Coaching in Conversation

Join Tracy and guest Scott Howard as they discuss the Mastery of Self, and the ways in which coaching diverge from tangible. Scott Howard, JD, MCC, is accomplished at coaching leaders and executives by creating a confidential space for reflection, growth and change to take place. He is credentialed as a Master Certified Coach (MCC), and a certified executive coach. He’s coached on a variety of topics including leadership enhancement and presence, communications, engagement, and diversity inclusion. His coaching style is client centered and strengths based. He’s especially skilled at helping leaders enhance communications (eg., presentations, difficult or high stakes conversations). Scott partners with leaders by helping them to stretch into a growth mindset and cultivate strategic vision. Past client engagements include Studsvik, the U.S. Air Force, LogMeIn, Barclay Card of England, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Capital One. Scott teaches ethics in coaching at the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Program in Washington, DC. In 2020, Scott was elected Treasurer of the ICF Global Enterprise Board. A former Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard with 25+ years of experience leading teams, he’s served on seven ships and five legal units in leadership positions. His final military assignment was the Chief of Recruiting where he led a force of more than 300 recruiters in meeting the Coast Guard’s human resource needs.Scott’s is located Baltimore, Maryland and he coaches in English. He is an attorney licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Join Tracy and guest Hilary Oliver as they discuss the pursuit of Mastery in Coaching and the commitment to learning it requires. Hilary Oliver is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is also a trained Coaching Supervisor and Mentor Coach. Hilary trains coaches and works with managers and leaders to develop their coaching capability. She works as an International Corporate Executive and Board Level Coach, a leadership development designer and facilitator working with a wide range of organisations. Hilary also specialises in working with organisations to support them develop coaching culture. She has been the President of the UK ICF Chapter and is a Past Chair of the ICF Global Board.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Jean-François Cousin, MCC is passionate about helping leaders unleash the best from themselves, others’ and their organizations. He became a global executive coach in 2006, in the wake of a career in management around the world with a Fortune-500 company.By November 2021 he had clocked in more than 13,000 coaching-hours and served over 1,300 executives, from 50 nationalities, as well as dozens of executive teams, travelling to 35 countries in 5 continents to work with them.Jean-Francois hold a Master Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He coaches leaders, most often on leadership development, on-boarding and role transition, organizational and cultural change management, strategic planning and cross-cultural leadership.Jean-François also regularly facilitates or coaches executive teams, notably on trust and productive conflict, effective collaboration, staff engagement, organizational agility, strategy, cultural alignment and change management.Jean-François is a published author and a global speaker—he has engaged audiences on six continents about transformative leadership and coaching. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.In his spare time, Jean-François passionately supports the growth of coaches and of the profession. He served as the Chairman of the ICF’s Global Board in 2019.Based in Bangkok, Jean-François offers 1-1 and team/group coaching worldwide, in English and in French.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

The Coaching in Conversation Mastery Series explores the concept of mastery in coaching with conversations with ICF Master Certified Coaches. In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Shweta HandaGupta where they talk about how to coach your clients with your best intentions. They touch on the topics of presence, awareness and ethical coaching. Shweta HandaGupta, MCC, has been recognized as India’s top coach and among the top global coaches for CEOs, boards and leadership teams. Shweta is currently coaching the promoters of some of India's top business houses, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs as well as Fortune 500 business leaders worldwide. She is dedicated to working with business leaders to help them measurably enhance their strategic output, leadership effectiveness and bottom-line impact while facilitating timely global impact on peace, climate and education. Shweta is the co-founder of QuadraBrain Transformation Solutions which specializes in “Making Complex Change Simple”. She also serves as Director-At-Large and Finance Committee Chair on the ICF Global Enterprise Board. She is privileged to be among the first ICF Global Young Leader Award honorees, as well as the only coach from India to be recognized as CEO Coach of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine. Shweta is also author of columns and articles for leading business dailies such as HT Mint and Financial Express. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair and Coach Advancement coaching education opportunities at tracysinclair.com. