Coaching in Conversation Tracy Sinclair

Elina Välimaa, Learning and Leadership Lead at Wärtsilä, and Tracy Sinclair, CEO and Co-Founder of Coach Advancement talk about their partnership in developing a coaching culture at Wärtsilä. 

Wärtsilä's partnership with Coach Advancement focuses on utilizing internal and external coaching modalities. The organization has developed a community of over 50 coaches, with plans for a third certification cohort in 2024. They highlight the positive impact of coaching on individuals and the organization's commitment to coaching as an ongoing process. Looking ahead, Wärtsilä envisions a shift to a team approach and plans to submit for an ICF Impact Award, showcasing their progress. 

They also give advice to other organisations seeking to develop a coaching culture, emphasizing long-term commitment, senior leadership involvement, and a systematic approach. 

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Join Tracy and guest Scott Howard as they discuss the Mastery of Self, and the ways in which coaching diverge from tangible.

Scott Howard, JD, MCC, is accomplished at coaching leaders and executives by creating a confidential space for reflection, growth and change to take place. He is credentialed as a Master Certified Coach (MCC), and a certified executive coach. He’s coached on a variety of topics including leadership enhancement and presence, communications, engagement, and diversity inclusion. His coaching style is client centered and strengths based. He’s especially skilled at helping leaders enhance communications (eg., presentations, difficult or high stakes conversations). Scott partners with leaders by helping them to stretch into a growth mindset and cultivate strategic vision. Past client engagements include Studsvik, the U.S. Air Force, LogMeIn, Barclay Card of England, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Capital One. 
Scott teaches ethics in coaching at the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Program in Washington, DC. In 2020, Scott was elected Treasurer of the ICF Global Enterprise Board. A former Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard with 25+ years of experience leading teams, he’s served on seven ships and five legal units in leadership positions. His final military assignment was the Chief of Recruiting where he led a force of more than 300 recruiters in meeting the Coast Guard’s human resource needs.
Scott’s is located Baltimore, Maryland and he coaches in English. He is an attorney licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Join Tracy and guest Hilary Oliver as they discuss the pursuit of Mastery in Coaching and the commitment to learning it requires.

Hilary Oliver is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is also a trained Coaching Supervisor and Mentor Coach. Hilary trains coaches and works with managers and leaders to develop their coaching capability. She works as an International Corporate Executive and Board Level Coach, a leadership development designer and facilitator working with a wide range of organisations. Hilary also specialises in working with organisations to support them develop coaching culture. She has been the President of the UK ICF Chapter and is a Past Chair of the ICF Global Board.
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Jean-François Cousin, MCC is passionate about helping leaders unleash the best from themselves, others’ and their organizations. He became a global executive coach in 2006, in the wake of a career in management around the world with a Fortune-500 company.
By November 2021 he had clocked in more than 13,000 coaching-hours and served over 1,300 executives, from 50 nationalities, as well as dozens of executive teams, travelling to 35 countries in 5 continents to work with them.
Jean-Francois hold a Master Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He coaches leaders, most often on leadership development, on-boarding and role transition, organizational and cultural change management, strategic planning and cross-cultural leadership.
Jean-François also regularly facilitates or coaches executive teams, notably on trust and productive conflict, effective collaboration, staff engagement, organizational agility, strategy, cultural alignment and change management.
Jean-François is a published author and a global speaker—he has engaged audiences on six continents about transformative leadership and coaching. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.
In his spare time, Jean-François passionately supports the growth of coaches and of the profession. He served as the Chairman of the ICF’s Global Board in 2019.
Based in Bangkok, Jean-François offers 1-1 and team/group coaching worldwide, in English and in French.
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The Coaching in Conversation Mastery Series explores the concept of mastery in coaching with conversations with ICF Master Certified Coaches. In this episode, Tracy has a conversation with Shweta HandaGupta where they talk about how to coach your clients with your best intentions. They touch on the topics of presence, awareness and ethical coaching. 
Shweta HandaGupta, MCC, has been recognized as India’s top coach and among the top global coaches for CEOs, boards and leadership teams. Shweta is currently coaching the promoters of some of India's top business houses, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs as well as Fortune 500 business leaders worldwide. She is dedicated to working with business leaders to help them measurably enhance their strategic output, leadership effectiveness and bottom-line impact while facilitating timely global impact on peace, climate and education. 
Shweta is the co-founder of QuadraBrain Transformation Solutions which specializes in “Making Complex Change Simple”. She also serves as Director-At-Large and Finance Committee Chair on the ICF Global Enterprise Board. 
She is privileged to be among the first ICF Global Young Leader Award honorees, as well as the only coach from India to be recognized as CEO Coach of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine. Shweta is also author of columns and articles for leading business dailies such as HT Mint and Financial Express. 
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In this episode of our Mastery Series, Tracy has a conversation with Sackeena Gordon-Jones exploring the concept of mastery in coaching.
Sackeena Gordon-Jones, Ph.D., MCC is a pioneering coach, consultant, and educator who works with leaders and cross-cultural teams across the globe. As Founder of Transformation Edge Coaching & Consulting and Chief Coaching Officer of Transformation Edge Business Coach Institute, Sackeena is a leading authority within her field, as well as a speaker, author, and coach mentor. 
She is committed to helping today's global leaders, regain their edge, by transforming the way they think, lead and live. Her clients gain clarity to work and live with a purpose to create greater organization, societal and personal impact through coaching and neuroplasticity. Her international business background as an executive, entrepreneur, and coach to senior leaders with global remits, equips her to help people grow, thrive and win. 
Sackeena is the author of The Art and Practice of Transformational Leadership, and serves on the Editorial Board for Choice Coaching Magazine. She was named “1 of 50 Most Admired Woman” by WWA, and is recipient of two inaugural International Coaching Federation (ICF) Awards for "Breaking Barriers" and "The Gift of Coaching". She was also acknowledged for her continued service to ICF and its chapters throughout the world. She also serves the Association of Coach training Organizations (ACTO) and is currently a fellow with the Institute of Coaching (IOC). 
As a coaching consultant, she advises organizations on building internal coaching capability, expanding coaching and forging inclusion across diverse roles, levels and demographics. She is a frequent speaker on podcasts, and a guest coach lecturer for several coaching certificate programs and institutions. 
Sackeena also leads the coaching faculty for the Transformation Edge Business Coach Institute, where they provide ICF-accredited programs for those pursuing professional coaching knowledge, skills, certification and credentialing. The programs are provided for private and government organizations, as well as open-enrollment for individuals, and covers the gamete of Certification in Executive, Leadership, Transformational, Business, and Internal Coaching. 
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