Arete Coach 1150 Prof David Clutterbuck "Beyond Greatness: Embracing Curiosity in Coaching"
- S1E1150
- 1:00:29
- October 30th 2023
This is the Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1150, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an engaging conversation with Professor David Clutterbuck, titled, "Beyond Greatness: Embracing Curiosity in Coaching." Professor Clutterbuck is an executive coach, professor of coaching and mentoring, consultant, co founder of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), and author of 75 books on coaching, mentoring, leadership, and management, including Coaching and Mentoring that explores coaching models, theories, frameworks, and narratives.
Dive into a thought-provoking conversation with the global authority on coaching, Professor David Clutterbuck. In this 150th episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, Clutterbuck shares his wisdom from decades as an executive coach, author, and researcher. Instead of the crown of "greatness," he dons the hat of "curiosity," emphasizing the lifelong journey of learning in the coaching realm.
From the historical convergence of coaching and mentoring practices to the potential and limitations of AI in coaching, this episode offers a treasure trove of insights. Discover Clutterbuck's unique PRAIRIE framework for powerful questioning, understand the criticality of grounding coaching in scientific research, and embrace the power of humor, fun, and questioning one's own assumptions in the coaching dialogue.
Among the gems, Clutterbuck offers unforgettable quotes like "A coach is what comes immediately behind the horse's ass," highlighting his wit and profound understanding of the field. Whether you're a seasoned coach, an aspiring one, or just a curious mind, this episode promises a riveting ride into the depths of coaching wisdom.
Join us on this enlightening journey and unravel the art of curiosity in coaching.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on October 24, 2023.
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Arete Coach: Exploring the Art and Science of Executive Coaching
“Arete Coach Podcast" Explores the "Art and Science" of Executive Coaching hosted by Severin Sorensen. The “Arete Coach Podcast" is for executive coaches and anyone considering becoming an executive coach. The podcast is especially valuable to executive coaches who are lifetime learners with deep curiosity about the "art and science" of coaching. In this podcast, the ‘art of coaching’ is explored through engaging interviews with leading executive coaches from diverse backgrounds sharing their individual coaching journeys, learnings, methods, best questions, and situational approaches to executive coaching. Beyond best practices, the podcast will regularly mine research on the ‘science of coaching’ and explores ongoing scientific discoveries and studies looking for what works and why, with an aim to improve the core body of knowledge for executive coaches and the industry. Severin Sorensen has provided over 7,500 hours of paid executive coaching sessions and he holds the following coaching certifications: ICF/ACSTH Certified Executive Coach (CEC), Certified Organizational Development Coach (CODC), Certified Life Coach (CLC); and the IAC: Coach Masteries Practioner. Severin Sorensen has an M.Phil in Economics at King's College, Cambridge University, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Utah.
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Severin Sorensen is host of the Arete Coach Podcast, where he interviews executive coaches and researchers with the aims to celebrate and explore the art and science of executive coaching today.
Severin is a senior executive coach, serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity about people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. (www.epraxis.com)
Severin is a certified coach with an IAC Masteries Practitioner designation and 800+ hours of ICF/ACSTH and other advanced training in Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, EOS, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Positive Intelligence (PQ). Severin has over 7,500+ hours of paid executive coaching working with high performing executives, owners, and operators of public and private companies throughout North America.Severin's coaching clients include boards of directors, CEOs, Presidents, GMs, COO, CFO, CTO, VP Engineering, VP Talent, and many other positions.
Severin lives in Park City , Utah and his virtual coach practice includes clients throughout the Americas.
From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair where he coached three CEO and Key executive groups. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on the topic of identifying and hiring difference making top talent.
In terms of the types of clients coached, Severin has coached new CEOs (with less than 2 years experience), large company executives (e.g., Managing Director of Rio Tinto), numerous high-growth entrepreneurs operating INC 5000 businesses, multi-generational family owned businesses, and primary-equity business owners who are still actively managing their companies. Severin has experience coaching both private and public company executives and their executive teams.
Severin's own coaching practice is tool based, using diagnostics, surveys, and Socratic questioning to get to root issues. You can learn more about Severin at epraxis.com (insights), LinkedIn, Quora, and Twitter. If you think you might be a good fit for executive coaching with Severin, he is happy to give you a free test drive coaching session to see if this would be good for you and your team. You can book a free test-drive 30 min coaching huddle at: calendly.com/epraxis.