S6 Episode 41 How Internal Coaches Are Navigating Power, Ethics, and Change in Modern Workplaces with Katharine St John Brooks

Discover how Katharine’s journey from civil service to authoring a second edition of her book on internal coaching highlights the evolution of coaching. She shares insights from the new edition, including how coaching topics now span existential issues, wellbeing, and diversity like neurodiversity and technology.    Katharine joins Claire Pedrick to discuss the shift from traditional performance coaching to a holistic, boundary-crossing approach, especially post-pandemic, spotlighting stories illustrating power dynamics, ethical dilemmas, and internal conflicts. Her reflections reveal the importance of supervision, the complexity of team coaching, and the impact of remote technologies shaping coaching practice.    Listen to learn some practical nuances of how the scope of internal coaching is changing, the challenges of managing organizational politics, and more. Katharine’s experience, enriched with personal stories, offers foundational wisdom for internal coaches navigating a rapidly changing landscape.   Book: Internal Coaching The Inside Story https://link.amazon/B0fxE1vLq   Contact: Contact Katharine through Linked In linkedin.com/in/katharine-st-john-brooks-1a07b  Contact Claire by emailing [email protected]  or join our coaching community where you can talk with other listeners. Further Information: Subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform or our YouTube Channel to hear or see new episodes as they drop. Find out more about 3D Coaching and get new ideas and offers in our weekly email. Keywords: internal coaching, coaching supervision, coaching ethics, workplace coaching, executive coaching, team coaching, coaching in organisations, neurodiversity in coaching, coaching and technology, online coaching, wellbeing and resilience, coaching research, internal coach, coaching leadership, organisational change, career coaching, confidence building, coaching case studies, power dynamics, coaching book   We love having a variety of guests join us! Please remember that inviting someone to participate does not mean we necessarily endorse their views or opinions. We believe in open conversation and sharing different perspectives.