The Master Coach’s Toolkit: Motivational Interviewing
From The Coach Business School Podcast by Andy Ramage
April 1, 2026 · 18 min · Season 1 · Episode 25
About this episode
This episode explores motivational interviewing and its effectiveness in facilitating behavior change.
In this episode, I unpack one of the most powerful coaching approaches in the world: motivational interviewing. After sitting down with one of its co-creators, I break down how this method has helped millions of people create lasting change, particularly in their relationship with alcohol. At its core, this conversation is about understanding how change really works. Most people think change is about willpower, but the truth is it’s about resolving the internal tug-of-war happening in your mind. I explore the concept of ambivalence, that constant back-and-forth between what you want and what you know isn’t serving you. And more importantly, how great coaching helps you dissolve that tension so change becomes natural, not forced. This episode will completely shift how you think about behaviour change, coaching, and even your own habits. What you’ll learn: What motivational interviewing is and why it’s so effective Why ambivalence is at the heart of all behaviour change The real reason willpower fails (and what works instead) How beliefs drive your habits, emotions, and actions Why great coaching is about guiding, not telling Timestamps: 00:00 – 02:00 What motivational interviewing…
People in this episode
Host: Andy Ramage
Topics covered
- motivational interviewing
- behavior change
- coaching techniques
- ambivalence
- willpower
- beliefs and habits
Keywords
- motivational interviewing
- coaching
- behavior change
- ambivalence
- willpower
- beliefs
- habits
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Organizations: motivational interviewing
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