#118: Anise Frost – How to Craft Presence and Ask Magic Questions

About this episode

Anise Frost discusses the art of asking questions and creating coaching spaces that foster vulnerability and collaboration.

By studying Plato and Socrates for more than a decade, Anise Frost learned the art of asking questions that unlock the hidden parts of people. Her mastery of that skill has forged relationships of trust with brands and organisations who turn to her for team coaching and consultancy. In return she helps them explore deeply and unearth new pathways for development. Anise was a maths teacher when she discovered coaching, and her years in the classroom gave her relational skills, resilience and an ability to hold space that would be difficult to develop in the same way in any other setting. In this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, Anise describes how team coaching allows her to bring “all the magic” of teaching, coaching, and neuro-linguistic programming together to enhance collaboration, make group dynamics visible, and instill purpose in the teams she works with. In conversation with host Alex Whitton, Anise describes how she curates coaching spaces in which men can be vulnerable, as well as spaces where women in leadership can accelerate their development. She also speaks about the Executive Round Table discussions she facilitates for her LinkedIn contacts, offering a space…

People in this episode

Host: Robbie Swale

Guest: Anise Frost

Topics covered

• coaching
• team dynamics
• vulnerability
• leadership
• questioning techniques

Keywords

• coaching
• questions
• team coaching
• vulnerability
• leadership development
• collaboration
• neuro-linguistic programming

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Plato, Socrates

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