Marcia Reynolds

I don't see in my lifetime AI being able to replicate that.

in this interview i'm joined by dr marcia reynolds a pioneer in the field of coaching and the author of coach the person not the problem and breakthrough coaching in this conversation we explore why coaches are best understood as external thought disruptors how do you get the balance right between structure and flow in the coaching relationship the importance of clarifying the client's desired outcome with precision and how best to do this the two essential transformations that every coach must go through and more.

You can learn more about Dr. Reynolds' books, programs, and writing at covisioning.com.

Okay, Marcia, welcome to the show.

So it, it worked out once I figured it out, but it, it took a little bit of sorting through what people said you needed to do to what will work for me.

And

hypothetically, like if you were going back there now and nobody knew who Marcia Reynolds was, um, what would be like kind of the key things you would focus on to start kind of making a name for yourself in the profession? What would be the things you'd be sort of have your eye on?

Well, I mean, nobody did know me at first, you know, um, It's an interesting perspective.

Joseph O'Connor approaches it partly through the lens of neuroscience.

Marcia Reynolds has spent decades exploring what actually happens in a powerful coaching conversation.

Jonathan Rice works extensively with executive coaches and leaders, and Paula King has trained thousands of coaches through her training school, Kingston College.

But rather than ask them how to coach, I want to explore a more basic question.

Now, that last phrase caught my attention when I went back to this conversation, "An external reminder." Because perhaps that's beginning to answer our question.

It isn't necessarily that a coach knows something you don't, it may be that another person can help you notice something you can't easily notice from inside your own thinking.

And that takes us to a much more recent conversation I had with Dr. Marcia Reynolds.

I actually asked Marsha the question fairly directly, "Why do we need somebody else if we want to grow?" Her answer was fascinating.

I really loved episode 99, which I am actually in, but with Robbie, interviewing Robbie, I found there was loads of depth in the stuff that Robbie said in there that was helpful.

Marcia Reynolds, I mean, talk about calibre.

She was brilliant to listen to.

Jackie Holder, really found that helpful.