#81: George Warren – The Coaching Industry is Ignoring Reality

George Warren describes “growth through discomfort” as a key theme in his life and in this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, he lays down a challenge to the coaching industry to step out of its comfort zone and explore questions that might challenge the very foundations of our work. While many of us place the principles of being client-led and non-directive at the centre of our practice, George views coaching through a lens of universal interconnectedness where there is always more than one voice to consider. Drawing upon Gestalt psychology, Eastern mysticism and his experiences as a solo traveller in the Middle East, George’s work highlights the unique role coaching can play in finding answers to some of society’s most pressing questions, from global conflicts to the loneliness epidemic. In this conversation with host Neil Mackinnon, George describes how his innate emotional sensitivity became a “nuclear reactor”, fuelling him along a path from the world of luxury travel sales to the cultivation of a deeper connection with the environment through coaching. In this episode, George and Neil also talk about: The complimentary tools of support and challenge Why George believes coaches do not need a niche How supervision can become “an amphitheatre of profound learning” The “beautiful gift” of ignorance when working with new clients George ends this episode by placing coaching at a fascinating crossroads, describing contrasting futures that might lie ahead depending on the choices we all make in the coming years. - Coaching for Performance by Sir John Whitmore - https://www.performanceconsultants.com/resources/coaching-for-performance-book/ - The GROW Model - https://www.performanceconsultants.com/resources/the-grow-model/ - Animas - https://www.animascoaching.com/ - Anita Rolls (https://careerintelligenceacademy.com/about-us/) and Karen Smart (https://www.aoec.com/author-page/karen-smart-author/) at AOEC - AoEC https://www.aoec.com/ - ILM https://www.i-l-m.com/ ICF https://coachingfederation.org/ - AC https://www.associationforcoaching.com/ - EMCC https://emccuk.org/Public/default.aspx - The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the- score - AOCS https://www.linkedin.com/company/aocs-association-of-coaching- supervisors/ - Myles Downey on The Coach's Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/69-myles-downey-what-is-effective-coaching-performance-coaching-when-to-be-directive-changing-clients-maps-of-reality-and-more - Ian McGilchrist https://channelmcgilchrist.com/ - The Edge of Coaching https://edgeofcoaching.substack.com/ - George Warren Coaching https://www.georgewarrencoaching.com/ - BACP Article https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/coaching- today/january-2024/where-is-the-humanity/ - Coaching in the Climate Crisis, Association for Coaching https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/CITCC_podcast_ser ies - CCA climate coaching - This this might be the AoEC Certificate in Climate Coaching https://www.aoec.com/programmes/certificate-climate-coaching/ - Hetty Einzig https://hettyeinzig.co.uk/

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Coach’s Journey founder Robbie Swale and a team of hosts interview coaches about how they created a successful business and how they create impact for their clients. Through these conversations, you can learn how each coach came to coaching, grew their coaching practice and found their way to the successful business they have today. Each interview, like each journey, is different. But each is also packed with insights, tips, suggestions and ideas to grow your coaching business and have even greater impact creating change in the lives of your clients. Past guests include life coaches, business coaches, executivecoaches, career coaches, leadership coaches and more. Some are household names; some are coaches you’ve never heard of. All of them share ideas on the key topics for creating a coaching business: money, fees, impact with clients, training and more. About Robbie: Robbie Swale is a leadership coach, podcaster and the author of four books. He has trained with masters in the field of coaching and building coaching businesses, including Rich Litvin, Robert Holden and guests on the podcast like Katie Harvey and Myles Downey. He is the creator of The Coaching Business Flywheel, which attempts to boil down everything he has learned from many years supporting coaches to grow their businesses and interviewing amazing coaches on this podcast, into one simple, actionable model. Subscribe and read more about the podcast, The Coach’s Journey Community and get the free ebook An Introduction to The Coaching Business Flywheel at www.thecoachsjourney.com