Coaches Rising

In this fascinating conversation with Shai Tubali, we dive into the primacy of consciousness and the relationship between consciousness, awareness, identity and selfhood, before turning to the existential challenge AI presents to our understanding of what it means to be human. We explore how we might cultivate and expand consciousness in today’s world, including accessing the deeper knowing of the heart centre, reclaiming uni...

In today’s conversation with Dave Schoof we explore what becomes possible when leaders let go of fixed change agendas and develop new ways of navigating through subtle sensing, imagination and emergence. We unpack how dreamwork, humility and the capacity to stay in the unknown are pathways to deeper sensemaking, more responsive leadership and a more expansive understanding of work and impact.

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In this conversation with Simon Hampel we explore how deeper listening can transform the way we facilitate conversations, helping groups access the intelligence held within the room, the body and the wider system. Simon elucidates how facilitators can move beyond playing a role to show up with greater presence and authenticity, creating the conditions for more honest connection, collective insight and meaningful change in organisat...

In this episode with Seth Allison we explore the current crisis of trust through the lens of attachment, nervous-system responses, and our capacity to develop a secure relationship with life. Seth explores how attachment patterns shape leadership, coaching, and our inner worlds, and how integrating IFS with transformational coaching can help us create greater security, integration, and freedom for both ourselves and our clients.

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In this episode we speak with Steve March to explore why the challenges of our time call for a profound shift from the paradigm of self-optimization to one of unfoldment, revealing how wholeness, presence, and depth allow us to meet increasing complexity with greater wisdom. We go on to examine the hidden ways technology and culture shape who we become, the evolution of complex systems, and how coaches can help people move beyond f...

In this conversation with Ewan Townhead we explore a richer and more meaningful understanding of work, inviting us beyond conventional career narratives and into a deeper relationship with our unique gifts, purpose, and contribution. Drawing on the archetypes of the Artist, Merchant, and Seeker, we examine their gifts and shadows, their role in business and culture, and how imaginal practices can help us reclaim suppressed aspects ...

In this episode with Pranab Sachithanandan we look at how deep presence can transform the way we work, decide, and perform, exploring how Pranab’s Attention Copilot framework can help people move beyond resistance and access improved performance in real time. Together we examine how embodied awareness, emotional integration, and a shift from optimization to experimentation can fundamentally rewire our relationship with work, ...

In this powerful episode with John Churchill we explore how we can navigate an age of profound transformation by developing a living cosmological map—one that integrates the sacred, the imaginal, and the developmental dimensions of human experience. Together we examine alignment, coherence, planetary purpose, and the role of desire, relationship, and embodied practice in calling forth the future we want for the world.

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In this conversation with guest Sophia Mose, we explore the transformative power of Internal Family Systems (IFS), unpacking the relationship between Self, parts, burdens, and the inner dynamics that shape us. Together we examine the importance of doing our own inner work, cultivating self-leadership, and bringing greater curiosity, presence, and compassion to our relationships with ourselves and our clients.

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In this episode with Michael Hudson we explore how leaders can move beyond old ways of operating and develop the emotional, relational, and meaning-making capacities needed to navigate complexity. Michael speaks to possibility thinking, collective sense-making, values-led action, and why a compass—not a plan—may be the most powerful guide for creating meaningful change in an uncertain world.

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In this thought-provoking conversation, futurist and philosopher-activist Richard David Hames explores why today's global challenges may be less a story of collapse and more a sign of profound transformation, inviting us to rethink leadership, how we think, and the assumptions that shape how we make sense of the world. Together we examine the shifts in thinking, language, integrity, and collective intelligence needed to navigate co...

In this conversation with David Burns we explore explore how lasting transformation emerges through the integration of inner awareness, intentional practice, and skillful engagement with everyday life. Together we discuss everything from longing, presence, and constructive coaching presuppositions to training the brain, anchoring wholeness, and cultivating consistent practice.

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In this episode we speak with Adam Kahane and Jennifer Garvey Berger about the enduring tension between love and power, and how this cultural moment is inviting us into a deeper understanding of justice, interdependence, and collective flourishing. Together, we explore how individual and collective development, nervous system resilience, and an expanded sense of kinship can help us move beyond fragmentation and into new ways of bei...

In this episode with Marvin Oka, we explore the art of coherent decision-making in complex systems, weaving together adaptive leadership, self-organising dynamics, paradigmatic metaphors, and the deeper role of vision, values, and feedback loops in transformational change. The conversation also dives into the intelligence of the three brains — head, heart, and gut — revealing how greater alignment, congruence, and heart...

In this episode we speak with Geoff Graber about the evolving role of coaching in a world shaped by systemic disruption, exploring how business can become a vehicle for service, humanity, and deeper purpose. Together we unpack the transformative potential of AI, looking at how it can help us improve our coaching and our businesses, as well as the deeper invitation for humanity in a world where tech is doing most of the work.

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In this episode of the Coaches Rising podcast, we speak with Barrett Brooks about the hidden inner struggles many creative leaders face, the deeper questions that emerge in times of transition, and how presence, grief, and values-based alignment can reshape both leadership and ambition. Together we explore the edge of provocative coaching, the challenge of client resistance, and the practical path of growing a thriving presence-bas...

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Charlie Awbery about the unfolding edge where developmental theory, embodied presence, and contemplative practice meet. Together we explore the move from cerebral understanding to somatic intelligence, the integration of Vajrayana and developmental approaches, and the subtle art of facilitating conversations that awaken awareness, welcome the self, and create mutually transformative ways...

leadership as a practice of deep listening—to self, to others, and to the wider field of life itself. Together, we explore intuition, shadow and emergence, and the delicate dance between fear and calling, revealing how presence opens a gateway to inner truth and the unfolding intelligence of our times.

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In this weeks’ conversation with Adam Klein we explore coaching through the lens of becoming, inviting a wider field of creative possibility where presence, spaciousness, and freedom allow a client’s essence and purpose to emerge. We reflect on key coaching moves that cultivate this unfolding, from emptying our own vessel as practitioners to inviting clients into creative participation and action that serves both their ...