The Impactful Coach: Learn Coaching Skills & Coaching Demos

Tobi Weghorn from metaFox Coaching Tools
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The Impactful Coach is a coaching podcast for coaches, facilitators, and people developers who want to make their coaching sessions more impactful. On the show, metaFox Co-founder Tobi Weghorn interviews experienced practitioners to unpack concrete coaching skills, practical methods or even hops into the client role for hands-on coaching demos. Learn coaching from real coaching conversations and deep dives into Mindset, Methods, Skills & Tools. More on https://metaFox.eu/podcast

  1. Strengths Coaching with Val Baguios III

    6d ago

    Strengths Coaching with Val Baguios III

    A coaching podcast with Val Baguios III and Tobias Weghorn where you get a front-row seat to a live coaching demo using CliftonStrengths. Val coaches MetaFox COO Trisha through a Gallup CliftonStrengths report debrief, exploring how Consistency shows up as realism and how Harmony can slide into conflict avoidance. Along the way, you’ll hear strengths spotting in action and how strengths-based leadership coaching can focus less on “fixing weaknesses” and more on owning your leadership style. If you want to learn coaching by observing real moves in a session, this coaching podcast breaks down what the coach is listening for and how to turn insights into next steps.Key Learnings:Run a simple coaching demo homework: ask clients to track one real conflict moment and note their response to spot Harmony strength conflict avoidance patterns (and when it’s actually working).Use strengths spotting during storytelling: reflect back specific behaviors (e.g., setting one goal per month) and name the strength/theme you hear to build a strengths-based language clients can reuse in coaching.In strengths-based leadership coaching, “delegate the gap”: if innovation isn’t the client’s lane, design a step-by-step way to pull ideas from the team while still making decisions with their coaching demo strengths (e.g., Consistency + Focus).Resources:Val Baguios III's Website: https://solacademy.phVal Baguios III's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valbaguiosd3rdCliftonStrengths Assessment (Gallup): https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspxFind your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghornEpisode Chapters:00:00 Noticing Conflict Responses (Harmony & Consistency)01:33 Coaching Demo Setup: CliftonStrengths + Harmony as Conflict Avoidance03:17 Val’s Strengths Coaching Background (From Engineering to People Development)05:03 Strengths-Based Leadership Coaching for Managers and SME Owners11:00 Gallup CliftonStrengths Report Debrief: Achiever, Consistency, Harmony, Focus, Responsibility26:00 Strengths Spotting in Action (Naming Focus and Achiever)31:00 Overuse: When Harmony Turns Into Conflict Avoidance42:00 Delegating Weaknesses: Getting Innovation From the Team50:00 Naming, Claiming, Aiming: A Simple Strengths Coaching Flow59:10 Advice to Coaches: Take the Assessment and Find a Strengths Community

    1h 3m
  2. Beyond Cognitive Coaching: Somatic Energy Awareness with Ram Ramanathan

    Jun 5

    Beyond Cognitive Coaching: Somatic Energy Awareness with Ram Ramanathan

    A coaching podcast with Ram Ramanathan and Tobias Weghorn exploring why “not knowing” can be a stronger coaching stance than problem-solving, especially when clients are stuck in stories and perceptions. In this somatic coaching demo, Ram guides Tobi through a short, practical process that blends a body scan meditation for coaching with the sensory energy awareness model to access what’s actually happening in the body. You’ll hear how simple breathwork, sensing in the trunk (throat to belly), and metaphor work can shift a client’s state without needing the full backstory. The episode also touches on clean language coaching, NLP-style anchoring, and how to bring chakra-based coaching concepts into sessions with very cognitive, science-minded leaders. Key Learnings: Use a short somatic coaching demo flow to move clients from “fixing” into awareness: anchor a resourceful state, then scan for sensations in the trunk before asking any meaning-making questions.Apply the sensory energy awareness model by tracking sensation qualities (location, temperature, shape, movement) and letting them shift through attention and breath—before you go back to action steps.Borrow from clean language coaching: invite metaphor and imagery (or visual prompts) to help clients describe the felt sense precisely, while keeping you in “not knowing” and the client in self-discovery. Resources: Ram Ramanathan’s Website: https://www.coacharya.comRam Ramanathan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsramanathan/Coacharya (YouTube Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@coacharyaClean Language (David Grove): https://cleanlanguage.co.uk/Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg): https://www.cnvc.org/Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Coaching As “Not Knowing” Vs. Problem-Solving 01:00 Introduction: A Somatic Coaching Demo With Ram Ramanathan 04:10 Why Cognitive Coaching Can Miss The “Raw Data” 10:00 From “Is It True?” To “Is It Useful?” (Energy, Language, And Practice) 14:50 Body Scan Meditation For Coaching: Centering And Anchoring A Resourceful State 23:00 Sensing In The Body: Emptiness, Fog, Temperature, And Metaphor 27:00 Breathwork Shifts The Felt Sense (Observer Effect) 30:00 New Image, New State: Safety, Community, And Belonging 37:00 Chakra-Based Coaching And Left/Right Nostril Breathing 45:00 Bringing Somatic Work Into ICF-Style Coaching Without Needing The Story

