The Impactful Coach is a coaching podcast for coaches, facilitators, and people developers who want to make their coaching sessions more impactful.
On the show, metaFox Co-founder Tobi Weghorn interviews experienced practitioners to unpack concrete coaching skills, practical methods or even hops into the client role for hands-on coaching demos. Learn coaching from real coaching conversations and deep dives into Mindset, Methods, Skills & Tools.
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The Work / Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction with Sandra Megahed
vendredi 9 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:03:59
A coaching podcast with Sandra Megahed and Tobias Weghorn, where we unpack a The Work (Byron Katie) coaching demo and why “presence comes first” even when you’re following a clear method. Sandra introduces Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR), walks through the four questions and turnarounds, and shares how she integrates embodied coaching (body and breath) to make inquiry more effective. You’ll also hear a live mini-session on limiting beliefs about belonging and inclusion, and how a small everyday trigger can open up a big shift. If you want to learn coaching tools you can use on yourself first, this episode is a practical starting point.
Key Learnings:
Use The Work (Byron Katie) coaching demo structure to turn a stressful moment into a clear inquiry: pick one specific situation, write the thought, then go through the four questions and turnarounds without over-explaining.
When applying Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR), slow down question 3 (“How do you react?”) and add embodied coaching prompts (body and breath) to access sensations, images, and impulses before trying to “solve” anything.
For limiting beliefs about belonging and inclusion, test turnarounds with real examples (to self, to the other, and opposite) to create options beyond the original story and reconnect to the state you actually want (lightness, connection).
Resources:
The Work (Byron Katie) Worksheets: https://thework.com/instruction-the-work-byron-katie/
Loving What Is (Byron Katie): https://thework.com/loving-what-is/
Tiger, Tiger, Is It True? (Byron Katie): https://thework.com/tiger-tiger-is-it-true/
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
06:00 Sandra’s Path: Research Mindset, Health Challenge, Daily Practice
11:20 How IBSR Works: Self-Inquiry, Yes/No, And The Body
19:00 How To Choose A Thought (Lists, Feelings, Pictures, Breath)
24:00 Coaching Demo: Belonging, Inclusion, And A Small Real-Life Trigger
31:00 Question 3: Reactions, Body Sensations, And What It Costs
37:00 Turnarounds Practice (To Self, To Other, Opposite)
52:00 Using IBSR In Business Coaching (And Staying In Scope)
58:00 Start By Practicing On Yourself + Recommended Resources
Becoming Present and What Coaches Learn from the Indian Scriptures with Yatish Chandrasekhar
vendredi 25 septembre 2026 • Durée 54:30
A coaching podcast with Yatish Chandrasekhar and Tobias Weghorn about coaching skills through the lens of Indian scriptures and modern coaching. Yatish, an ICF PCC coach educator from Bengaluru and the mind behind the Yogi Compass, shares why he believes India didn’t “catch up” with coaching—it’s been practicing it for thousands of years through dialogue-based teaching. Together, they connect the ICF core competencies to stages of learning like listening (Shravana), reflection (Manana), and contemplation (Nididhyasana), and explore coaching presence as a state of being rather than a technique. You’ll also hear practical ways to build a not knowing mindset—especially relevant in leader as coach conversations—using ideas like Sakshi Bhava (witness consciousness), silence, journaling, and breathwork.
Key Learnings:
Treat coaching skills like listening, reflection, and contemplation as a sequence: listen fully (Shravana), hold silence to let Manana happen, then help the client translate insights into action (ICF core competencies 6–8).
Build coaching presence by “tending to zero”: reduce your need to contribute, rescue, or impress, so the client experiences more psychological safety and does more of the meaning-making.
Practice a not knowing mindset (especially as a leader as coach) by asking curiosity-from-wonder questions like, “If you were taking all the decisions, how would you do it?” instead of jumping to solutions.
Resources:
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Not Knowing Mindset and Curiosity in Coaching
01:00 Indian Scriptures Meet ICF Core Competencies
09:00 Shravana, Manana, Nididhyasana as Coaching Skills
13:00 Sakshi Bhava: Coaching Presence as Witness Consciousness
Inclusive Facilitation with Shaheen Hajira
vendredi 11 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:02:31
A coaching podcast with Shaheen Hajira and Tobias Weghorn, digging into inclusive facilitation and what actually needs to change in how we design workshops so we don’t just hear from the fastest voices in the room. Shaheen shares practical moves like giving real thinking time, using Think Pair Share, and sending a clear “what to expect” email so more people can participate—especially in neurodiversity in workshops. You’ll also hear how co-design workshops shift power, plus Shaheen’s POWER framework (five lenses for spotting inclusion gaps) and what trauma-informed facilitation can look like in an ordinary session.
