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
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Tracy Sinclair. Tracy is an executive coach, coach trainer, coach mentor, coach supervisor and much much more! And if that wasn’t enough, Tracy also serves on global board of the ICF. In our conversation we talked about her own journey from working in the financial services industry by day, whilst supporting drug and alcohol addicts and their families as a counsellor at night; how she then discovered coaching; her own beliefs and thoughts around the potential for coaching to really impact societal change; right through to her writing a book that aims to bring the new ICF competencies to life – and much more!
I really enjoyed this interview. The depth, the richness and in some ways, how passionate Tracy is for the coaching profession. ‘Evangelic’ is a word that pops up during this interview; and it does seem very fitting.
Full details and show notes can be found: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/086
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Building on last week’s episode where I talked about visioning and dreaming, and then adding in the other two states of resisting and reflecting, I realised this week that there was another state missing: right now! Listen to learn more about this week’s challenge!
Full details: https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/085
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
In this week’s mini episode: When you think about the words ‘dreaming’ and ‘visioning’ – what comes up? And as you think about the differences, which is it that you do most of?
Full details and further information can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/084
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
How do you start your day when the alarm goes off? This week’s mini episode is all about being curious about what happens in that moment and seeing whether you can choose to respond with a different thought.
Full details can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/083
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This week's challenge is all about energy and noticing what drains or recharges your own internal battery.
Full details and show notes can be found at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/082
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Metaphors are something that we use, probably unconsciously, all the time. They’re an essential part of us and can give insights into our inner workings. Take a simple question: how are you feeling? Do you respond metaphorically or with a descriptive feeling. The challenge this week is become conscious of your own metaphors and start to explore them. Have a bit of fun!
Find out more at https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/081
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Kurt Lewin, a 20th century phycologist came up with an equations for behaviours. He proposed that our behaviours are a function of our person and our environment. Given the change to our environments in recent times, what, if anything, have you noticed about changes in your behaviour?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/080
Let me know how you get on!
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Have you ever noticed how we, and others, tend to apply a judgement to emotions; that they’re positive or negative. This week’s challenge, with the help of a battery and a light, is to be curious about what this really means and whether it’s really helpful or not.
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/079
Let me know how you get on!
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Welcome to the latest full-length episode of The Curious Coach Podcast during which I had the pleasure of interviewing Jean François Cousin, an executive coach based in Thailand. In 2019 he was the chair of the global board of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). In 2015 he published a book called Game Changers at the Circus: How Leaders Can Unleash Greatness in Their Organisations. Along the way, he’s also logged over 12,000 hours coaching!
In this extensive interview we’ll hear about some of the mistakes and learnings that he made along the way, the importance of authenticity, finding your niche, how he came to be involved with the ICF and how he missed out on a dream gig which would have involved coaching in the Maldives. We’ll also hear his thoughts on the future of coaching and how this may be disrupted by technology such as AI. In fact, we covered a lot!
Full show notes, and further information can be found on the show page:
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Imagine you could pull 4,264 pieces of Lego from a big box of Lego over your lifetime – one for each week. What you would build?
Full show notes, transcript and further information can be found on the show page:
https://stephenclements.ie/podcast/077
Let me know how you get on!