Coaching Conversations with the AoEC – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, we explore how executive coaching can become a powerful and versatile strand in a portfolio career. Joined by two graduates of our Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching programme, we hear how they transitioned from corporate life to building fulfilling, multi-dimensional careers where coaching plays a central role.

 We discuss:

•  Why coaching is a valuable skillset for those designing a portfolio career
• How to make the shift from a single-track role to a more flexible, purpose-led path
• The personal and professional growth that coaching unlocks
• Real stories of reinvention, resonance and rediscovery

Whether you're actively building a portfolio career or simply curious about what’s possible beyond the 9-to-5, this conversation offers inspiration, insight and practical takeaways.

You can link with the speakers here:

·       Lucy Tulloch, the AoEC & Lucy Tulloch Coaching – host

·       Dr Claire Handby,  Dr Claire Handby Business Leadership Ltd - guest panellist 

·       Helen Keddie, Keddie Consultancy & Coaching Ltd – guest panellist

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

In this special B Corp Month episode, we delve into the stories of some of the UK’s top-performing B Corp certified organisations in the Worker category.

Through conversations with their HR leaders, we uncover what sets their workplace cultures apart, the innovative approaches they’ve taken to employee development, and the practices that underpin their outstanding employee engagement and satisfaction. Join us to explore the strategies that help these purpose-driven organisations excel and lead the way in fostering exceptional workplaces.

 You can link with the speakers here:

Karen Smart, head of consultancy/senior faculty at the AoEC – host

Victoria Birks, head of operations, Socius – guest panellist

Beth Gaudin, director and head of people, Forster Communications – guest panellist

About Socius:

Socius is an impactful developer with a £2.5bn development pipeline across major UK towns and cities including Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, Milton Keynes and London. Privately-owned and certified B Corp, Socius partners with global investors to balance profit and purpose whilst delivering inspiring and sustainable mixed-use places.

About Forster Communications:

Turning your sustainability ambitions into action, Forster Communications is 100% focused on tackling climate change, driving social justice and improving lives. It combines insights, experience and connections to solve complex communications challenges, address barriers that are preventing progress, engage relevant audiences and deliver measurable change for its clients, their stakeholders and society. Forster Communications works with global and local businesses to accelerate positive change through communications strategy and planning, thought leadership, employee engagement and campaigning. With a deep understanding of social and environmental issues and live, cross-sector connections, the company can help you move from wanting to make a difference, to real action and results.

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

Executive coaching has historically been linked with senior business leaders and high-potential employees who are being fast-tracked through the management ranks of organisations. However, recent events have created a new dialogue between employees and employers. 

Young professionals are entering the workplace with a different set of expectations as to what their working identity means to them. As Deloitte points out ‘they are more likely to hold true to their ideals and demand accountability’ and will lean into their values when it comes to making their career decisions. 

With priorities changing for employees and employers alike, this podcast episode explores some of the reasons why it is good business practice to democratise coaching and give young professionals access to coaching far earlier in their careers. We also look at the value created by equipping young talent with coaching skills and why a coaching approach is central to building key, transferable skills which are crucially needed in the workplace. 

Enjoy!

You can link with the podcast participants here:

Gina Lodge, CEO, The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC)

Chloe Garland, Founder, Quarter-Life

Charlie Stainforth, Founder and CEO, Circl 

With statistics such as one in five people experiencing moderate to severe depression in 2020, what has the Covid-19 pandemic meant for individual and organisational resilience? 

We look at how resilience coaching has been used to support workers during the last 18 months and are joined by two coaching professionals to learn more about their involvement with resilience coaching during the crisis. Both panellists have completed the Resilience Accreditation coach training programme and share their experiences of working with the Resilience Dynamic® model and the ‘whoosh’ which is used to chart resilience levels from break down to break even, right up to break through.

This episode explores some of the pressure points affecting workers, the most valuable lessons the coaches have learned and shares their insights into how to build a resilience capacity and work best with mental health conditions, stress, anxiety and isolation using a whole person approach. 

Enjoy!

You can link with the podcast participants here:

Jenny Campbell, CEO, The Resilience Engine

Alyson Ainsworth, Alyson Ainsworth Coaching Limited 

Emilia Piera-Adamczyk, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust 

As an organisation how do you know you are getting the best return on your investment from the coaching interventions you commission? What value can be demonstrated to the organisation and to the individual or team and can it be truly measured?

Joining Karen Smart, head of consultancy at the AoEC, are Wendy Robinson, head of AoEC Ireland and Northern Ireland and principal consultant with Taylor Clarke and Kate Simpson a qualified coach and group human resources director with Global Switch. Looking at coaching from the view of an independent, external coach and from an in-house perspective, listen as they discuss what a good outcome looks like and how it can be effectively evaluated to ensure that it has achieved the desired results.

Enjoy!