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode of our Mastery Series, Tracy has a conversation with Sackeena Gordon-Jones exploring the concept of mastery in coaching.Sackeena Gordon-Jones, Ph.D., MCC is a pioneering coach, consultant, and educator who works with leaders and cross-cultural teams across the globe. As Founder of Transformation Edge Coaching & Consulting and Chief Coaching Officer of Transformation Edge Business Coach Institute, Sackeena is a leading authority within her field, as well as a speaker, author, and coach mentor. She is committed to helping today's global leaders, regain their edge, by transforming the way they think, lead and live. Her clients gain clarity to work and live with a purpose to create greater organization, societal and personal impact through coaching and neuroplasticity. Her international business background as an executive, entrepreneur, and coach to senior leaders with global remits, equips her to help people grow, thrive and win. Sackeena is the author of The Art and Practice of Transformational Leadership, and serves on the Editorial Board for Choice Coaching Magazine. She was named “1 of 50 Most Admired Woman” by WWA, and is recipient of two inaugural International Coaching Federation (ICF) Awards for "Breaking Barriers" and "The Gift of Coaching". She was also acknowledged for her continued service to ICF and its chapters throughout the world. She also serves the Association of Coach training Organizations (ACTO) and is currently a fellow with the Institute of Coaching (IOC). As a coaching consultant, she advises organizations on building internal coaching capability, expanding coaching and forging inclusion across diverse roles, levels and demographics. She is a frequent speaker on podcasts, and a guest coach lecturer for several coaching certificate programs and institutions. Sackeena also leads the coaching faculty for the Transformation Edge Business Coach Institute, where they provide ICF-accredited programs for those pursuing professional coaching knowledge, skills, certification and credentialing. The programs are provided for private and government organizations, as well as open-enrollment for individuals, and covers the gamete of Certification in Executive, Leadership, Transformational, Business, and Internal Coaching. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair at tracysinclair.com Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Veronica Lysaght about how she is bringing her dreams to life through the Novara One Planet Project. The Novara One Planet Project supports at-risk coastal communities to become climate safe. We are excited that they are partnering with Coach Advancement's Coaching with Conscience initiative to connect these communities with our alumni coaches.Veronica Lysaght, PCC has 20+ years’ experience coaching (individual, group, leadership and executive) as well as extensive international management and leadership experience. She has a unique commercial, political and media background, including leading the International Coaching Federation’s team across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She’s worked in a wide range of public and private sectors, including as a Press Secretary to a government minister. She partners with teams, groups and executives to develop and grow their leadership skills and effectiveness. Her approach acknowledges the knowledge, wisdom and strengths of each and every person, mixed with a practical application of what can be done. With thousands of hours experience, Veronica believes people make changes in their lives incrementally and at a pace they find psychologically safe. Her coaching is non-judgemental and accepts that everyone has a right to be who they are and to bring their best selves into all parts of their life (including their work) every day.As a world citizen, the youngest of ten and the first generation (and only woman) in her family to gain a post-graduate education, she is a passionate advocate for people moving into new spaces in the world. Along with her husband, she is running a not-for-profit organisation Novara One Planet working with coastal communities on the impact of climate change. Veronica is an Integral certified coach and holds a Masters in Counselling (distinction) and a Bachelors of Commerce.Connect with Veronica on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicalysaght/Learn more about Tracy Sinclair and Coach Advancement at tracysinclair.com To learn more about Coaching with Conscience, visit https://tracysinclair.com/programmes/coaching-with-conscience/Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Welcome to the Coaching in Conversation Mastery Series! This series explores the concept of mastery in coaching with conversations with ICF Master Certified Coaches. In this episode, Tracy has a second conversation with Karen Dean where they discuss the importance of seeking health and well-being as coaches in true service to their clients. If you would like to listen to Tracy's first conversation with Karen, you can do so by following this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2046723/11497673Karen Dean, MCC has been working as a professional coach with senior leaders worldwide for more than 30 years. Karen’s practice is focused on individuals and teams, and she is a trained supervisor of coaches. She is co-author of Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach. Karen is also the originator of the me:myteam method for accelerating team performance. Her other original me:myresources support professional coach development and enable feedback from clients on a coach’s impact and the relationship quality. In 2022 Karen found herself ‘cancering’, experiencing treatment for Stage 3 Breast Cancer throughout that year. This resulted in her engaging with her professional life with renewed vigour, enthusiasm, and inspiration. She is now sharing her ways of working with other coaches and facilitators, to empower the way they work with teams, faster, safer and with better business outcomes. