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choice MagazineEpisode 168: Revealing Trust In Teams with guest, Georgina WoudstraSend a textEver watch a team light up in a workshop only to slide back into silence the next week? We dig into why that happens and how to create change that actually sticks by revealing trust instead of trying to teach it. With master certified coach and author Georgina Woudstra, we unpack a practical, emergent approach that helps teams make real contact, notice hidden dynamics, and run simple experiments that reshape how they relate when the stakes are high.Georgina shares a vivid senior team story: a colleague unconsciously seeking the CEO’s va...
2025-12-1725 min
Coaching Stories - The podcastEpisode 27 - Georgina WoudstraIn this episode, Sam’s guest is Georgina Woudstra. Georgina is a pioneering voice in the field of team coaching, known for her high impact, emergent approach to working with senior leadership teams. She is the founder of Team Coaching Studio and the author of the acclaimed book Mastering the Art of Team Coaching, now in its second edition. With a career spanning executive coaching, entrepreneurship and thought leadership, Georgina champions the transformative power of teams to shape a better, more collaborative world.
2025-09-0241 min
Teams TransformedYou're a Magician: How Coach Presence and Stance Create TransformationIn this compelling episode, Georgina Woudstra recounts a transformative team coaching moment so powerful, she was dubbed a 'magician.' Joined by Allard, she unpacks the origin and deeper meaning of that phrase in the context of team coaching. Together, they dive into what it really takes to guide teams through conflict and into breakthrough: courage, conviction, and a deep trust in the process. With vivid personal stories and bold experiments, they reveal how presence, intuition, and self-awareness become the coach’s greatest tools. Tune in and reflect on the mantras and beliefs that fuel your own magic in te...
2025-08-2128 min
The Coaching InnS5 Episode 40: Unlocking Team Coaching Mastery - Insights from Georgina WoudstraJoin host Claire Pedrick as she sits down with Georgina Woudstra to discuss the second edition of Mastering the Art of Team Coaching. Discover the transformative power of emergence in team coaching, the importance of inner development, and the artful simplicity of mastering team dynamics.
Key Topics:
The evolution of team coaching and its growing popularity
The balance between structured tools and emergent practices
Insights into the artful approach to team coaching
The role of presence and empathic responsiveness in coaching
Resources
Mastering the Art of Team Coaching
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2025-07-3039 minTeams TransformedWelcome to the Teams Transformed Podcast!The podcast for anyone interested in the theories and methodologies of Team Coaching. Listen now for a taste of what's to come, with your hosts Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong. And remember - subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode.
2025-07-0900 minThe Coaching InnS5 Episode 36: The Art of Co-Writing a Book with Anna Inama and Andy FryerIn this episode, Claire Pedrick, Anna Inama and Andy Fryer talk about writing a book together. They cover the challenges and joys of co-writing, and the importance of finding a common voice.
We delve into the practical aspects of writing, including setting deadlines, managing feedback, and involving beta readers.
The trio also explore how AI can assist in untangling complex writing, generating reflection questions, and facilitating collaborative writing. They highlight the importance of creating practical and accessible content for a global audience and invite listener interaction and feedback.
Key T...
2025-07-0946 min
HR EmpowermentBuilding Psychological Safety and Trust Through CoachingWendy Sellers welcomes expert coach Georgina Woudstra to discuss how coaching practices help build psychological safety and trust in teams. Georgina explains how coaches can guide teams toward deeper connection and performance by creating spaces where people feel safe to speak up, take risks, and collaborate authentically.
2025-05-1233 min
STaR Coach Show341: Revisiting theMasterful PartnershipToday's show features an encore edition of one of my most popular episodes.Occasionally, I like to do a summary show with powerful key pieces of interviews with previous guests. A summary show gives us a different perspective on a particular topic. Other summary shows include Episode 66 on key business-building tips, Episode 86 on how to use a strengths focus in coaching, Episode 100 with crucial nuggets of wisdom from our first 100 shows, and Episode 114, which shared bonus content usually only available to my membership subscribers.Today’s show is another summary episode about The Essence of Ma...
