#121: Myles Downey - The Sessions and Why Genius is Dangerous
About this episode
Myles Downey discusses his new book 'The Sessions' and the themes of leadership, creativity, and the nature of genius in coaching.
Myles Downey’s new book, The Sessions , marks a transition, a metamorphosis in his influential body of work. And that becomes the theme of this, his third appearance on The Coach’s Journey Podcast. What happens when it is no longer sustainable to remain what you have been? What is it like to have an idea - like Myles did with The Sessions more than 30 years ago - and not be able to let it go? And for Padraig, the protagonist of The Sessions , what is it like for someone to step into their own shoes, becoming a leader, becoming oneself as a leader? That is just the start, though, in a wide-ranging conversation about Myles’ work, his new book, and what he has coming up next as part of what has already been an incredibly influential and impactful career, which started working closely with Sir John Whitmore in the early days of coaching in the UK and passed through The School of Coaching, his bestselling book Effective Modern Coaching and his powerful work on genius, which culminated in the book, Enabling Genius . In particular, we talk about: Whether it is our duty and responsibility to express ourselves . Poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction , and Myles’ relationship to reading and…
Topics covered
- coaching
- leadership
- creativity
- self-expression
- genius
- human nature
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