    55 min
  3. Supervision Demo with Pictures and Dr. Nannette Reuther

    May 22

    Supervision Demo with Pictures and Dr. Nannette Reuther

    A coaching podcast with Dr. Nannette Reuther and Tobias Weghorn. In this episode, Tobias brings two real client cases to explore what coaching supervision looks like in practice, including a supervision demo for coaches using images and metaphor. You’ll hear how supervision helps coaches notice when they’re taking over “the steering wheel,” and how simple ICF core competencies contracting can reset the partnership when sessions start to feel heavy. Along the way, Dr. Reuther shares practical ways to use coaching with images to bypass pure logic, access emotions, and build accountability. Key Learnings: Use coaching supervision to spot early warning signs you’re “doing the work for the client” (busy, heavy, exhausting) and pause to re-center in the coach role.Re-contract in the moment using ICF core competencies contracting: clarify where the client wants to “drive,” what they need right now (venting vs. moving forward), and what role they want you to play.Try coaching with images to shift from analysis to emotion: ask the client (or supervisee) what the image evokes, then use it as an accountability anchor for the next session (helpful alongside inner team model coaching when clients stay overly cognitive). Resources: Dr. Nannette Reuther's Website: https://supervision.partners/Dr. Nannette Reuther's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nannette-reuther-453956102/Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 When Coaching Starts Feeling Like Work 01:00 Why Coaching Supervision Matters (And Why Tobi Finally Tried It) 06:00 Coaching with Images: Why Pictures Bypass Logic and Create Accountability 09:00 A Supervision Demo for Coaches: Using a Library Image in Group Supervision 13:00 Case 1: The “Storyteller” Client and Letting Go of the Steering Wheel 20:00 ICF Core Competencies Contracting in the Moment (Where Does the Client Want to Drive?) 24:00 Coach Position vs. Personal Patterns: “Put Your Baggage in the Trunk” 31:00 Case 2: Inner Team Model Coaching Meets a Very Rational Client 36:00 Coffee-Spilling Metaphor: When Coaching Feels Exhausting 40:00 Re-Contracting So You’re Coach, Not Consultant 53:00 How to Get Started with Coaching Supervision (Accredited Supervisors, Groups, Budget)

    59 min
  4. The Art of Growing Up with Jerry Colonna: Coaching Queries, Ancestral Beliefs & Coaching vs Therapy

    May 8

    The Art of Growing Up with Jerry Colonna: Coaching Queries, Ancestral Beliefs & Coaching vs Therapy

    A coaching podcast with Jerry Colonna and Tobias Weghorn, digging into radical self-inquiry coaching and what it really means to “grow up” as a leader and as a human. Jerry shares why the past is always present in executive coaching with a psychoanalytic perspective, and how compassion and curiosity unlock the unconscious patterns that keep clients stuck. You’ll also unpack his well-known “how have I been complicit” question, why “complicit” is different from “responsible,” and how shame and guilt derail real change. The episode also gets practical about coaching vs therapy boundaries, including when to bring in a therapist, and why coaching supervision for coaches (and strong referral networks) is part of the ethical job. Key Learnings: Use radical self-inquiry coaching to surface patterns without triggering shame: ask “How have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?” and follow it with curiosity about the hidden benefit (the IPO / intended positive outcome).Tighten coaching vs therapy boundaries by screening for pathology vs non-pathology, and have a plan: build a therapist referral network and agree that the psychotherapist leads the treatment plan if one is involved.Make coaching supervision for coaches non-negotiable: debrief intense client dynamics with a supervisor/peer group so you don’t get pulled into “doing it right” or hiding behind a rigid methodology. Resources: Jerry Colonna's Website: https://www.reboot.io/team/jerry-colonna/Jerry Colonna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrycolonna/Reboot (Book): https://www.reboot.io/reboot-book/Reunion (Book): https://www.reboot.io/reunion-book/Reboot Self-Inquiry Email Course: https://www.reboot.io/resources/Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Coaching vs Therapy Boundaries: When to Bring in a Therapist 02:12 What It Means to “Grow Up” + Radical Self-Inquiry Coaching 04:34 The “How Have I Been Complicit?” Question (Complicit vs Responsible) 09:00 Why Shame, Guilt, and Blame Block Change 11:22 Finding the Hidden Benefit: The IPO (Intended Positive Outcome) 14:05 Don’t Turn Questions Into a Script: Coaching Presence Over Methodology 16:20 Executive Coaching With a Psychoanalytic Perspective: The Reboot Venn Diagram 19:10 “Who Are You Really Serving Right Now?” and Ancestral Patterns 26:10 How Reboot Bootcamps Work: Safety, Container, Dyads/Triads 33:10 Pathology vs Non-Pathology + Coaching Supervision for Coaches