2023-06-0731 min
The AC PodcastTeam Coaching as a Technology for Change In their final session together, Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong complete their introduction to team coaching by discussing in more detail what change means and how that change can happen in a team coaching session. Learn about Arnold Beisser's 'Paradoxical Theory of Change' and three meta-skills that a coach can use to increase awareness and develop active experiments. If you enjoyed this series, please tune in to our next episode to hear some exciting new developments and opportunities from the AC, for all team coaches and those who are considering bec...
2023-03-1327 minThe AC PodcastTeam Coaching Readiness What does a coach need to consider in preparing to coach a team? Find out in episode five of our team coaching series with Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong. Using the STS model of Self (the coach), Team and Situation, they discuss what you need to consider before committing to coach a particular team. With a series of interesting questions to ask yourself as well as examples from their own experience, Georgina and Allard empower team coaches to know themselves, know their own boundaries, and be able to clearly assess whether a team understands t...
2023-03-0630 minThe AC PodcastContracting for Team Coaches Learn about the importance of good contracting in episode four of our Team Coaching series with Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong. Together they explore what contracting is and talk about 'Big C' contracting which includes 'the 6 P's' of purpose, practicalities, professional, power, psychology and partnership. Georgina and Allard go on to explain the equally important 'Little C' contracting, discuss the use of Clare Pedrick's STOKeRS model and the challenges for coaches in supporting decision-making in teams as well as the various models of contracting that can be used by team coaches. Enjoy this informative a...
2023-02-2732 min
Lifting the Lid on Coaching SupervisionLifting The Lid - Episode 105 - The one where we ask what makes the sugar sweet in team coachingClare and Steve welcome Georgina Woudstra to the podcast to acknowledge the growth in team coaching and to ask, what is good team coaching and how do we get good supervision for the challenges that arise for a team coach?Georgina is a leader in the development of team coaching. She leads the Team Coaching Studio - https://teamcoachingstudio.com/ Georgina's book, "Mastering The Art of Team Coaching: A comprehensive guide to unleashing the power, purpose and potential in any team" is on Amazon and in all good bookshops:https://www.amazon.co.uk...
2023-02-2153 minThe AC PodcastTeam Coaching Competencies In this episode, Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong begin their conversation identifying what a team is as opposed to a group, what competencies are, and how they create a framework for good practice. Using a Team Coaching Wheel created by Georgina, they look more closely at specific team coaching competencies, such as a 'focus on relationships in the system' and 'working with power and authority.' Using real-life examples, tools and powerful coaching questions, Georgina and Allard provide honest, reflective, and practical information to support your team coaching practice, or help you explore team c...
2023-02-2036 minThe AC PodcastWhat is Real Team Coaching? In episode two of our Team Coaching series, Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong take a deeper dive into what they understand real team coaching to be. They re-examine what the core of coaching is about, and look at what can happen when a coach shifts from one-to-one coaching to working with teams. Join us as they discuss the different phases that occur in team coaching and explain the Team Coaching Competencies Wheel, as well as share invaluable insights about the centre of that wheel: the philosophy and stance of the coach. You will learn mo...
2023-02-1333 minThe AC PodcastWhy is a Whole Team Coaching Approach Needed?Welcome to the first episode in our new podcast series on team coaching. Our two hosts, Georgina Woudstra and Allard de Jong of the Team Coaching Studio, will be holding informative conversations to share their expertise and passion for this topic. In this first episode, they explain why team coaching is becoming a necessity in creating real change in how teams and leaders work, and why they believe it is a key part of the future of coaching. They discuss the difference between team coaching and other modalities, such as facilitation and learning and development, evidencing how...
2023-02-0631 min
The Coaching Studio with Lyssa deHartthe Coaching Studio with Guest Georgina Woudstra, MCCThis week on the Coaching Studio, I am happy to introduce you to Georgina Woudstra, MCC. This conversation centers around Coaching teams, not facilitating or advising teams, but using your coaching presence and curiosity to hold the space to support teams to self-discovery. It's an important and powerful distinction. Team coaching, with a capital C, is coaching at the heart and lends itself to Teams having insights and agency.Georgina shares how to stay a coach and empower teams. Team coaching takes a coach able to hold space. Remembering that there is Self, Team, and Situation. Georgina...
