Coaching Conversations Dave Stitt

Episode 10 - Coaching in the Digital Age

In this episode, Dave speaking with with the fantastic Rob Charlton, CEO of Space Group, promoting digital synergy for the construction industry. 

Typically, construction industry is very slow at embracing new and emerging technologies. However we live in an ever more increasing digital world. The construction industry needs to adapt or die.



BIM (Building Information Modelling) has been around for a while now and only saw a big uptake within the construction sector when mandated by the government and a requirement on all public projects. Rob tells Dave that,unless we still more of these government initiatives, the uptake of other technologies will continue to be slow and hamper productivity. But we shouldn't wait for government to step in, the industry should be leading the way. This includes COACHING.



Dave and Rob were due to start a team coaching programme at the start of 2020 just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Rob seeing the value in coaching especially when met with the unknowns around the COVID-019 pandemic, the two of them championed taking the coaching online. After a short turbulent time of working out how Zoom works, taking coaching online seemed obvious.



Key topics:


Construction in the digital age,
How to embrace technology in the construction industry? and
How coaching can help in the uptake of new and emerging technologies.

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Deep and Deliberate Delegation Book: ⁠https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-deliberate-delegation-unleashing-winning/dp/0956774717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JGFRG1IITJFF&keywords=deep+and+deliberate+delegation&qid=1670437809&sprefix=deep+and+deli%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1⁠

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Episode 9 - Coaching in Public Relations

In this episode, Dave speaking with with the brilliant Liz Male, a Public Relations expert from the Construction industry. 

Typically, construction professionals are really good at the technical, problem solving skills, but really poor at telling people about it. This is where Liz comes in. Public Relations is essential to telling the world what is you do, how you do it, and more importantly, WHY you do it! Get it wrong in this world of social media, and your message will be lost, get it right and it can help grow your business and solve more problems.

Key topics:


Why PR in Construction is important,
What is PR Public Relations? and
How coaching can be used in PR.

Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode, please rate and leave a comment which helps to share our message and further our mission.

If you want to know more get in touch at https://dsabuilding.co.uk/contact/ 

Coach for Results Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coach-Results-Empower-achieve-extraordinary/dp/0956774733/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FP03PURRJRA9&keywords=coach+for+results&qid=1670437756&sprefix=coach+for+res%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1

Coach for Results Course: https://learn.nucleuslearning.tech/public-course/lzyf865o#/

Deep and Deliberate Delegation Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-deliberate-delegation-unleashing-winning/dp/0956774717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JGFRG1IITJFF&keywords=deep+and+deliberate+delegation&qid=1670437809&sprefix=deep+and+deli%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1

Delegation Tips: https://dsabuilding.co.uk/daily-tips/

Bill's book: "Systems Thinking - And Other Dangerous Habits" https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1638680027/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 

Episode 8 - Coaching and Systems Thinking

This week, Dave is speaking with Bill Dettmer who is a retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and spent his military career flying the B-52 aircraft. 

After leaving the air force, Bill went in to research gaining a Masters in Systems Management, and then into teaching systems management. Now an author of many book, Bill is a management consultant specialising in constraint management and systems thinking. 

In this episode you will discover what is systems thinking and how it relates to coaching. You'll also get some great insights into why them most technical/competent people get promoted to a higher incompetent role and why early intervention into learning management and leadership in early career professionals is important to bridge the gap between brilliant technical people to brilliant leaders. 



Key topics:


Difference between leadership within the military and outside,
What is systems thinking, and
why intervening with early career professionals is mission critical.



Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode, please rate and leave a comment which helps to share our message and further our mission.

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Coach for Results Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coach-Results-Empower-achieve-extraordinary/dp/0956774733/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FP03PURRJRA9&keywords=coach+for+results&qid=1670437756&sprefix=coach+for+res%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1

Coach for Results Course: https://learn.nucleuslearning.tech/public-course/lzyf865o#/

Deep and Deliberate Delegation Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-deliberate-delegation-unleashing-winning/dp/0956774717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JGFRG1IITJFF&keywords=deep+and+deliberate+delegation&qid=1670437809&sprefix=deep+and+deli%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1

Delegation Tips: https://dsabuilding.co.uk/daily-tips/

Bill's book: "Systems Thinking - And Other Dangerous Habits" https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1638680027/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 

Episode 7 - Coaching Helps to Understand 

In this Episode Dave Stitt is joined by Alex Atherton who is an ex-head teacher at secondary school, and now trains and coaches schools and organisations in leading Generation Z. 

