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In this episode of She Leads Because She Can, Kathryn Hemming and I have an honest and frank conversation about coaching, talking about our experiences as two coaches who both experienced coaching ourselves before training to become leadership coaches.

Kathryn and I first met through the South East Asia WISE Women’s Book Group, which Kathryn established to bring together like minded women working in education. The group is part of WISE (Women in International Schools Empowerment), a women led initiative designed to inspire and empower both aspiring and established female educators and professionals in the international school community. Through opportunities to connect, share ideas and learn from one another, the network helps build relationships and supports women in their personal and professional development. It is a wonderful example of the power of women coming together to encourage, challenge and support one another.

We explore why coaching is so important, the difference between coaching and mentoring, and the value of working with a highly trained leadership coach who challenges you, supports you and helps you grow. If you have never had a coach, we hope this episode helps you gain greater insight into coaching and gives you a better understanding of the impact it can have on your leadership journey.

We talk about why coaching matters, whatever stage you are at in your career or how successful you may already be, and how it can help you become an even better leader. We also reflect on why some people are more open to coaching than others, why being challenged can be such a valuable part of the process, and why finding the right coach really matters.

We both loved having this conversation and hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Kathryn leaves us with some brilliant tips, including a reminder of just how important it is to ask for feedback if we want to keep learning, developing and growing as leaders.

As always, remember that you are very welcome to come on the podcast and have a chat with us!

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