Oasis Podcasts – Details, episodes & analysis

We all probably have aspects of ourself that we feel the need to hide from others in order to fit in and feel accepted. These elements of ourself can be referred to as our shadow and it can follow us around, taking us into the tricky realms of shame and guilt. 

In this episode, Glyn Fussell and Marion Ragaliauskas explore ways of identifying, accepting and embracing our shadow. They explore whether there is another, creative way of working with these parts of ourself: how we can recognize what triggers our shadow and not let it create tension in our coaching work; how to channel our shadow energy for the good rather than the negative.

Additional resources 

A Little Book on the Human Shadow by Robert Bly 

The Long Bag We Drag Behind us by Robert Bly 

A Guide to Shadow Work by Michelle L Geldenhuys 

Discover your Subpersonalities: Our inner world and the people in it by John Rowan  

The Reith Lectures

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

In this episode, you'll hear the audio book version of The Oasis Seven Stage Model, spoken by Oasis Co-Director Glyn Fussell. 

It's an accessible introduction to The Oasis Seven Stage Model for effective working relationships, developed from years of research and practice by Oasis. The model is designed to help you establish, nurture and develop effective working relationships.

The Oasis Seven Stage Model provides a  simple overview of  what makes relationships work and what you might do if things go wrong . As well as offering a complete model, each of the seven stages offers specific skills that can be applied according to the needs and priorities of a relationship.

The model simplifies the realities of practice and acts as a guide to what you might do. It provides a much-needed framework to help you make decisions and be more effective, as well as transferable skills and understanding which can be applied to your work with people, as well as projects, systems and processes.

The written version of The Oasis Seven Stage Model can be found HERE

In this episode, you'll hear Nick Ellerby and Glyn Fussell, Oasis Co-Directors, discussing Team Coaching. 

If you are already established as a coach, particularly within an organisational setting, or if you've been wondering how you could use your skills and expertise to help teams, then this episode will be a particular interest to you. 

We explore what you might need to know before embarking on team coaching, the fundamental differences between coaching and the facilitation of team development and what this might look like in practice. We'll also touch on the qualities and skills that you might need when working with teams 

Nick Ellerby has been working in multidimensional culture change for over 30 years. During that time, he's worked as a coach, mentor, consultant, and facilitator locally, nationally, and internationally with a wide variety of different leaders, teams, and organisations.

Additional resources 

For those interested in developing self-managing teams and ways of working this will be of benefit - it was co-created by organisations to reflect their practice and encourage others to be more peer based and collaborative.

https://www.oasishumanrelations.org.uk/resources/developing-practice/peerworks-a-guide-to-collaborative-working/ 

Nick referred to helpful ways of looking at team working, here are links to some of them: 

Fundamental Interpersonal Relations - developed by the wonderful Will Shutz, someone we enjoyed working with.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interpersonal_relations_orientation#:~:text=The%20theory%20is%20based%20on,%2Fopenness%2C%20control%20and%20inclusion.

The Wisdom of Teams by Katzenberg and Smith - published in the 90s. Its relevance today is remarkable and we suggest related to the quality of research within it. Many of the ingredients of what makes a team, and what makes a group might be timeless. They have produced further publications and there will be no shortage of summaries on-line.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wisdom-Teams-First-Printing-Katzenbach/dp/B003Q5NAKI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E4Q8S4A5CWDZ&keywords=the+wisdom+of+words+katzenberg+and+smith&qid=1689346736&s=books&sprefix=the+wisdome+of+words+katzenburg+and+smith%2Cstripbooks%2C63&sr=1-1

For those who want a little more on team coaching…

We love the work of Centre for Creative Leadership and have had links and been partners for decades in relation to developing globally responsible leadership

https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/the-dynamics-of-team-coaching/#:~:text=Team%20coaching%20involves%20a%20single,stretch%20beyond%20their%20current%20abilities.

We also enjoy the work, encouragement and insights that Peter Hawkins brings to this field. 

Leadership Team Coaching: Developing Collective Transformational Leadership https://amzn.eu/d/jinpC1d

And of course feel free to drop Nick a message if you would like to discuss team coaching for you team - we have a great team of coaches here at Oasis info@oasishumanrelations.org.uk

Diversity and inclusion are hot topics, and can unleash powerful emotions and deep rooted beliefs. Both are challenging concepts, and it can be difficult to know where to begin: what to call someone; how to phrase something; what is acceptable and what is not; fear of causing offence. 

