Ep. 248 - Effective Partnership With Others Starts With Our Own Work

About this episode

Karen Ledger discusses the importance of coaches doing their own inner work to build genuine relationships with clients.

In this episode of the Empower World podcast, therapist and executive coach Karen Ledger explores why coaches must continually do their own inner work. Grounded in person-centred principles and the influence of Carl Rogers, she emphasises that genuine relationship - built on congruence, empathy and self-awareness - matters more than any model. She also stresses that ongoing reflection through mentoring and supervision enables coaches to support clients with integrity, courage and care.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeanine Bailey, Marie Quigley

Guest: Karen Ledger

Topics covered

• coaching
• self-awareness
• empathy
• mentoring
• supervision
• personal development

Keywords

• coaching
• inner work
• self-awareness
• empathy
• mentoring
• supervision
• Carl Rogers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Empower World, Carl Rogers

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