In this feature-length episode, Adam chats to Author, Educator and Executive Coach, Barbara Banda
A message from Adam: I'm so excited to share this episode with listeners. The theme throughout is one of 'difference'. Difference in life, in organisations and in coaching. Barbara and I had a blast recording this episode. I hope that you get that sense listening to it and that you find our conversation helpful. As this episode is longer than usual, we've included a handy chapter menu below.
Happy Listening! 🎧
Chapter Menu 📕
01:00 Intro
02:19 Early career
09:15 Difference in education
11:30 Being 100% Barbara
16:05 Arriving at Barefoot Coaching
18:28 The value of academic qualifications in the coaching profession (PGCert etc)
30:00 What kind of coach did you want to be?
33:19 Advice for people considering coach training
35:35 After completing the programme
41:47 Being able to be yourself at work
46:19 The value of difference in coaching
51:08 The value of professional coaching supervision
53:33 Barbara’s debut book ‘The Model Black’
01:09:55 What’s next?
01:13:44 How do you spend your downtime?
01:15:30 Parting thought
Useful Links:
Barbara's Website: https://lnkd.in/ecdpY3nD
Barbara's Book The Model Black - How Black British Leaders Succeed in Organisations and Why It Matters: https://amzn.eu/d/brI25DM
Barefoot Coaching: https://lnkd.in/eekzMQ2M
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