Season Two: Barbara Banda

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