2022-12-2959 min
Heal The Divide Podinar with Alison WhitmireReal Team Coaching: Coaching Competencies in Action with Georgina WoudstraGeorgina Woudstra, principal of Team Coaching Studio, master-certified coach, and author of Mastering the Art of Team Coaching, joins us on October 28th to share more about team coaching — what it is, what it looks like in action — and provide learning opportunities for coaches thinking about transitioning into team coaching.
In this Heal The Divide Podinar Episode, you'll learn:
✅ The responsibilities of a team coach and how they can impact an organization
✅ The most challenging aspect of coaching a team and how to navigate those challenges
✅ How a coach can prepare a team for coac...
2022-10-281h 02
Coaching UncagedMoving From "I" to "We" through Team Coaching - An Interview with Georgina Woudstra“The future of coaching is team coaching.”
With this bold statement, Georgina Woudstra takes us on a journey through team coaching as she’s interviewed by Coaching Uncaged host, Yannick Jacob.
In this episode Georgina answers and explores questions around:
What makes team coaching different from other disciplines such as individual coaching, facilitation, workshop leadership and team building.What she found frustrating and, ultimately, unsatisfying about traditional approaches to team development.What skills and attitudes are important for a team coach and what the journey from beginner to mastery might look like.Ways to introduc...
2022-09-031h 18The Coaching InnS1 Episode 37: The Art of Team Coaching with Georgina WoudstraIn this episode of The Coaching Inn, Claire Pedrick engages in a deep conversation with Georgina Woodstra about her new book, 'Mastering the Art of Team Coaching.' They explore the nuances of team coaching, its distinction from facilitation and consulting, and the importance of collaboration in effective teams. They talk about the need for a cultural shift in organisations towards collective success and discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by virtual team coaching. The conversation also touches on the interior conditions required for effective coaching, including the role of courage and the continuous learning journey of coaches.
2021-07-2843 min
The Game of TeamsA Conversation with Georgina Woudstra on the Game of Teams Podcast SeriesIntroduction: Georgina Woudstra is an ICF Master Certified Coach (only 1% of coaches are qualified to this level) and she specialises in chief executives and senior leadership. Georgina has more than 20 years’ experience and a proven track record coaching CEOs, executive boards and other senior individuals and top teams.Georgina has been described by clients as having “strong presence and credibility”, as being “experienced and wise” and a coach who “has extraordinary empathy” allowing her to be “challenging but gentle” This show and conversation reveals Georgina as she is found by clients. Podcast episode summary: In this episode Georgin...
2019-08-1546 min
STaR Coach Show135: The Masterful Partnership: Jane Adshead-Grant, MCC, Cynthia Loy Darst, MCC, Fran Fisher, MCC, Annie Gelfand, MCC, Molly Gordon, MCC, Marilyn O’Hearne, MCC, Georgina Woudstra, MCCOccasionally, I like to do a summary show with powerful key pieces of interviews with previous guests. A summary show gives us a different perspective on a particular topic. Other summary shows include Episode 66 on key business-building tips, Episode 86 on how to use a strengths focus in coaching, Episode 100 with crucial nuggets…Mentioned in this episode:Join Mentoring Program!If you’re a coach who wants to grow—not just check a box—this is for you.
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2019-05-2229 minSTaR Coach Show123: Georgina Woudstra, MCC: The Emerging Field of Team Coaching: Understanding the DifferentiatorsWhat is the difference between team coaching and group coaching? There might be coaches who don’t truly understand the distinction because these are often muddled together under the coaching umbrella. Let’s discuss these concepts and gain some clarity from an expert! Georgina Woudstra is a Master Certified Coach who first trained as a coach back…Mentioned in this episode:Join Mentoring Program!If you’re a coach who wants to grow—not just check a box—this is for you.
I’m enrolling coaches now for my Spring Mentoring Program. Some are here for credential...
2019-02-2745 min