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Lara Langman around the topic of Community as Opportunity. As the Alumni Community Manager for Coach Advancement, one area Lara helps support is the Coaching with Conscience initiative. Tracy and Lara talk about this initiative, its impact and the ripple effect of coaching.Lara Langman, PCC is a Career Direct Consultant, Genos Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, Genos Well-Being Practitioner and Firework Career Coach.Lara started her career as a corporate and banking lawyer. Wanting to support people’s growth and development, Lara moved into the leadership development sector where she has worked for the last 22 years implementing global Leadership programmes, foundations of emotional intelligence, resilience programmes and executive coaching for fortune 500 corporations. Being DISC certified and passionate about seeing people thrive in the workplace, Lara facilitates many team workshops that increase engagement, self-awareness, trust, improved communication, increased collaboration and boosted bottom line. Her executive coaching practice focuses on empowering her clients in different areas such as leadership, communication, engagement, emotional intelligence, finding purpose, joy and well-being in the workplace. Through her executive coaching, Lara invites her clients to take the lead by changing the way they think. Mindset is the key to sustainable leadership. As a career coach, Lara helps her clients find their true design, encouraging them to tap into their strengths and empower them to embrace their full identity, potential and purpose in the workplace. Having lived and worked in Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Japan, Lara loves multi-cultural diversity. During her spare time, Lara volunteers in an Animal Sensory Farm commissioned specifically for the enrichment and personal development of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health challenges. Lara works in both English and French. You can connect with Lara on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-langman-46450215/ Learn more about Tracy Sinclair and Coach Advancement at tracysinclair.comLearn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy has a great conversation with Professor Jonathan Passmore on Coaching and the Digital Age. They discuss how coaching is evolving with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and potential it has for coach practitioners and society as a whole. Jonathan Passmore is Senior Vice-President at CoachHub and a professor at Henley Business School, as well as a global thought leader in behavioural change, listed in the Thinkers 50 and Global Gurus lists. He is a chartered psychologist, holds five degrees including an MBA and doctorate in psychology. He is an accredited coach with the ICF and EMCC, as well as holding qualifications in team coaching and coaching supervision. Jonathan has published widely and contributed to more than 30 books and nearly 200 scientific papers and book chapters in the field, making him one of the most published coaches in the world. His recent books include Becoming a Coach: The Essential ICF Guide (2020), The Coaches Handbook (2021) and CoachMe: Your Personal Board of Directors (2022). Over the past two decades Jonathan has worked as an executive coach, consultant and educator with hundreds of leaders and managers, from senior politicians to board directors helping them become the best version of themselves. Prior to his current roles, Jonathan worked as managing director for a UK psychology company, worked for global firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), IBM Business Consulting on large-scale change projects and executive coaching, and OPM on government and not for profit leadership development.Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-passmore-08427b57/#ai #artificialintelligence #coachingconversationLearn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Welcome to the Coaching in Conversation Mastery Series! This series explores the concept of mastery in coaching with conversations with ICF Master Certified Coaches.  In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Heru Yuwono about integrating the paradoxes within coaching.   Heru Yuwono Liem is an executive and leadership coach. Heru holds an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach (MCC) Credential, European Mentoring Coaching Council (EMCC) Master Practitioner (MP) certification, and Association for Coaching Master Executive Coach (MEC) certification. Heru has more than 3,000 hours of executive coaching experience with local and expatriate C-suites. He is also a people development facilitator and lecturer, programmes to more than 1,000 participants from diverse industries. As a director since 1997, he holds more than 25 years in the financial services industry and holds a MBA from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Some of Heru’s clients include Astra Group, Bank Mandiri, BTN, BRI, BCA, OCBC, DBS, Commonwealth Bank, ADIRA Finance & Insurance, Taspen, Chevron, CNOOC, Medco, Inpex, Pertamina, SKK-Migas, Kraft Mondelez, L’oreal, Adis (Nike), Minamas, Summarecon, ASDP, PELNI, PGN, Timah, Bukit Asam, Inalum, TELKOM, HK, PTPN, Danareksa, Jamkrindo, Honda Prospect Motor, Croda, Vopak, Philips, Darya Varia, Tigaraksa Satria, Blibli and more. You can learn more about Heru on his website at https://www.coachingmentoringinstitute.com/ or connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/heru-yuwono-liem-mcc-mp-mec-34ba0424/Learn more about Tracy Sinclair at tracysinclair.comLearn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Welcome to the Coaching in Conversation Mastery Series! This series explores the concept of mastery in coaching with conversations with ICF Master Certified Coaches.   In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Janet Harvey about how mastery is not a destination.   