It's an ever changing landscape, and can be tricky territory as a coach. So knowing how to help both ourselves and our clients find ways through is key. All with a view to understanding where we belong, and how we fit in. 

In this episode, you'll hear coach, consultant and Performance Psychology Practitioner Mo Ford and Glyn Fussell, Oasis Co-Director, discussing the concepts of inclusion, diversity and belonging in coaching. 

Mo's passion for equalities work puts her in the ideal position to be able to offer steps to help navigate through the language and labels associated with identity, power dynamics and reflect on where to begin with all of this as a coach. 

Additional resources 

Association for Coaching  podcast series https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/diversity_inclusion_podcast_series 

Blog post on Diversity and inclusion in coaching (focus largely on race & ethnicity)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bringing-diversity-inclusion-coaching-practices-chowdhury-he-him-/ 

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Coaching, a practical Guide Salma Shah 

https://oasiscoaching.oasishumanrelations.org.uk/blog/exploring-equality-diversity-amp-inclusion-in-coaching

https://oasiscoaching.oasishumanrelations.org.uk/blog/exploring-equality-diversity-amp-inclusion-in-coaching 

some fantastic resources from Charmaine Roche of Life flow balance coaching

https://www.lifeflowbalance.co.uk/speak-up-speak-out-podcast/ 

Oxfam inclusive language guide

https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/inclusive-language-guide-621487/

Speaking about the future can make us uneasy, particularly as we are currently living through some exceptionally challenging times politically, environmentally, and socio-economically. It can be difficult to see a way forward and as coaches it can be tricky to know how to help our clients find their way through these turbulent times.

In this episode, "Hope in a time of collapse" you'll hear author, Oasis Associate and Director of the Oasis Foundation Chris Taylor and Glyn Fussell, Oasis Co-Director, discussing what we need to face into the uncertainty we are living with in such massive issues as climate change, pandemics, and the end of our civilization as we know it.

Grief and loss are part of everyday life. We all know that. But over the last year, perhaps more than ever before, our sense of loss and grieving for "normal life" has been in evidence due to COVID. Coaching and Executive Development has been very much in demand, as we try to navigate our way through our heightened sense of loss and grieving. As a coach, this is a landscape that can be tricky to handle.

In this episode, entitled "Coaching through grief and loss," you'll hear Oasis Co-Director Glyn Fussell reflecting on his experience of coaching clients through periods of grieving and sadness, how to still be of service to the client as their coach, and the need to take care of yourself in the process.

There is so much more to coaching than learning models of practice and achieving a qualification. Our best teachers are our clients, with the issues they bring and their desire for change. Sometimes a deeper, more courageous approach to coaching is needed to really get to the heart of supporting them to take the steps they want to take.

In this episode, entitled "Coaching with courage and depth", you'll hear a conversation between Glyn Fussell and Carole-Ann Jones on what it means to be coaching with courage and depth, with the Oasis coaching manifesto as a central focus.

Challenging or difficult conversations are not something that most of us relish. Generally, none of us like conflict with others, and we tend to put off the challenging discussion that we might need. But what if we were able to say exactly what we need to say, clearly and straightforwardly to another person without destroying our relationship with them?  However hard that may feel, there are ways of making it more manageable for yourself and more effective in creating the best solution in the long run.

In this episode, "The art of challenging conversations" you'll hear coach, facilitator and focused mindfulness practitioner Jane Bytheway in conversation with  Oasis Co-Director, Glyn Fussell discussing what can help and how to approach more challenging conversations in ways that really work.

You could say that body has a wisdom of its own - beyond the chatter of intellect and words. It holds our history and, if we pay attention, it can help define our future paths. In working with others to help them learn, grow or heal the body can offer a rich source of data and insight. But what does this really mean to work with the wisdom of the body in practice? How as a coach, facilitator or therapist can you become more attuned to what is being communicated without words?  In this conversation we will be exploring this territory from the perspective of two practitioners working in related and different ways to help people become more resourceful and effective.

This Podcast will be great for you if you are engaged in working with others and want to deepen and extend the approach you take.