We all need a coach, even the best in the world! Nick Goldberg is the Founder and proud CEO of Ezra Coaching and Sinead Keenan is a psychologist, behavioural scientist and the Chief Innovation Officer and Head of Ezra Labs.
One of the questions Nick and Sinead are working on is how they can democratise coaching for all, not just the elite and successful? Nick suffered imposter syndrome when he found himself as a CEO in his late 20's which is when he first had use of a coach, a coach he still has today.
Coaching can be transformative for us both in relation to how we feel as we regulate our beliefs and emotions and how we become more aware of our behaviours and impact to those around us.
The pandemic was a catalyst for coaching to move wholly online and suddenly access, cost and methodologies were all challenged to the point that coaching moved from exclusive to accessible.
Leaders now want to be able to consider both adaptive and technical challenges that they face. The reality is, the more senior you become the mote unlikely you will have all the answers of even ability to solve it all. Coaching can help as it is personalised and focused to your own working ecosystem, nuances and internal belief systems. The key component is the personal accountability that a coach can create.
Research has revealed that people learn best when they feel successful which underpins the coaching methodology at Ezra.
In this episode Sinead also asks me some questions which allowed me to reflect on some recent feedback received from a client and the positive impact it had on my own performance.
We also explore the issue of 'chemistry' and recent analysis suggests that this does not make much difference on the impact of coaching. More important is the ability to build trust, challenge, mutual respect and a working alliance. A good coach will also challenge some of the 'old school' thinking such as leadership is about strength and problem solving as opposed to vulnerability and psychological safety.
75% of a senior leaders conversations revolve around the personal and human element of their business as opposed to the technical challenges. The rise of the Human Centred Leader continues and coaching can unlock your superpowers.
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