Janet M. Harvey, Best Selling Author of the award-winning leadership and coaching book, Invite Change — Lessons from 2020, The Year of No Return, is CEO of inviteCHANGE, a coaching and human development organization that shapes a world where people love their life’s work. As a visionary leader in the global professional coaching industry, Janet Harvey is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach and accredited educator who has engaged adults, teams, and global enterprises for nearly 30 years to invite change that sustains well-being and excellence. Being better humans together requires claiming a true self first and then choosing to live inside out as we transform, evolve and be resilient. As Janet shares, “coaching in its many forms has at its root the effect of awakening consciousness and doing so in a highly accelerated fashion that sustains.” She uses her executive and entrepreneurial experience to cultivate leaders in sustainable excellence through Generative Wholeness™, a signature generative coaching and learning process for people, processes, and systems. Her colleagues, audiences and clients regard her as a bold, curious, provocative, articulate, and compassionate human being. Janet has served as a global board leader for ICF, as a director from 2009-2013, as past president in 2012, as Chair for the ICF Foundation 2013-2017, and more recently as Treasurer for the ICF Thought Leadership Institute 2020-2021.You can listen to Tracy and Janet's first conversation here:  https://www.coachinginconversation.com/2046723/11359017-the-role-of-coaches-in-the-re-evolution-of-humanity-with-janet-harveyConnect with Janet on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetharvey/https://www.facebook.com/invCHANGEhttps://www.instagram.com/invite_change/Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Kate Wendelboe, ACC is an advocate of coaching as a key leadership tool and foundational block of inclusive corporate culture. She is a co-director of strategy and growth at a multinational telco and founder of Recalibration Coaching where she helps people who are at a crossroads in their career. Her educational background has been in language and business and she had an MBA from Cambridge’s Judge Business School where she specialised in culture, arts and media management. Kate loves supporting individuals and colleagues in her corporate environment to be their best selves both inside and outside of work, through powerful questioning and helping people tell compelling stories. Connect with Kate at kate@recalibration-coaching.com.This is a special episode in celebration of International Coaching Week (May 8-14, 2023). Learn more Coach Advancement's ICW celebrations and special offers.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Mel Leow, MCC is the founder of APIC with 28 years of coaching, consulting, marketing and leadership experience in the Asia Pacific region. He has more than 4,500 hours of executive and team coaching experience. Mel is described as a thoughtful listener, professional, calm, genuine, intellectually stimulating and emotionally compassionate. He serves c-suite executives and leaders from global MNCs to regional/local organisations, to lead and thrive at their best in an ever evolving and highly competitive environment. One of his passions is to develop future coaches globally through Catalyst Coach, with their mission “to equip 10,000 coaches who will in turn impact 10 million people over the next 20 years.”Mel is co-author of Bring Out Their Best, Coach Wisdom (Volume II), and The Calling; and author of ENGAGE—How to Stop Living in Default and Start Living the Life You Desire. He is also the host of the #100MasterCoaches podcast.  Connect with Mel on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/coachmelLearn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy Sinclair has a conversation with Janet Wilson. Janet Wilson has extensive expertise in supporting people as they work to develop skills, knowledge and leadership behavior to lead sustainable improvement and development in their organisations. Working with teams and individuals, her work has a particular focus on partnering with leaders to explore the personal, social and strategic awareness which is needed to successfully lead others. With a background in business development, marketing and higher education, Janet has worked in the UK, in the Middle East and Africa. She has personal experience of executive level leadership and has worked with executive and senior leaders in public sector organisations, national charities, universities and businesses. Janet qualified as a coach in 2003 and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach with more than 2,800 hours of coaching practice. She is qualified as a Relational Team Coach and a Coach Supervisor. Convinced by the value coaching can offer, Janet has served as a volunteer with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) since joining in 2004. She served as President of the ICF United Kingdom Chapter and as vice Chair of the Global Dispute Resolution Panel. Janet brings her personal experience of leadership and change to the work she does. She is highly motived by learning and continues to extend her own professional development by exploring new and innovative ways of looking at leadership and human behaviour. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy Sinclair has a conversation with Osama Al Mosa.Osama Al Mosa is a senior executive, leadership and systemic team coach. Osama is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach (MCC) and EMCC Global Individual Team Coaching Accredited Practitioner (ITCA) with more than 10 years of coaching experience and completing more than 9,500 hours of coaching. His academic background is in psychology, business and human resources management and his first university degree was from the medical field and pharma sciences.  