Conversations with Members: Kate Elliott

About this episode

Kate Elliott discusses the role of internal coaches in fostering reflective spaces within busy organizations.

Kate Elliott talks to Beth Clare McManus about the role of internal coaches in creating calm spaces for reflection amidst busy organisational contexts. They explore how we might bring ourselves into the coaching space in service of our clients, and how growth and learning is both a desired outcome and a way of working as a coach. Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community. The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership. Kate has over 20 years' experience working in change management, people and organisational development roles, has been coaching for 7 years, is an EMCC Senior Practitioner and is working towards a Chartered Coaching Psychologist accreditation. She currently works at the University of Bath (EMCC UK's organisational members) where she leads the staff coaching service including a…

People in this episode

Host: Beth Clare McManus

Guest: Kate Elliott

Topics covered

• internal coaching
• reflection
• organisational development
• coaching practice
• community-driven conversations

Keywords

• internal coaches
• calm spaces
• coaching
• growth
• learning
• organisational contexts
• psychologically informed approach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Bath, EMCC UK, EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community

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