Heather Wray talks on Collaboration vs Energy tradeoff, coaching pre-and-post COVID through an innovation outcome and interaction standpoint.
More about our guest:
Heather Wray has over 20 years experience in the field of leadership development as an executive coach, talent management consultant, and sought-after group facilitator. She has worked extensively with high potential and senior leaders and is often sought out for her expertise in design thinking, leadership presence, mindfulness-based emotional intelligence, and navigating complex influence challenges. She is a Certified Integral Coach (New Ventures Wes) and a certified facilitator of the ExperienceChange and ExperienceInnovation simulations. Heather is also a Certified Teacher by the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute to teach the SIY program, developed at Google, a mindfulness-based program that builds the core emotional intelligence skills needed for peak performance and effective leadership.
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Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro
2:10 - What Is Innovation?
2:54 - Coaching is The Innovation of The Human Being: How It Comes Up
5:03 - Running Into Coaching Misconceptions
5:37 - Coming Together: Mindsets, Behaviours, Design Thinking
7:25 - What Does Truth Look Like?
8:14 - Delivering High-Quality Impact in COVID environments
9:15 - Tradeoff: Collaboration vs Energy
10:25 - Post-COVID: Continuing Virtual or In-person
13:18 - Innovation Standpoint: Outcomes and Interaction
16:34 - Weaving Through Innovation Terms
18:20 - Ashtanga Yoga: Structure, Flow, Creativity, Freedom
23:50 - Energy: An Art
25:56 - Key Skills Diagram of a Coach
26:53 - Fun in Coaching
28:00 - Advice for Innovators
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