Mid-week Ep 154: Pete Kadushin and Chris McAdoo

About this episode

This episode features a live coaching conversation that explores the intricacies of transformational leadership and coaching.

On this week's mid-week episode of The Transformational Leader, Adam Quiney welcomes friend of the show Pete Kadushin for a live coaching conversation that pulls back the curtain on what transformational leadership work actually looks like in practice. Pete brings a client, Chris McAdoo, into the session and invites Adam to observe and offer real-time feedback as the coaching unfolds. What follows is a candid, unscripted exploration of leadership, coaching, and the subtle dynamics that emerge in live developmental work. Adam steps in throughout the conversation with interruptions, reflections, and questions—supporting Pete while also highlighting the deeper patterns at play beneath the surface of the coaching moment. The episode offers listeners a rare look into the craft of leadership coaching: how coaches listen, where they intervene, and how transformational insights can arise in the middle of a conversation. Adam's intention is to demystify the process—revealing not just the visible techniques of coaching, but the underlying "being" and awareness that make meaningful breakthroughs possible. If you've ever wondered what transformational coaching actually looks like in real…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Quiney

Guests: Pete Kadushin, Chris McAdoo

Topics covered

• transformational leadership
• coaching
• live feedback
• leadership dynamics
• developmental work

Keywords

• transformational coaching
• leadership
• coaching techniques
• real-time feedback
• developmental coaching

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