Welcome to ”Leading with Presence,” a podcast dedicated to guiding professionals and leaders through the art and science of presence in leadership and life. Hosted by Stephen Clements, formerly known as The Curious Coach, this show embarks on a new journey, expanding its horizons while continuing to explore deep questions and insights into personal and professional development. Every two weeks, ”Leading with Presence” offers two distinct episodes designed to enrich your leadership journey: Mindful Moments: A guided meditation or mindfulness exercise to ground you in the present, fostering tranquility, focus, and awareness in your daily life. Insights and Strategies: A companion episode that delves into themes from the latest edition of the ”Leading with Presence” LinkedIn newsletter. Here, Stephen unpacks practical strategies, cutting-edge research, and personal reflections to enhance your self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and, ultimately, your presence as a leader. Whether you’re a seasoned leader seeking to refine your approach or a professional striving for greater balance and fulfillment, ”Leading with Presence” invites you on a transformative journey. Discover the power of presence, learn to navigate life’s complexities with grace, and lead with authenticity and impact. ”Leading with Presence” has evolved from the beloved ”The Curious Coach” podcast, carrying forward its spirit of curiosity into new realms of exploration and growth. Join us as we continue to question, learn, and grow together. Subscribe and tune in to cultivate a leadership presence that changes not just how you lead, but how you live.
Episodes
Jan 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021
3 min
Are you trying to focus on too many things at once? Then this week's challenge is just what you need!
Full details at: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-106/
Jan 18, 2021
Jan 18, 2021
3 min
Whilst it's great to have a dream about your goals and aspirations for 2021, who do you need to become in order to achieve them? This is my challenge for you this week as we set off with hope into 2021!
More details at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-105/
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
3 min
Whilst you might be tempted to write off and try to forget 2020 - don't! Let me try to convince you to look back and reflect on the growth you've still managed to achieve!
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-104/
Dec 7, 2020
Dec 7, 2020
2 min
This week’s reflective challenge is about minimising and discounting our own achievements and successes.
For full details and more information, please check out the episode homepage at: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-103
Nov 30, 2020
Nov 30, 2020
1hr 21 min
In this interview edition, I got to spend time talking with Michael Cahill, a coach, trainer, facilitator and someone who’s gone on, and continues to travel on, a journey filled with curiosity, learning and understanding – not only about us as humans but also a deep exploration of himself. In this interview, we discover how Michael went from staring out as an equity analyst and then set off another journey. We covered a range of topics that went from different coaching modalities, coaching presence, our left and right hemispheres of our brain, the importance of what beliefs you’re holding about your client, the link between success and love, the unconscious mind and then a sprinkling of mBraining and a small touch on systemic work… and we still had lots more to talk about. Hopefully that might happen in a part 2, in the near future. So, grab a cuppa, sit back, and enjoy this wide ranging conversation – as I had over to Michael to introduce himself.
Full details and show notes can be found here: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-102/
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
7 min
This episode is something very different. It's a voice guide for doing an activity called Balanced Breathing. Balanced breathing is where we focus on making our inhales and exhales of equal duration. Ideally aiming for breaths of 5-6 seconds in duration. When doing this activity, breath in and out through your nose. Aim to make your transitions from inhale to exhale as smooth and gentle as possible. Doing this for even a couple of minutes, causes our autonomic nervous system to reach a point of balance. This balance creates the optimal state for us tap into our head, heart and gut intelligences. If you’d like to know more about connecting in with your head, heart and gut intelligences, check out mBraining and work of the late Grant Soosalu.
If you'd like to use this audio guide but without the podcast jingle and initial explanation, you'll find a version here for your future listening pleasure: https://stephenclements.ie/bb/
Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
4 min
Welcome to the 100th Episode of The Curious Coach Podcast. A massive thank you to all those loyal listeners for making this such a labour of love for me!
This week's reflective challenge is about coherence. Given that the world is currently full of so much separation and division at the moment, where could you benefit from thinking about coherence instead?
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-100/
Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
3 min
Do you believe that your should find your passion so that you never have to 'work a day in your life'? Or is that something that works for other people? In this mini reflective episode, my reflective challenge is about refraining how your view work, purpose and passion - so that you free yourself from the pressures of trying to align all these things.
For full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-099
Oct 26, 2020
Oct 26, 2020
3 min
Using the metaphor of a car... this week's reflective challenge is about reflecting on how you're currently travelling the highways of life and inviting you to take a pit stop!
For full details, see https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-098
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020
4 min
In this mini episode, I incorporate one my hobbies into this mini reflective challenge – photography! And no, my challenge isn’t about asking you to go out and take a stunning picture. Rather, it’s about using the metaphor of photography as a model to reflect upon what’s going on for you.
Further details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast-097/