Transforming Workplace Relationships Through Emotional Engagement with Janine Roberts

Welcome to Coaching Revealed, the podcast brought to you by the Institute of Coaching. In this episode we interview researcher and coach Janine Roberts about her research on emotions in leadership and organizational relationships.Through her doctoral research on leader resilience and emotional engagement, Janine explores the paradox of leadership: leaders thrive on relationships, yet those same dynamics often generate the most stress and burnout.Janine and IOC Podcast Host, Austin Matzelle, dive into how coaching provides a safe container for leaders to process emotions, the value of emotional contracting, and her ACE model for creating meaningful emotional engagement in coaching. This conversation offers both research-backed insights and practical strategies for coaches, leaders, and anyone navigating workplace relationships.In this episode, Janine and Austin cover:How workplace relationships are the leading source of stress and intense emotions for leadersHow coaches can create safe, attuned spaces for exploration with emotional contractingThe ACE model (Attuned, Create the Conditions, Engage and Evaluate) and its role in transformational coachingFuture directions of Janine’s research, including practical tools for leaders and new studies on emotional engagementIf you’re interested in learning more about research at the Institute of Coaching, visit: https://instituteofcoaching.org/research-iocIf you’re interested in submitting a proposal for a coaching research grant, visit: https://instituteofcoaching.org/ioc-research-grants