Key Learnings:
Use inclusive facilitation to change the default “raise your hand and speak” pattern: give 60–90 seconds of silent thinking time, then run Think Pair Share to bring in quieter voices and better ideas.
Reduce cognitive load and support neurodiversity in workshops by sending a “what to expect” pre-work email (purpose/why, agenda, break times, and even prompts/questions) so people can prepare in their own way.
Apply the POWER framework as a quick audit for co-design workshops: check Opportunity to Access, Wider Representation, Expression (choice + silence), Responsive Action (close the loop), and Power (what you can genuinely give away).
Team Coaching with the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team with Tina Blunsdon
vendredi 28 août 2026 • Durée 58:08
A coaching podcast with Tina Blunston and Tobias Weghorn. They get practical about team coaching by tackling “bathroom chatter” (the real conversation that happens after the meeting) and using Patrick Lencioni’s five dysfunctions of a team as a starting point. Tina shares how she builds psychological safety in teams with simple exercises, why she asks the most senior person to go first when it’s about vulnerability (and last when it’s about decisions), and how she creates space for constructive conflict in meetings without it turning personal. You’ll also hear how she uses a DiSC assessment to create a shared language for communication and peer accountability.
Key Learnings:
Use team coaching to stop “bathroom chatter” by building trust first: run a DiSC assessment, then do quick vulnerability-based prompts (e.g., “a childhood challenge that shaped you”) to set up psychological safety in teams.
Spark constructive conflict in meetings with structure: set ground rules, use “five whys,” and add simple voting (fist-to-five or 1–99 + “why”) to surface disagreement without making it about the person.
Make accountability stick by co-creating peer rules: have the team define what “holding peers accountable” looks like (including early communication), write it down, and get explicit buy-in so team coaching doesn’t slide back after the workshop.
Resources:
Tina Blunston’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-blunsdon-8a9843127/
The 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team (The Table Group): https://www.tablegroup.com/topics-and-resources/teamwork-5-dysfunctions/
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Bathroom Chatter And Why Quiet Voices Matter
01:00 Framing The Episode: Team Coaching And The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team
06:55 DiSC Assessment As A First Step In Team Communication
The Neuroscience of Emotions and Images with Sue Langley
vendredi 14 août 2026 • Durée 56:33
A coaching podcast with Sue Langley and Tobias Weghorn about coaching skills you can use to read emotional cues, expand emotional vocabulary, and work more intentionally with emotions in sessions. Starting with a simple picture-based check-in, Sue explains why using picture cards in coaching can help clients talk about what’s going on “behind the words” and access richer insights than a standard “How do you feel?” question. You’ll also hear the neuroscience angle behind emotion cards and emotional vocabulary, including how the limbic system vs prefrontal cortex in coaching can shape empathy, clarity, and progress. Along the way, Sue shares practical ways to notice body language and physiology (interoception) so you can learn coaching that’s both human and evidence-informed.
Key Learnings:
Use picture cards in coaching as a “third object” to help clients talk more openly: ask them to pick an image that matches how they feel, then explore the story behind it (this strengthens coaching skills and often reveals what words alone hide).
Build emotion cards and emotional vocabulary into your sessions: have clients label more precise emotions (e.g., disappointed, embarrassed, guilty vs ashamed) to support emotional intelligence (perceive-connect-understand-manage) and make next steps clearer.
Practice reading emotional cues and body language in real time: notice mismatches between words and physiology (jaw tension, staccato gestures, foot tapping) and choose whether to name it overtly or regulate your own energy to help the client shift state.
