Thoughtload, the combined weight of cognitive demands, emotional burdens, and declining energy, explains why teams feel overwhelmed while their leaders see little progress. On The Coaching Edge Podcast, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Liane Davey joins hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave to show how coaches and leaders reduce
Imposter syndrome and self-doubt affect even the most accomplished executives. On this episode of The Coaching Edge Podcast, executive coach Dr. Liz DuBois Erskine explains why leadership growth depends on safety as much as mindset. Dr. Liz holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and spent seven years in nonprofit executive leadership before moving
AI, trust, and community shape this episode of The Coaching Edge Podcast, where hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave talk with Ali Meehan, founder of Costa Women, about coaching in an AI-saturated world. Ali built her community after moving to Spain and finding remote work isolating, and she now supports women relocating to
Parenting coach Yetty Williams believes AI works best as a tool, not a solution, for modern parents and leaders. On the latest episode of The Coaching Edge Podcast, hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave talk with Williams, founder of LagosMums and a certified life coach, about coaching across cultures, the seasons of adult
Embodied presence sits at the center of this new episode of The Coaching Edge Podcast, where coach and Coactive Training Institute faculty member Anna Sumara joins hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave. Anna Sumara built her coaching practice around the body, training in yoga, meditation, and embodied leadership after her own coaching certification.
Burnout hits leaders hardest between their mid-30s and early 50s, right when accountability outpaces their ability to deliver, according to leadership coach Jimmy Burroughes. On this episode of The Coaching Edge Podcast, hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave talk with Burroughes, an ex-army officer and former corporate GM who burned out in 2017
Neuro-informed coaching helps leaders and parents support people whose brains work differently, and Elaine Taylor-Klaus makes the case that this shift is overdue. On this episode of The Coaching Edge Podcast, hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave talk with Taylor-Klaus, co-founder of Impact ADHD, Impact Parents, and the NeuroInformed Institute. Taylor-Klaus built her
Fran Fisher, MCC, defined coaching as the sacred space of unconditional love where learning, growth, and transformation naturally occur. She said the words for the first time on stage at the 1997 ICF conference in Orlando, without looking at her prepared notes. On The Coaching Edge Podcast, Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave explore
AI for coaches works best when the coach does the inner work first. On The Coaching Edge Podcast, Colin Scotland tells hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave why context, not prompting, now decides whether AI produces something useful or generic. Colin Scotland lectured in marketing for the CIM in the UK, built and
The Coaching Edge Podcast tackles the operator to owner shift for coaches and small business owners in this conversation with go-to-market strategist Elle Oren. Hosts Dr. Steve Jeffs and Erwin de Grave explore why so many solopreneurs build a job instead of a business, and how to change course. Elle spent years building scaling and