    41 min
  5. Befriending Inherited Beliefs: Coaching Demo with Jerry Colonna

    Apr 24

    Befriending Inherited Beliefs: Coaching Demo with Jerry Colonna

    A coaching podcast with Jerry Colonna and Tobias Weghorn, centered around a coaching demo that quickly moves from “Am I enough?” to where that belief may come from in the first place. Tobi shares how safety and financial security shaped parts of his family story, and Jerry helps reframe those fears through compassion for inherited patterns. They also unpack why coaching mastery beyond methodology often requires dropping the “right way vs. wrong way” obsession and paying attention to what actually works in the moment. Along the way, they touch on radical self-inquiry, the role of supervision, and how countertransference and the third can become practical data for coaches. Key Learnings: Use coaching demo moments to surface the real driver (e.g., safety beliefs behind “not enough belief (I am enough)”), then work with what’s alive rather than forcing a script.Practice radical self-inquiry without shame: name the benefit of the inherited pattern first, then build change through repetition (not just cognitive insight) so the coaching demo insight sticks under stress.Build coaching supervision into your craft: track countertransference and the third (what you feel in-session) as information, so you don’t default to “more methodology” when you and your client feel stuck. Resources: Jerry Colonna's Website: https://www.reboot.io/team/jerry-colonna/Jerry Colonna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrycolonna/Reboot (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Reboot-Leadership-Art-Growing-Up/dp/0062749530Reunion (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Reunion-Leadership-Art-Growing-Up/dp/0062910587Reboot: https://www.reboot.io/Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Mastery Beyond Methodology: The “Right Way” Trap 01:00 Introduction: The “Am I Enough?” Belief And A Coaching Demo Setup 04:00 Leaders, Safety, And The Human Condition Behind “Not Enough” 14:00 Coaching Demo: Inherited Family Trauma And Safety Beliefs 21:00 Making “I Am Enough” Stick: Benefits, Repetition, And Radical Self-Inquiry 30:00 Why Coaches Get Stuck: Methodology, The Third, And Countertransference 43:00 Coaching Supervision And Tracking What You Feel In Session 47:00 A Practical Habit: Notes On What The Client Says vs. What You Feel

    51 min
  6. Visual Coaching Demo with Christina Merkley

    Apr 10

    Visual Coaching Demo with Christina Merkley

    A coaching podcast with Christina Merkley and Tobias Weghorn where Tobi steps into the client seat for a real coaching demo and you get to experience what visual coaching feels like on a live digital canvas. Christina guides a step-by-step process using her visual self-inquiry map, moving from the “mind and doer” into somatic signals (hello, tight lungs) and into parts work (IFS coaching) with an exile, protectors, and inner child healing. The session lands in a grounded future self visualization where Tobi meets his 55-year-old self, borrows some calm perspective, and leaves with a simple way to reconnect anytime. If you want to learn coaching through an honest, in-the-moment demo, this episode shows how visuals can make inner work more tangible. Key Learnings: Run a simple coaching demo check-in: start with the “mind/doer,” name the protector, and explicitly invite “being” as a job the doer can do (presence before problem-solving).When a client is logically “fine” but the body isn’t, pivot into visual coaching + somatic inquiry: locate the sensation (e.g., lungs), greet it, and notice what naturally shifts before interpreting.Use parts work (IFS coaching) + future self visualization in one flow: meet the inner child, offer adult ally support (“I’ll always be with you”), then ask the future self for next-step guidance and a memorable anchor to revisit it.Resources: Book a visual coaching with Christina: https://www.shift-it-coach.com/services/private-coaching/Christina Merkley’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-merkley-0790b33/Try the visual coaching platform: https://metafox.onlineFind your (physical) Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Meeting The Younger Self (Inner Child Healing) 01:00 Why This Coaching Demo Blurs Coaching vs. Therapy 02:00 Visual Self-Inquiry Map: How The Process Works 05:00 Parts Work (IFS Coaching): Protectors, Managers, And The Mind-Doer 10:00 From Logic To Body: Tight Lungs And Somatic Clues 13:00 Presence Creates Space: “Give The Doer The Job Of Being” 17:00 Finding The Origin Story: Belonging, The Village, And The Exile 23:00 Reparenting Moment: Hugging The 5-Year-Old 27:00 Future Self Visualization: Meeting The 55-Year-Old On The Couch 37:00 Making It Tangible: Why Visual Coaching “Completes The Puzzle”