You can link with the podcast participants here:

Karen Smart, head of consultancy, AoEC 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-smart-aoec/

Wendy Robinson, head of AoEC Ireland and Northern Ireland

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyrobinsonexecutivecoach/

Kare Simpson, group human resources director with Global Switch

https://www.linkedin.com/in/connectwithkatesimpson/ 

John Hill, commercial director of the AoEC is joined by two expert team coaches to explore how teams have performed in the wake of Covid-19. 

Join them as they discuss their experiences of the changing needs of teams with a look at how the shift to virtual working has impacted performance and what working through covid has meant for teams – how agile have they been, how have they translated the challenge into actions and what learnings there are for team coaches.

Enjoy!

You can link with the podcast participants here:

John Hill, Commercial Director, AoEC 

Michele White, Owner, People and Development Ltd

Gina Lodge, CEO of the AoEC is joined by special guests David McLaughlin from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Katherine Tulpa from the Association for Coaching (AC) to look at manager as coach. As one of the biggest areas of interest in people management and development, where do the boundaries lie between being a manager and being a coach?

We explore this important trend and consider some of the grey areas which are less reported. Just how ethical is managerial coaching and what best practices should line managers use to safeguard and nurture their coaching relationships with their direct reports?

Enjoy!

You can link with the host and guests here:

Gina Lodge, CEO, AoEC 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-lodge-aoec/

David McLaughlin, ChMC Assessor, Chartered Management Institute (CMI) 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mclaughlin-lcgi-dms-cmgr-fcmi-chmc-16011a87/  and 

https://www.managers.org.uk/ 

Katherine Tulpa, CEO, Association for Coaching 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinetulpa/ and https://www.associationforcoaching.com/ 

If you would like to learn more about this topic, there is a wide variety of material available:

Managers and Their MoralDNA - CMI - https://bit.ly/2NCtO8M  

Managers and the Moral Maze - CMI - https://bit.ly/3srGIFn     

The Leader as Coach, Harvard Business Review - http://bit.ly/3pNaJ0E 

Values and Ethics in Coaching, Ioanna Iordanou, Rachel Hawley and Christiana Iordanou - https://amzn.to/37Lv1l2 

Developing Coaching Capabilities in Organisations, Ann Knights, 2008, CIPD - https://amzn.to/3uqYCdn

Gina Lodge, CEO of the AoEC is joined by special guests Carole Spiers from the international Stress Management Association (ISMA) and creator of International Stress Awareness Week and Claire Farrow from makeadifference/MADWORLDSummit to explore working with stress including a look at covid-19, the evolving role of the manager and the future of work.

 Enjoy!

You can link with the host and guests here:

 Gina Lodge, CEO, AoEC: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-lodge-aoec/

Carole Spiers, Chair, ISMA international Stress Management Association: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolespiers-stresskeynotespeaker/ 

Claire Farrow, Partner & Global Head of Content, makeadifference.media / MADWORLDSummit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-farrow-20896617/

You can find out more about International Stress Awareness Week which takes place 2 – 6 November 2020 and its first Online Global Stress and Wellbeing Summit at: https://isma.org.uk/isma-international-stress-awareness-week

Get all the latest news and insight with makeadifference.media and MADWORLDSummit at: https://makeadifference.media/ and https://www.madworldsummit.com/. 

Join us as we go behind the scenes of Wavelength Connect, which is a unique executive education and leadership development programme focused on the theme of The Future of Business.

Each year they bring together a cohort of 60 leaders from sectors that do not normally interact and provide access to a global array of the most admired, successful, and innovative companies, leaders and thinkers. Across this nine-month, in-person, experiential programme of events, behind the brand visits, peer working groups and executive coaching, leaders are immersed in four key themes:

Global perspectives on innovation & agility Culture & future workforce The responsible organisation Personal leadership

Having formed a partnership back in 2021, AoEC has been supporting Wavelength Connect participants with top notch, highly qualified, and highly experienced executive coaches to help leaders make the most of the programme and translate inspiration into application.

You can link with the speakers here:

Karen Smart, head of consultancy at the AoEC – Host
Jessica Stack, founder, Wavelength - guest panelist

If you would like to know more about Wavelength and the Connect programme, get in touch with the team here.

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.

In this episode, we explore the emotional challenges that come with career change, especially when making bold moves such as leaving corporate life to become an entrepreneurial coach or transitioning into a new line of work.

We'll dive into the powerful emotions of career transitions and, in particular, into the fears that can hold you back, what to expect during the process, and how coaching itself can provide some of the support needed to make informed decisions.

Whether you're considering a career shift or are already on the path, this discussion will offer practical insights to help you navigate the uncertainty and confidently embrace your next chapter.

You can link with the speakers here:

Sue Reynolds, AoEC & founder of Sue Reynolds Executive Coaching – episode host · Araceli Candeo Bebbington, founder, Power of Change – guest panellist · Jon Palmstrom, founder, Off-Piste Coaching - guest panellist

To find out more about coach training and coaching, please visit the AoEC’s website www.aoec.com.