippe introduces his Cultural Orientations Framework assessment – a tool designed to raise awareness of cultural differences and...
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232: How Assessments Can Impact Team Coaching
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Want to take your team coaching to the next level? In this episode, our host Claudia Day is joined by expert team coach Kimberly Lewis Parsons to share how assessments can be a game-changer for fostering collaboration, trust, and effectiveness. With a background in technology and corporate leadership, Kimberly explores the strategic use of assessments from three key perspectives – what she calls the “me view,” “us view,” and “team view”—to help teams recognize both individual and collective strengths. She also highlights the essential role coaches play, in partnership with...
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231: How Motivational Maps Can Empower Individuals and Teams
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Ever wondered what truly drives you and your team? Dive into the world of Motivational Maps with host Claudia Day and her guest, business motivator, Susannah Brade-Waring to explore how this powerful tool can transform the way individuals and teams understand what fuels motivation and how to harness it for success. Susannah shares her journey into leadership and team coaching and why she is passionate about understanding motivation. Susannah defines motivation, the significance of recognising individual and team motivators, and the theoretical framework behind Motivational Maps – a...
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230: From Burnout to Balance: Navigating Well-Being in Organizational Life
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Unlock the secrets to well-being in coaching and leadership development in this insightful episode with host Claudia Day and expert guest Audrey McGibbon, a chartered occupational and coaching psychologist. Audrey shares her journey into the field and explains why well-being isn’t just a personal pursuit—it’s a critical factor in effective leadership and organizational success. Together, they explore the multi-dimensional nature of well-being and Audrey introduces her comprehensive Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey (GLWS), designed to measure well-being to assist coaches in...
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229: Transform Communication with the VoicePrint Tool Part 2
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Are you ready to transform the way you communicate? In the second part of this insightful conversation, host Claudia Day is joined by developer Alan Robertson and expert coach Kate Mason-Keaney to dive into the significance of communication styles and the powerful VoicePrint tool. Alan, with a background in organizational development, and Kate, a team and leadership coach, break down how different communication styles shape interactions and workplace dynamics. They introduce the VoicePrint tool - a practical framework and assessment tool that categorizes communication into three clusters:...
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228: Transform Communication with the VoicePrint Tool Part 1
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Are you ready to transform the way you communicate? In part one of two this insightful episode, host Claudia Day is joined by developer Alan Robertson and expert coach Kate Mason-Keaney to dive into the significance of communication styles and the powerful VoicePrint tool. Alan, with a background in organizational development, and Kate, a team and leadership coach, break down how different communication styles shape interactions and workplace dynamics. They introduce the VoicePrint tool - a practical framework and assessment tool that categorizes communication into three clusters: exploring,...
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227: Unlocking Cognitive Potential with the HBDI
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In this episode we delve into the Whole Brain® Thinking Model and the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) with host, Claudia Day and award-winning executive coach and researcher, Verity Hannell. The Whole Brain® Thinking framework developed by Ned Herrmann is a powerful, science-backed operating system for harnessing cognitive diversity in the flow of work. It's based on the idea that everyone has a preferred way of thinking, and that these preferences can be used to improve performance. Verity shares her journey and insights into the HBDI, explaining its theory, which divides...
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226: Know Yourself, Know Your Team: The Insights Discovery Tool
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In this episode, we dive deep into a transformative tool for enhancing team dynamics and organizational effectiveness—the Insights Discovery Tool. Joining our host, Claudia Day, is Mark Leisegang, Practice Lead at Insights Learning and Development, to discuss the pivotal role of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in personal and professional growth. Together, they explore how the Insights Discovery Tool, grounded in Jungian psychology, empowers individuals and teams to understand their personality preferences. Mark shares his inspiring journey with the tool, shedding light...
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225: How Personality Assessments Can Transform Your Coaching Practice
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Do personality assessments support or hinder our coaching practices? Join Professor Rebecca Jones and host, Claudia Day for an engaging conversation on how personality shapes coaching and personal development. They both share their personal journeys with personality assessments and give a short live demonstration from the IPIP neo assessment and how it can be used in a coaching session. Rebecca explores key personality theories, the ethical use of assessments, and how understanding personality enhances self-awareness and team dynamics. You can take part in the IPIP neo personality...
info_outlineThis week, we dive deep into the transformative concept of self-awareness and explore its profound impact on personal growth, leadership, and coaching.
Join our host, Claudia Day, as she sits down with coach and academic, Julia Carden. Julia shares her journey from leadership in the Royal Navy to her research and deep reflective exploration into self-awareness for coaches and leaders.
Julia explains what self-awareness really is, it’s different components and why it’s such a complex and dynamic construct. She highlights the benefits for coaches and leaders both in their personal and professional lives and give practical strategies to develop and deepen your self-awareness. Julia describes the roles and risks of insight tools and defines the difference between self-awareness, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge. Together, they unravel the complexities of self-awareness and provide practical takeaways for coaches, leaders, and anyone on a path of self-discovery. This episode is packed with actionable insights and thought-provoking discussion.
“What was really enhancing how I showed up as a coach was the work I was doing on myself and the development of self-awareness.”
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