    50 min
  7. From Graphic Recording to Visual Coaching with Christina Merkley

    Mar 27

    From Graphic Recording to Visual Coaching with Christina Merkley

    A coaching podcast with Christina Merkley and Tobias Weghorn. They unpack graphic recording at conferences and how Christina's "visual coaching" work today goes deeper - combining visual work with the coach’s role of holding space, asking questions, and mirroring what clients say on a live canvas. You’ll hear how graphic facilitation works in real time (not just as “fun notes”), why listening and synthesis matter as much as drawing, and how visuals can support visioning and action planning. Christina also walks through her SHIFT-IT process, including life map coaching and the “alignment work” that helps when plans stall at the “trouble at the border” between where you are and where you want to be. Key Learnings: Use visual coaching to “capture and reflect back” what clients say: listen for the few key nuggets, condense them, and place them on a simple canvas clients can react to in the moment.Borrow from graphic recording and graphic facilitation by making the visual build live during the session; it can improve clarity, recall, and follow-through (especially when you turn visioning and action planning into something visible and revisitable).Add a life map coaching step (a quick lifeline or a fuller history map) to harvest patterns, beliefs, and turning points—then use alignment work when the client’s stated goals and actual behavior don’t match. Resources: Book a visual coaching with Christina: https://www.shift-it-coach.com/services/private-coaching/Christina Merkley’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-merkley-0790b33/Try the visual coaching platform: https://metafox.onlineFind your (physical) Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:01 Visual Coaching Beyond Graphic Recording 00:05 Graphic Facilitation vs. Static Visuals (Interactive, Live, Fast) 00:08 From Conference Graphic Recording to Deeper 1:1 Visual Coaching 00:13 The “Four Animals”: Studio Work vs. Process Work 00:18 How Graphic Recording Works: Listening, Synthesis, and “Gold Nuggets” 00:22 What Visuals Do to a Room (Attention, Buffering Intensity, Recall) 00:31 Visual Coaching with Individuals: From Strategy to Somatics and Trauma Awareness 00:33 SHIFT-IT + Life Map Coaching, Visioning and Action Planning, and Alignment Work 00:45 Where to Find Christina (Shift-It-Coach.com)

    48 min
  8. 3 Ways to Use AI to Become a More Impactful Coach with Tim Brownson

    Mar 13

    3 Ways to Use AI to Become a More Impactful Coach with Tim Brownson

    A coaching podcast with Tim Brownson and Tobias Weghorn on how AI coaching tools can support (not replace) good coaching—if you use them with clear intent, permission, and discernment. In the intro, Tobi frames the big question: is AI a shortcut that dilutes the craft, or a tool that sharpens it while keeping your voice and integrity intact? Tim shares practical demos, including AI as coach supervisor for ICF mentor coaching feedback, plus ways to feed context fast (including voice-to-text prompts for ChatGPT). You’ll also hear how Google NotebookLM for coaches can help you stay “source-grounded” when working with your own transcripts and content. Key Learnings: Use AI coaching tools as a coach supervisor: with client consent, upload a session transcript and ask for ICF mentor coaching feedback on where you led the client, missed “killer questions,” or imposed values—then review critically and apply the learnings in your next session.Make AI outputs sound like you: improve results by feeding real context (your posts, transcripts, client avatar, values), assigning a clear role (e.g., mentor coach, copywriter), and iterating with “alternate viewpoints” to stress-test the draft.Speed up your learning and workflow: use Google NotebookLM for coaches to query your own library of episodes/transcripts and create summaries you can listen to, and use voice-to-text prompts for ChatGPT (or other models) to give richer instructions without typing. Resources: Tim Brownson’s Website: https://thefullybookedcoach.com/Tim Brownson’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbrownson/Google NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/WillowVoice: https://willowvoice.com/WisprFlow: https://wisprflow.ai/Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.euTry the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.comConnect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Pushing AI Harder Gets Better Results 00:01 AI as Coach Supervisor: Shortcut or Sharpening the Craft? 00:05 ICF Mentor Coaching Feedback with a Transcript + Prompt 00:12 Google NotebookLM for Coaches: Source-Grounded Learning From Your Content 00:19 Writing in Your Authentic Voice With Better Context 00:23 Persona Prompts: Critique Your Copy Like a Skeptical Buyer 00:30 Voice-to-Text Prompts for ChatGPT (Willow Voice, Whisper Flow) 00:39 Getting Started: Why Paid AI Models Can Be Worth It

    42 min
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The Impactful Coach is a coaching podcast for coaches, facilitators, and people developers who want to make their coaching sessions more impactful. On the show, metaFox Co-founder Tobi Weghorn interviews experienced practitioners to unpack concrete coaching skills, practical methods or even hops into the client role for hands-on coaching demos. Learn coaching from real coaching conversations and deep dives into Mindset, Methods, Skills & Tools. More on https://metaFox.eu/podcast

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