Resources:
Sue Langley’s Website: https://suelangley.com
The Langley Group Website: https://langleygroup.com.au
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Reading Emotional Cues As A Coach
01:00 Why Picture Cards Make Feelings Easier To Express
The Craft of Asking Questions with Stephen Nock
vendredi 31 juillet 2026 • Durée 53:48
A coaching podcast with Stephen Nock and Tobias Weghorn about sharpening your coaching skills through better questions and a stronger coaching presence. Using the episode’s intro as a starting point, Stephen and Tobi get practical about what makes a good coaching question (hint: it’s often less about the “perfect” wording and more about curiosity, tone, and timing). You’ll hear why what vs why questions can reduce defensiveness, how “And what else?” opens up new thinking, and how The Coaching Habit 7 questions can work as an everyday toolkit for coaches and leaders. They also explore journaling with coaching questions and Stephen’s And What Else coaching cards as a simple way to practice asking cleaner, more useful questions.
Key Learnings:
Build coaching skills by swapping “why” for “what” when you want depth without defensiveness (e.g., “What makes this important to you?” instead of “Why is this important?”).
Use “And what else?” as a repeatable prompt to move beyond first answers—especially for idea generation and getting to the real challenge.
Practice powerful coaching questions through journaling with coaching questions: write your first answer fast, then ask yourself what else is underneath it to find the question you’re really trying to answer.
Resources:
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Connect with Stephen Nock on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/stephen-nock
Get your own "And What Else?" Coaching Cards: https://metafox.eu/en-int/products/and-what-else-coaching-cards
Find out more about &joy Coaching: https://andjoy.coach
Newsletter "And Now What?": https://andjoy.beehiiv.com/
The Coaching Habit (Michael Bungay Stanier): https://www.mbs.works/the-coaching-habit
The Advice Trap (Michael Bungay Stanier): https://www.mbs.works/the-advice-trap
Episode Chapters:
00:00 What Do You Want? Why “What” Questions Matter
Designing Strengths-based Journeys with the Sailboat Metaphor with Mirna Smidt from Trainers Toolbox
vendredi 17 juillet 2026 • Durée 55:25
A coaching podcast with Mirna Smidt and Tobias Weghorn on coaching methods that make strengths work feel more intuitive, less “report-heavy,” and easier to remember. Mirna (Trainers Toolbox / Happiness Academy) shares how she uses positive psychology coaching tools in workshops and coaching, and why she prefers adapting frameworks instead of following them rigidly. You’ll learn the sailboat metaphor coaching model for combining goals, values, strengths-based coaching, and real-life constraints into one visual journey. They also connect strengths to flow state coaching—using strengths as a shortcut to more engagement, energy, and learning.
Key Learnings:
Use the sailboat metaphor coaching approach to balance “sails” (strengths/resources) with “leaks” (weaknesses/overused strengths), so strengths-based coaching doesn’t turn into ignoring problems—it becomes prioritizing what moves the client forward.
Build flow state coaching into your sessions by matching challenge level and motivation, then use strengths as a practical shortcut to sustain focus and resilience (especially when clients feel stuck or low-energy).
When debriefing a strengths assessment, make it actionable by translating the report into visuals (sails/leaks/other boats/weather) and adapt the method to the coaching goal instead of forcing a linear process—one of the most transferable coaching methods from this episode.
Resources:
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Connect with Mirna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirnasmidt
Podcast on Strengths Overuse: https://trainers-toolbox.com/podcast-episodes-strengths-overused-what-to-do-when-your-strengths-become-your-weaknesses/
Podcast on Sailboat Metaphor: https://trainers-toolbox.com/podcast-episodes-the-sailboat-metaphor-a-powerful-tool-to-work-with-strengths/
Read more from: Hugo Alberts (2016): Sailboat Metaphor
Mirna's Miro Template on Sailboat Methaphor: Coming soon!
Why Facilitation Skills are Not Optional For You as a Coach with Mehdi El-Naizi
vendredi 3 juillet 2026 • Durée 51:49
A coaching podcast with Mehdi En Naizi and Tobias Weghorn. If you’ve ever sat through a cringe icebreaker and felt your body tense up, this episode is for you: we unpack coaching methods coaches can borrow from facilitation to build real psychological safety in workshops. Mehdi shares what stand-up comedy taught him about reading the room, designing workshop warm-up activities that create connection without awkwardness, and how to stay flexible when the “real problem” shows up mid-session. You’ll also get a practical walkthrough of the double diamond process and Mehdi’s 6C facilitation framework to structure group work from clear outcomes to commitment.
Key Learnings:
Use coaching methods from facilitation to build psychological safety in workshops: start with a low-risk warm-up that creates connection (with each other and the topic) instead of “embarrassing moment” icebreakers.