Osama is a bilingual (Arabic/English) global associate for world leading leadership development firms empowering senior leaders and leadership teams at Fortune 500 Corporations, the World Bank Group, and the United Nations. Osama combines his leadership development credentialing, academic background in psychology and corporate managerial experience to conduct different learning and development interventions to support senior leaders, directors, managers and high potential employees. He is a seasoned executive coach, ICF approved coach trainer, ICF coach mentor, ICF coach assessor, and one of the most senior ICF recognized coaches in the Arab world and the MENA regions.Osama received his coaching qualifications from the most reputable international schools and has been trained in a variety of evidence-based methodologies. In addition, he is accredited in a research-based leadership assessment, teams' dynamics, and psychometric tools (i.e Hogan, WPB5, DiSC, Harrison Assessment, Reina Trust building, Resilience, Influence Style Indicator).Prior to focusing his practice on professional coaching and training, Osama worked for Fortune 100 for 17 years, and lead different operations within the MENA region. He has a unique extensive practical and diverse experience in leading operations, teams and organizations. Osama is the president of the ICF Liwan Chapter, founder and former president of the ICF Jordan Chapter, the founding president of Amman Agora speakers, the board chair of the 3rd and 4th ICF Middle East Prism Award, EthicalCoach volunteer, the Vice President of ICF Global Dispute Resolution Panel, and a board member of ICF global Arabic language translation taskforce. He is also very active in volunteering to support start-up businesses, entrepreneurial initiatives, capacity building and social impact projects.Connect with Osama on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-al-mosa-25a0075/https://www.facebook.com/accompleash/https://www.instagram.com/accompleash/Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Janet Harvey about the role of coaches and the re-evolution of humanity.  Janet M. Harvey, Best Selling Author of the award-winning leadership and coaching book, Invite Change — Lessons from 2020, The Year of No Return, is CEO of inviteCHANGE, a coaching and human development organization that shapes a world where people love their life’s work. As a visionary leader in the global professional coaching industry, Janet Harvey is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach and accredited educator who has engaged adults, teams, and global enterprises for nearly 30 years to invite change that sustains well-being and excellence. Being better humans together requires claiming a true self first and then choosing to live inside out as we transform, evolve and be resilient. As Janet shares, “coaching in its many forms has at its root the effect of awakening consciousness and doing so in a highly accelerated fashion that sustains.” She uses her executive and entrepreneurial experience to cultivate leaders in sustainable excellence through Generative Wholeness™, a signature generative coaching and learning process for people, processes, and systems. Her colleagues, audiences and clients regard her as a bold, curious, provocative, articulate, and compassionate human being. Janet has served as a global board leader for ICF, as a director from 2009-2013, as past president in 2012, as Chair for the ICF Foundation 2013-2017, and more recently as Treasurer for the ICF Thought Leadership Institute 2020-2021.Connect with Janet on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetharvey/https://www.facebook.com/invCHANGEhttps://www.instagram.com/invite_change/Learn more about Tracy Sinclair and coaching at tracysinclair.com.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Lyssa deHart about finding the courage to work on ourselves as coaches. Lyssa deHart, LICSW, MCC, BCC, author of StoryJacking: Change Your Dialogue, Transform Your Life and The Reflective Coach. Lyssa is a Leadership Confidence Coach and Whole Life Coach, Certified ICF Mentor Coach, Coaching SuperVision Partner, ICF PCC Assessor, and coaching educator.Using her understanding of the ICF Core Competencies, combined with her knowledge of Neuroscience, Lyssa works with professional coaches to expand the capacity to partner with their clients through how they show up and hold the space for those with whom they work.Lyssa is the creator of the Power of Metaphor Certification Program. Giving coaches new ways to tune their ears to hear the powerful metaphors their clients bring forward, as well as discovering how to leverage the important metaphors to create stronger agreements, build trust and safety, allow the client to lead, and ultimately evoke powerful embodied awareness.Lyssa works with creative executives and leaders ready to move their goals forward, shift mindsets, and get unstuck. Her clients develop powerful embodied goals and together they get curious about what stands between where her clients are and where they want to be. Using a creative human solutions focused framework, she supports people to get results. What fires her up is working with smart creative people to trust their brilliance, and develop the courage, and confidence to believe in themselves and the goals that are important to them.Visit Lyssa's website at lyssadehart.com.Find Lyssa on social media: LinkedinInstagramFacebookLearn more about Tracy and coaching at tracysinclair.com.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