Alex tells us about his frustration on how Generation Z's are portrayed and treated being referred to a 'Snowflake'. The opposite is true and when we understand the context, we can better lead Generation Z's

Generation Z's have been in the work for some time and are now becoming front line managers who will eventually be responsible for leading the generations which follow.

It's important that we contextualize and recongnise the differences between generations but also from within each generation. 



Key topics:


Changes in generations,
Differences within generations,
Generation Z,
How to lead Generation Z.

Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode, please rate and leave a comment which helps to share our message and further our mission.

If you want to know more get in touch at https://dsabuilding.co.uk/contact/ 

Coach for Results Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coach-Results-Empower-achieve-extraordinary/dp/0956774733/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FP03PURRJRA9&keywords=coach+for+results&qid=1670437756&sprefix=coach+for+res%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1

Coach for Results Course: https://learn.nucleuslearning.tech/public-course/lzyf865o#/

Deep and Deliberate Delegation Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-deliberate-delegation-unleashing-winning/dp/0956774717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JGFRG1IITJFF&keywords=deep+and+deliberate+delegation&qid=1670437809&sprefix=deep+and+deli%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1

Delegation Tips: https://dsabuilding.co.uk/daily-tips/

Episode 6 - Coaching is Doing Less to get More Done



In this episode Dave Stitt is joined by Andy Robbins as they talk about how coaching can be used as a tool to effectively inspire and empower people in your team so that you can delegate tasks to get more done by doing less.

A lot of leaders get into leadership positions from gaining all of the experience. However, when you are leading people, the mission becomes more about what others can contribute rather than what experience you have. Coaching is the first best step that any leader can take to move the needle towards  what effective leaders need to be.

Coaching allows leaders to take a step back from the issues at hand and look at the problems from another perspective. And when we can look at issues from an outsider's perspective, as opposed to being the one stuck insode the issue, we can start to navigate a new path to solving the problem.

Key topics:


Setting a vision and purpose,
Articulating what the future looks like,
Taking action towards the vision,
Measuring progress towards the vision.

Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode, please rate and leave a comment which helps to share our message and further our mission.

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Andy's book 'Do Less, Lead More' : https://www.amazon.com/Do-Less-Lead-More-inspire/dp/B0BM3QG6R5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ING7A4MW4UPS&keywords=do+less,+lead+more&qid=1672951700&sprefix=,aps,129&sr=8-1 

Coach for Results Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coach-Results-Empower-achieve-extraordinary/dp/0956774733/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FP03PURRJRA9&keywords=coach+for+results&qid=1670437756&sprefix=coach+for+res%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1

Coach for Results Course: https://learn.nucleuslearning.tech/public-course/lzyf865o#/

Deep and Deliberate Delegation Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-deliberate-delegation-unleashing-winning/dp/0956774717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JGFRG1IITJFF&keywords=deep+and+deliberate+delegation&qid=1670437809&sprefix=deep+and+deli%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1

Delegation Tips: https://dsabuilding.co.uk/daily-tips/

Episode 5 - Coaching Enables New Thinking

How is caching different to mentoring or training?

Coaching is helping others to find their own path in their own way and a coach is facilitating the space for the coachee to think.

Mentoring is advising and imparting experience on a mentee following the same path the mentor has already taken.

When used in practise with your team, there may be times when you’re the mentor and other times when you’re the coach. To build a team who work to their individual strengths and support one another, coaching is an essential tool or ingredient to creating a psychological safe space to build a culture that feeds great teams.

In this Episode of Coaching Conversations, Dave Stitt speaks with Andy Bull about his experience of how leadership in construction has changed over the generations and why he sees coaching as an essential aspect of developing effective teams.

Andy also shares how life is one long learning experience, and how develop your career.

Key topics:

· How Coaching works in practices,

· What’s the difference between coaching and mentoring,

· How does coaching work in practice with your team?

Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode, please rate and leave a comment which helps to share our message and further our mission.

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Coach for Results Course: https://learn.nucleuslearning.tech/public-course/lzyf865o#/

Deep and Deliberate Delegation Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-deliberate-delegation-unleashing-winning/dp/0956774717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JGFRG1IITJFF&keywords=deep+and+deliberate+delegation&qid=1670437809&sprefix=deep+and+deli%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1

Delegation Tips: https://dsabuilding.co.uk/daily-tips/