Unlocking the Art of Coaching Through Science with Margaret Moore

In episode nine of this Better@Work episode, we chat with the amazing Margaret Moore aka “Coach Meg,” who is the founder and CEO of Wellcoaches, an evidenced-based wellness coaching school, that has trained over 14,000 coaches in 50 countries over the past 20 years.

We might assume coaches are used only in the world of sport, however, Margaret has been helping people from all walks of life discover their strengths and identify opportunities to maximize their potential — in work, in relationships, and in life. The former biotech exec founded the Wellcoaches School of Coaching to help wellness professionals best serve their patients. Since then, she’s has added students from the business world, front-line healthcare workers and the police.  

On this episode, the Coach’s Coach details what effective coaching really means; how leaning into doubt, or “our shadow,” can help us reveal patterns we need to change; and why organizing our minds can set us up for sustainable success. She shares how getting into moments of flow every day is nourishing, how we can all be better coaches and we hear her story of not making it in Toronto.

Margaret Moore is an executive wellness coach and co-author of Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life: Train Your Brain to Get More Done in Less Time and Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life. She has driven the professionalization of health coaching in two related domains: constructing a theoretical base for the practice, and evaluating results to establish best practices. Margaret is the co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital (a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School) and the founder and CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation, a leading coach training school.

This episode is super informative and Margaret teaches us how to apply some of the latest research in neuroscience in our everyday lives, making them less stressful and more relaxed.

Quick episode breakdown:

• Margaret discusses Self-Determination Theory, which suggests we are motivated to grow and change by three innate and universal psychological needs; competence, connection and autonomy
• We explore how Neuroscientists have opened a window into the disorganized minds of those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), providing insights into how to train our brains to become more organised
• Margaret talks through the strong connection between disorganised minds and unhealthy habits
• We learn why Margaret and her co-author Paul Hammerness translated the science of brain organisation into six principles or “rules of order”
• We explore the 6 rules of order; Tame Your Frenzy, Sustain Your Focus, Apply the brakes, Access your working memory, Shift Sets and Connect the Dots.

Let’s Take This offline

In our “Let’s take this offline” segment I debrief on Margaret’s key insights with my friend Annette and answer a question from our listener Steven, who has returned to work from parental leave and both he and his partner are really struggling.

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