Gaurav Arora has a decade of rich experience in the professional services industry as a facilitator, coach and speaker, with a strong track record of building high-performing leadership teams. As a facilitator, he has been recognized for creating stimulating and interactive learning environments, encouraging participation and individual creativity. As an Executive Coach, he works to dismantle barriers which come up in the workplace for leaders and help them in fulfilling their intent. A storyteller by heart, he leverages various methodologies and techniques to put his point across and create the breakthrough. Ontology has influenced his work in a big way and he loves designing and delivering long term interventions using visual facilitation, storytelling, and experiential learning activities. Gaurav’s work is aligned with some of his highest values of authenticity, creativity, collaboration, continuous learning and innovation. His areas of developmental focus include: executive coaching, transformational leadership, self-mastery, executive presence, emotional intelligence, personal and interpersonal leadership. Gaurav has over 2,700 hours of coaching experience. He has worked with individuals and organizations primarily in India, and has led workshops in China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Turkey. Guarav founded Inspire Coaching Systems in 2009 and started a social development initiative “iOwn” in 2016, which is a platform to connect coaches with the Social Development Sector to create possibilities and transformation for the change makers and bringing coaching to the grass root level. As a thought leader, Gaurav is coaching change-makers across India. These change-makers are very ordinary people who want to create a new society, and Gaurav is facilitating their journey. While coaching, Gaurav learned from them how simplicity opens up new experiences and beginnings and how everyone can contribute and generate change. To name a few - Amar Daniel of Ananda Sagara (ocean of joy) providing an ecosystem for children of migrant construction workers to realize their true potential; Anshu Gupta of Goonj (www.goonj.org), is using urban discard as a tool to alleviate poverty and enhance the dignity of the poor in the world; Robin Chaurasiya of Kranti, empowering girls from Mumbai’s red light areas to become agents of social change; Ravi Kalra of The Earth Saviours Foundation (www.earthsaviours.in), a social activist, only person to step into the picture, and make arrangements for the last rites for a life. Gaurav is an Engineer and a Management Graduate in Marketing. He is a recipient of the “Young HR Professional of the Year 2009-10” by Employer Branding Institute and has been awarded as the 100 top Leadership Coach in 2017. Recently, Gaurav has been honored with the 2019 ICF Young Leader Award. Gaurav is a voracious reader and loves adventure sports. In his free time, he does calligraphy, painting, and reads books. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode of Coaching in Conversation, Tracy has a conversation with Karen Dean. Karen is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach with 30 years and more than 15,000 hours coaching individuals and leadership teams. Karen has delivered in more than 90 organisations, across 22 sectors worldwide. She believes that she has the courage to to usefully provoke and challenge her clients. She works with precision and bends this approach with the sensitivity to support as needed. She enjoys complexity and seeking clarity and simplicity, which is valuable in her supervision practice. Endlessly curious, she has applied this to innovating tools for coaches. Karen is the co-author of Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach (2019). She was awarded “Joint winner — Best Feature Article” in the Coaching at Work magazine in 2016 and shortlisted in 2017. She has been a guest on a number of podcasts and was interviewed in a 2-part production of “The Workplace” on Resonance FM, a London arts radio station where she was invited to share her expertise, knowledge and insights from working with teams. Karen is an original thinker and innovator who created me.my team. This is a diagnostic for team leaders and coaches working with teams to assess, prepare for, and conduct inclusive conversations. This enables a broad population in an organisation to consistently approach change with a common language and understanding. Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

In this episode of Coaching in Conversation, Tracy has a conversation with Andrew Machon. Andrew Machon is an experienced ICF Master Certified Coach, living in the United Kingdom. He has a first-class honours degree and Ph.D. in Biochemistry and a Master of Arts in Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy. He has worked as a coach trainer across the world in many different countries and cultures. Andrew has also helped major organisations develop coaching strategies and valuable resources for internal coaches. As a visiting lecturer in Positive Psychology at Buckinghamshire New University in the UK, he has taught students about the nature of change and development.Andrew is the co-author of Positive Psychology Across the Life Span: An Existential Perspective (2020). He has also written several other books including, Guiding Lights – Images and Words Inspired by Aurora Borealis (2019), Appreciative Healthcare Practice – A guide to compassionate person-centered care (2015), The Coaching Secret – how to be an exceptional coach (2010), A Difference of One – Rediscovering a Loving and Creative Originality (2008), and Just Beyond the Visible – the art of being and becoming (2005). Andrew’s focus now is largely two-fold – firstly, continuing his work as an experienced coaching supervisor working with and developing groups of coaches. And secondly continuing to explore and develop coaching mastery with groups of coaches in retreat settings in the UK and abroad.We hope you enjoy this conversation! To learn more about Tracy Sinclair and coach training and development, visit tracysinclair.com.Learn more about Tracy Sinclair. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube