Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Jennifer Porter for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Jennifer is the Managing Partner and a specialist in leadership and team coaching at the Boda Group. The Boda Group helps leaders and teams assess their capabilities, clarify how they want to engage and lead, strengthen critical relationships and skills, and operate more effectively. Prior to founding The Boda Group in 2011, Jennifer was a COO of Circles and Sentient Jet, a leadership coach with Spencer & Bean, a Vice President of Einstein Bagels and a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Jennifer holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University, and has pursued training and certification in: Interpersonal Dynamics at Stanford; Enneagram; The Coaches Training Institute, CPCC; International Coach Federation, PCC; Team Diagnostic Assessment; Harvard University/Kegan and Lahey: Immunity to Change; CRR Global, Advanced Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC). In this episode Jennifer shares her experience making the transition from a c-suite executive to a leadership and team coach as well as stories of hits and misses from her own team coaching practice. Themes explored in the episode include assessment in team coaching, structural dynamics, dialogue and native american counsel practices, team norms and operating principles, virtual team coaching platforms, the distinction between team training and team coaching, the link between business outcomes and team behaviors, scheduling team coaching engagements, discussable and undiscussable dialogue topics, building a "say anything" culture in teams, modeling and being bold as the team coach, finding "sandbox" clients to learn as a beginning team coach, supervision, having a plan while also working in the moment, and more. This episode is full of value, tips and lessons learned!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Dr. David Tate for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. David Tate is a licensed clinical psychologist, an executive coach and organizational consultant, an author and a Principal at Tate Consulting Group--a boutique consultancy that focuses on executive coaching and leadership advising, family owned and closely held enterprises, and organizational development. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Yale University where he received the 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award. He is the co-author of "Sink or Swim: How Lessons from the Titanic Can Save Your Family Business." David is also a certified coach through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. In this episode David shares stories and lessons learned coaching family business enterprises as well human service organizations. He discusses the importance of managing three subsystems--the management system, the ownership system and the family system--when coaching family business teams. Other themes explored in the episode include: introducing a coaching culture to a team, using the Team Emotional Intelligence Survey in team coaching, managing challenging individual personalities in team coaching, navigating power and generational dynamics, and more. The episode is brimming over with tips and tools that all team coaches and team leaders will surely not want to miss!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Erin Hutchins for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Erin is the Director of Corporate Client Solutions and Organizational Coaching for the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) based in Washington DC. She is a Professional Certified Co-Active Coach (CPCC), is Credentialed with the ICF (PCC Level), is a CTI Leadership Graduate, and is Leadership Circle Certified. Erin is passionate about heightening awareness, aligning your mind + body + soul, and inspiring transformational change through connecting with your authentic self and purpose. She has travelled and worked across various cultures in Europe and Asia. In this episode of the podcast, Erin provides an overview of the Co-Active Relationship Engine--a model useful for guiding team coaching engagements--and also takes listeners on a deep dive into one critical element of the Relationship Engine called "Designed Alliance." Designed Alliance involves helping the team establish a strong foundation upon which four aspects of team coaching can then unfold: 1. Take Responsibility, 2. Choose, 3. Align, 4. Commit. Erin shares stories from her own team coaching experience and how designing a strong alliance up front sets the conditions for successful team coaching engagements.
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Dr. Catherine Carr for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Dr. Catherine Carr is an Individual and Team Coach, Consultant and Facilitator as well as a Director at Carr Kline & Associates in British Columbia Canada. Catherine coaches leaders across Canada and internationally, from new supervisors to seasoned top executives. She is an internationally respected leader in team coaching and development. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and a Registered Clinical Counselor. In this episode, Dr. Catherine introduces The High Performance Team Coaching System. The comprehensive system for leaders and coaches, developed by both Dr. Carr and her colleague Dr. Jacqueline Peters, was published in a book in 2013. Dr. Carr walks listeners through six key aspects of the team coaching system including: 1. Assessment, 2. Coaching for Team Design. 3. Team Launch. 4. Individual Coaching. 5. Ongoing Team Coaching. 6. Review Learning & Successes. Dr. Carr also discuss the centrality of safety in the team coaching model and how this approach to coaching impacts the quality outputs of a team, the team's capabilities and relationships as well as the individual engagement of the team's members. The comprehensive system provides team coaches with a powerful framework that can be used for coaching both new as well as ongoing teams. This is an episode that is brimming over with practical tips, tools and value!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Dr. Jacqueline Peters for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Dr. Jacqueline Peters is the President of InnerActive Leadership Associates and is an Executive Coach, Team and Leadership Specialist and an Author in the area of high performance team coaching and relationships. She has over 15 years of experience supporting leaders, executives, and teams to achieve higher performance. Jacqueline’s clients say that her unique mix of practical corporate experience and doctoral level knowledge of leadership, coaching, and team effectiveness helps them achieve and exceed their personal and team productivity goals. She and Dr. Catherine Carr co-authored the High Performance Team Coaching System, a robust approach developed for leaders and coaches that is grounded in the research and proven practices that build team effectiveness. In this episode Dr. Peters discusses her forthcoming book the High Performance Relationship System and how it adds unique value as well as complements the High Performance Team Coaching System. This episode is chock full of value that no team coach will want to miss!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Jennifer Britton for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Jennifer is the Founder of Potentials Realized, a Canadian Performance Improvement company focusing on coaching, leadership and team performance issues. Jennifer is the author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013). Jennifer integrates her passion for individual and team excellence, with her skills as a coach, trainer and facilitator, in the area of group and team coaching. She trains coaches group and team coaching skills in both face-to-face as well through virtual formats. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Psychology, and a Masters of Environmental Studies (MES) and has completed post-graduate HR studies. Jennifer is a Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) and a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT). She is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with the Coaches Training Institute (CTI, 2005). She is recognized as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coach Federation and brings over 3000 hours of coaching experience with groups, individuals and teams. Jennifer has also completed advanced coach training in Organization and Relationship Systems (ORSC) and Shadow Coaching. Jennifer also holds the credential of Board Certified Coach (BCC) through the Center for Credentialing and Education. In this episode, Jennifer helps differentiate group coaching from team coaching and shares some best practices tips and reflections about the dynamic practice of coaching teams. Jennifer's journey to becoming a leading figure in group and team coaching is inspiring and is a story that listeners will surely not want to miss!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Jane Abitanta for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Jane Abitanta, Principal of Perceval Associates, occupies a special position in the institutional investment arena that comes from her ability to diagnose the underlying problems that get in the way of money managers, and provide successful solutions that help them attract and retain clients. Over the past fifteen years, Jane has advised many of the top institutional fund managers, family offices and more than 100 hedge funds, helping them to articulate their particular edge in terms of the real-world needs of their markets. She has served as a charter faculty member of the Institute for Private Investors, a member of the Investment Committee of Women’s World Banking, and a director of the Association for Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE). She is a director of Green Cay Asset Management, a Bahamas-based alternative investment firm and a former director of Shaking the Tree, a not-for-profit organization that uses interactive theater to illustrate family dynamics. In this episode Jane shares stories of hits and misses coaching asset management teams. Themes highlighted in the podcast interview include: establishing credibility as a coach, using the self as instrument, balancing the roles of coach and facilitator, supervision and peer coaching support and more. Some resources Jane recommends are the work on Intentional Change Theory and Learning Agility. If you are a team coach interested in working with money managers, this is an episode you surely will not want to miss!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach DJ Mitsch for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. DJ is an award winning author, a thought leader in the coaching profession, a certified Mentor Coach and a Master Certified Coach and one of the first 25 designated by the International Coach Federation (ICF). As the 2001 President of the ICF, DJ led the association across borders to become recognized as the global professional society of coaches. DJ served on the Board of Directors for six formative years as the ICF developed the certification programs and the ethics and standards for coaching, and was responsible for international chapter development including China, Japan and Australia. DJ co-founded The Pyramid Resource Group, The Corporate Coaching Company, in 1994 with husband Barry Mitsch. In January 2013, DJ founded the Healthcare Coaching Institute to serve the growing need to prepare coaches who work with leaders in the chaotic business of healthcare. She is the Creator of Team Advantage-a leading edge team coaching approach for transforming teams. In this episode DJ shares the incredible story of scaling team coaching in a pharmaceutical company that involved coaching 60 teams and that led to dramatic organizational results. The episode is chock full of lessons learned, tips and practical advice that every team coach will not want to miss!
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Greg Burns for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Greg Burns is the President of G Burns and Associates, an Executive Coach as well as a Human Capital Transformation, Learning and Leadership Development Consultant with over 25 years of senior executive experience in leading global organizations. His corporate experience includes serving as the first Chief Learning Officer for Citigroup – leading 1700 learning professionals in 41 countries, Senior Human Resources Officer of US Consumer Lending at Citigroup, Manager of Organizational Capability at Pepsi, and HR and Training Manager at Saks Fifth Avenue. In this episode Greg shares his five-step approach to coaching teams for high performance and highlights the approach through two powerful stories from his own practice.
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Dr. Yaron Prywes for this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast. Dr. Yaron Prywes is a Coaching Psychologist and the Creator of the LeaderNation™ 360 Degree Multi-Rater Feedback Instrument. In this episode Dr. Prywes shares a combined “hit and miss” story that focuses on coaching a senior leadership team. The case highlights strategies for engaging team members who exhibit varying degrees of motivation to participate in the coaching process. The story highlights the importance of proactively and regularly receiving coaching supervision in order to maintain one’s role and focus during team coaching engagements. Dr. Prywes provides a number of valuable resources and recommendations: The Center for Creative Leadership, The Hudson Institute of Coaching, The LeaderNation 360 Multi-Rater Feedback Instrument, the NBI Thinking Preferences Assessment, The Confidentiality Spectrum, the CCL Situation Behavior Impact model, and more. For show notes and more information on team coaching go to www.TeamCoachingZone.com.
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and this week's guest and leading organizational coach Tom Fumarelli as we explore coaching CEO and COO partnership teams. Tom is a Leadership Development Consultant, Professional Certified Executive Coach and Business Advisor who supports leaders, business owners and organizations to make sustainable change and achieve their personal best. His consulting, coaching and advisory work is based on a successful thirty-year career as a global CFO, COO and President. During his career as an operating executive, Tom had full P&L and management responsibility. He was President of Holly Hunt Enterprises, COO of Yakima Products Inc. and Senior Vice President of CHANEL where he was responsible to coordinate finance and operations in more than 25 countries. Prior to this he learned his craft at Kidder Peabody, Chase Manhattan Bank, Exxon Corporation and Price Waterhouse - in various global roles. Tom has a proven track record of leading high performing teams in public, private and family owned businesses. His success is based on his ability to motivate others to achieve challenging goals while honoring the unique differences and contributions of each individual. Tune in to this week's episode and listen to Tom share three team coaching stories.
Join Dr. Krister Lowe and this week's guest and leading organizational coach Jean Frankel as we explore developing leadership cultures through team coaching. Jean Frankel is an internationally known and respected management consultant, educator, facilitator and executive coach. She is a Founder and Principal for Ideas for Action, LLC. and the author of a number of books the most recent of which is called "From Insight to Action: 6 New Ways to Think, Lead and Achieve." Tune in to this week's episode and listen to Jean share three team coaching stories.
Join Dr. Krister Lowe for this week's interview with Felipe Paiva. Felipe Paiva is a Partner at Artisan Consultoria, based in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Felipe is an experienced executive and team coach who works with a range of multi-national firms operating in Brazil and globally. In this episode Felipe shares stories about "surfing the wave of team coaching" from his practice.