221 - Peter Hawkins: Beyond Coaching

In this conversation with Zak Stein we explore the risks of AI, the call to develop a mature relationship with AI, the pre- and post-tragic, grief and initiation, and the balance of wisdom and power.Dr. Zak Stein is a philosopher of education, as well as a Co-founder of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion. He is also the Co-founder of Civilization Research Institute, the Consilience Project, and Lectica, Inc. He is the author of dozens of published papers and several books, including Education in a Time Between Worlds.Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. 

In this conversation with Boyd Varty we dive into his particular approach to coaching, our connection to our inner nature, aliveness and our personal path, and the importance of storyhunting. Boyd Varty is a wildlife and literacy activist, certified Master Life Coach, author of two books and a TED speaker. Boyd has spent the last ten years refining the art of using wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation and works in both the USA and South Africa to connect people to nature and to their own true inner nature. Having taught his philosophy of “Tracking your Life” to companies and individuals all over the world he has been featured in the New York Times and NBC.Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. 

In this special episode of the podcast, Coaches Rising co-founder Joel Monk and learning architect Karim Hirani discuss the training program currently open for enrolment, Re-imagine Leadership. Joel Monk is a leadership coach, teacher and entrepreneur. Joel is the co-founder of Coaches Rising, a company at the cutting edge of online coach training that collaborates with some of the leading minds in the field of human development. He has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs and executives around the world and is the host of the acclaimed Coaches Rising podcast.Karim Hirani is the learning architect and design lead for Coaches Rising and strategic advisor for executive coaching quality at BTS. Karim develops programs that meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”.Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. 

In this conversation with leadership consultant Peter Hawkins we explore the changing landscape of coaching, how coaches and organizations create value, the expression of nested systems, listening for culture and emergence through beauty.Peter Hawkins is Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School University of Reading UK and Emeritus Chairman of Bath Consultancy Group, where for the last 25 years he has been helping organizations in many parts of the world connect their strategic change, their organizational culture and their leadership development. He has written extensively about leadership, leadership teams, coaching and supervision. He is visiting professor at the universities of Bath and Oxford Brookes, and chairs Renewal Associates and Connect Assist.Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. 

In this conversation with Bebe Hansen we explore the edges of trauma-informed coaching, the role of coaching when trauma presents, identifying signs of trauma, how coaching is evolving and the breadth of competencies, ICF guidelines in relation to trauma and coaching.Bebe Hansen is a leadership coach, consultant and trainer and the Principal of Presence-Based® Coaching. Bebe stepped into the role of Principal of Presence-Based® Coaching, after working 9 years as teaching and business partners with Doug Silsbee, Founder of Presence-Based Coaching and teaches all levels of their ICF approved certification program, and supports students through the certification process. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. 

In this conversation with Leon VanderPol we explore the nature of transformational coaching, the path of healing through to radical transformation, the highest levels of intelligence and where most great thinkers get stuck, and the deep waters of collapse and emergence.Leon VanderPol is an internationally recognized leader, spirit-based teacher, and author in the field of transformational coaching and transformative living. He is the Founder of the Center for Transformational Coaching and his book, A Shift in Being: The Art and Practices of Deep Transformational Coaching, is selling in multiple languages, bringing his work to new audiences daily. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings. 

In this conversation with Paul Lawrence and Suzi Skinner we dive into their new book, The Wise Leader, and explore how coaching can foster wise leaders, the heart of reflective learning, how effective leaders think differently, multiplicity theory and self-transcendence, power dynamics and connectivity, and the art of dialogue.Dr Paul Lawrence is a consultant, executive coach, facilitator, writer and researcher. His primary interest lies in helping organizations effect change, building holistic solutions, integrating change efforts with other OD interventions such as coaching and leadership development. Paul is Regional Chair for the Association for Coaching (AC) in South-East Asia, Australian Ambassador for the Association of Coaching Supervisors (AoCS) and co-editor in chief for the Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal. His new book, The Wise Leader, is out now.Suzi Skinner is the founder of Roar People, an expert leadership coach and facilitator with thousands of hours of experience. She is the author of academic articles and the book Build Your Leader Identity. In her spare time Suzi is also undertaking a PhD in Leadership at Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong.

In this conversation with senior leadership strategist Amy Elizabeth Fox we explore the power and practice of opening to a wider field of love, harnessing love as a transformational tool, three stages of practitioner development and the key shift for organizations of the future.Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with experience consulting to senior leadership on issues related to human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Over the past decade and a half she has spoken at numerous national industry gatherings and led workshops for corporate executives across the country. Amy is also a psychotherapist and an executive coach.

In this conversation with Nicholas Janni we explore the emergent edge of coaching, what it means to be awake, helping leaders transform their approach to problem-solving, being with not knowing and coaching from attunement.  Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone’ of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO’s and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne.

In this episode we speak with Adrian Wagner about his research using Dave Snowden’s Sensemaker tool with Thomas Huebl’s collective trauma work, the resonances between Dave and Thomas’ work, the intelligence of unprocessed trauma, enabling versus governing constraints, and further questions for Dave and Thomas.Adrian Wagner is a researcher at the Pocket Project and a coach for organizational transformation at Complexity Partners. His career has spanned the roles of teacher, researcher, coach and transformational facilitator for organizations such as the European School of Governance, Foreign Ministry of Germany, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, European Commission, and University Witten/Herdecke. Adrian was co-initiator of the Black Forest School of Metamodernism and served as an expert at the Institute of Transformational Leadership Berlin. He recently co-published a research report on "Trauma and Democracy", a synthesis of Dave Snowden and Thomas Hübl's insights, exploring novel pathways to integrate collective trauma.