Practice reading the room on purpose: use an early warm-up as a diagnostic to adapt your facilitation style, then keep checking engagement signals so you can pivot without derailing the session.
Structure your group sessions with the double diamond process (diverge/converge on problem, then diverge/converge on solutions) and pressure-test your flow with the 6C facilitation framework so you end with clear commitments, not just good ideas.
Resources:
Mehdi En Naizi’s Website: https://facilitatorscorner.substack.com/
Mehdi En Naizi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdi-en-naizi-75b533116/
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Creativity, Prompts, and the “Sunset” Warm-Up
01:00 Psychological Safety in Workshops vs. Awkward Icebreakers
03:00 Reading the Room: What Stand-Up Teaches Facilitators
Strengths Coaching with Val Baguios III
vendredi 19 juin 2026 • Durée 01:02:56
A coaching podcast with Val Baguios III and Tobias Weghorn where you get a front-row seat to a live coaching demo using CliftonStrengths. Val coaches MetaFox COO Trisha through a Gallup CliftonStrengths report debrief, exploring how Consistency shows up as realism and how Harmony can slide into conflict avoidance. Along the way, you’ll hear strengths spotting in action and how strengths-based leadership coaching can focus less on “fixing weaknesses” and more on owning your leadership style. If you want to learn coaching by observing real moves in a session, this coaching podcast breaks down what the coach is listening for and how to turn insights into next steps.Key Learnings:Run a simple coaching demo homework: ask clients to track one real conflict moment and note their response to spot Harmony strength conflict avoidance patterns (and when it’s actually working).Use strengths spotting during storytelling: reflect back specific behaviors (e.g., setting one goal per month) and name the strength/theme you hear to build a strengths-based language clients can reuse in coaching.In strengths-based leadership coaching, “delegate the gap”: if innovation isn’t the client’s lane, design a step-by-step way to pull ideas from the team while still making decisions with their coaching demo strengths (e.g., Consistency + Focus).Resources:Val Baguios III's Website: https://solacademy.phVal Baguios III's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valbaguiosd3rdCliftonStrengths Assessment (Gallup): https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspxFind your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghornEpisode Chapters:00:00 Noticing Conflict Responses (Harmony & Consistency)01:33 Coaching Demo Setup: CliftonStrengths + Harmony as Conflict Avoidance03:17 Val’s Strengths Coaching Background (From Engineering to People Development)05:03 Strengths-Based Leadership Coaching for Managers and SME Owners11:00 Gallup CliftonStrengths Report Debrief: Achiever, Consistency, Harmony, Focus, Responsibility26:00 Strengths Spotting in Action (Naming Focus and Achiever)31:00 Overuse: When Harmony Turns Into Conflict Avoidance42:00 Delegating Weaknesses: Getting Innovation From the Team50:00 Naming, Claiming, Aiming: A Simple Strengths Coaching Flow59:10 Advice to Coaches: Take the Assessment and Find a Strengths Community
Beyond Cognitive Coaching: Somatic Energy Awareness with Ram Ramanathan
vendredi 5 juin 2026 • Durée 55:06
A coaching podcast with Ram Ramanathan and Tobias Weghorn exploring why “not knowing” can be a stronger coaching stance than problem-solving, especially when clients are stuck in stories and perceptions. In this somatic coaching demo, Ram guides Tobi through a short, practical process that blends a body scan meditation for coaching with the sensory energy awareness model to access what’s actually happening in the body. You’ll hear how simple breathwork, sensing in the trunk (throat to belly), and metaphor work can shift a client’s state without needing the full backstory. The episode also touches on clean language coaching, NLP-style anchoring, and how to bring chakra-based coaching concepts into sessions with very cognitive, science-minded leaders.
Key Learnings:
Use a short somatic coaching demo flow to move clients from “fixing” into awareness: anchor a resourceful state, then scan for sensations in the trunk before asking any meaning-making questions.
Apply the sensory energy awareness model by tracking sensation qualities (location, temperature, shape, movement) and letting them shift through attention and breath—before you go back to action steps.
Borrow from clean language coaching: invite metaphor and imagery (or visual prompts) to help clients describe the felt sense precisely, while keeping you in “not knowing” and the client in self-discovery.
Clean Language (David Grove): https://cleanlanguage.co.uk/
Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg): https://www.cnvc.org/
Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu
Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com
Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Coaching As “Not Knowing” Vs. Problem-Solving
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