The Impactful Coach: Learn Coaching Skills and from Coaching Demos

The Impactful Coach is a coaching podcast for coaches, facilitators, and people developers who want to make their coaching sessions more impactful. On the show, metaFox Co-founder Tobi Weghorn interviews experienced practitioners to unpack concrete coaching skills, practical methods or even hops into the client role for hands-on coaching demos. Learn coaching from real coaching conversations and deep dives into Mindset, Methods, Skills & Tools.More on https://metaFox.eu/podcast

The Impactful Coach: Learn Coaching Skills and from Coaching Demos is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Becoming Present and What Coaches Learn from the Indian Scriptures with Yatish Chandrasekhar

  Sep 25, 202655 min

  A coaching podcast with Yatish Chandrasekhar and Tobias Weghorn about coaching skills through the lens of Indian scriptures and modern coaching. Yatish, an ICF PCC coach educator from Bengaluru and the mind behind the Yogi Compass, shares why he believes India didn’t “catch up” with coaching—it’s been practicing it for thousands of years through dialogue-based teaching. Together, they connect the ICF core competencies to stages of learning like listening (Shravana), reflection (Manana), and contemplation (Nididhyasana), and explore coaching presence as a state of being rather than a technique. You’ll also hear practical ways to build a not knowing mindset—especially relevant in leader as coach conversations—using ideas like Sakshi Bhava (witness consciousness), silence, journaling, and breathwork. Key Learnings: Treat coaching skills like listening, reflection, and contemplation as a sequence: listen fully (Shravana), hold silence to let Manana happen, then help the client translate insights into action (ICF core competencies 6–8). Build coaching presence by “tending to zero”: reduce your need to contribute, rescue, or impress, so the client experiences more psychological safety and does more of the meaning-making. Practice a not knowing mindset (especially as a leader as coach) by asking curiosity-from-wonder questions like, “If you were taking all the decisions, how would you do it?” instead of jumping to solutions. Resources: Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Not Knowing Mindset and Curiosity in Coaching 01:00 Indian Scriptures Meet ICF Core Competencies 09:00 Shravana, Manana, Nididhyasana as Coaching Skills 13:00 Sakshi Bhava: Coaching Presence as Witness Consciousness 19:00 “Coach to Zero, Client to 100” and Psychological Safety 23:00 Leader as Coach: Shifting From Answers to Wonder 44:00 Mentor Coaching: Silence, Reflection, and Avoiding the “Fixing” Trap 47:00 Pranayama and Box Breathing to Access Presence

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  Inclusive Facilitation with Shaheen Hajira

  Sep 11, 20261h 3m

  A coaching podcast with Shaheen Hajira and Tobias Weghorn, digging into inclusive facilitation and what actually needs to change in how we design workshops so we don’t just hear from the fastest voices in the room. Shaheen shares practical moves like giving real thinking time, using Think Pair Share, and sending a clear “what to expect” email so more people can participate—especially in neurodiversity in workshops. You’ll also hear how co-design workshops shift power, plus Shaheen’s POWER framework (five lenses for spotting inclusion gaps) and what trauma-informed facilitation can look like in an ordinary session. Key Learnings: Use inclusive facilitation to change the default “raise your hand and speak” pattern: give 60–90 seconds of silent thinking time, then run Think Pair Share to bring in quieter voices and better ideas. Reduce cognitive load and support neurodiversity in workshops by sending a “what to expect” pre-work email (purpose/why, agenda, break times, and even prompts/questions) so people can prepare in their own way. Apply the POWER framework as a quick audit for co-design workshops: check Opportunity to Access, Wider Representation, Expression (choice + silence), Responsive Action (close the loop), and Power (what you can genuinely give away). Resources: Shaheen Hajira’s Website: https://taleemconsulting.com Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Connect with Shaheen Hajira: https://au.linkedin.com/in/hajiras Reach out to Shaheen Hajira: shaheen.hajira@gmail.com Think, Pair, Share, also known as 1-2-4-All: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/1-1-2-4-all/ Priya Parker's Pre-Game Idea: https://www.priyaparker.com/ Episode Chapters: 00:01 Inclusive Facilitation Starts With a Design Choice 00:03 Learning In Context and Connection (Constructivist Social Learning) 00:07 Co-Design Workshops and Who Gets Invited Into the Room 00:16 Why “Raise Your Hand” Excludes People 00:21 Think Pair Share and Giving People Options 00:23 The Pre-Game Email for Neurodiversity in Workshops 00:33 The POWER Framework: Five Lenses for Inclusion 00:48 Trauma-Informed Facilitation in Everyday Sessions 00:55 Auditing Workshop Design + The Picture Check-In Critique

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  Team Coaching with the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team with Tina Blunsdon

  Aug 28, 202658 min

  A coaching podcast with Tina Blunston and Tobias Weghorn. They get practical about team coaching by tackling “bathroom chatter” (the real conversation that happens after the meeting) and using Patrick Lencioni’s five dysfunctions of a team as a starting point. Tina shares how she builds psychological safety in teams with simple exercises, why she asks the most senior person to go first when it’s about vulnerability (and last when it’s about decisions), and how she creates space for constructive conflict in meetings without it turning personal. You’ll also hear how she uses a DiSC assessment to create a shared language for communication and peer accountability. Key Learnings: Use team coaching to stop “bathroom chatter” by building trust first: run a DiSC assessment, then do quick vulnerability-based prompts (e.g., “a childhood challenge that shaped you”) to set up psychological safety in teams. Spark constructive conflict in meetings with structure: set ground rules, use “five whys,” and add simple voting (fist-to-five or 1–99 + “why”) to surface disagreement without making it about the person. Make accountability stick by co-creating peer rules: have the team define what “holding peers accountable” looks like (including early communication), write it down, and get explicit buy-in so team coaching doesn’t slide back after the workshop. Resources: Tina Blunston’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-blunsdon-8a9843127/ The 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team (The Table Group): https://www.tablegroup.com/topics-and-resources/teamwork-5-dysfunctions/ Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Bathroom Chatter And Why Quiet Voices Matter 01:00 Framing The Episode: Team Coaching And The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team 06:55 DiSC Assessment As A First Step In Team Communication 11:00 Building Trust And Psychological Safety In Teams 22:00 Active Listening Drill: Headphones, Observation, And Body Language 25:40 Healthy Rules For Constructive Conflict In Meetings (Five Whys, Baton) 28:00 “Throwing A Grenade”: Facilitating Disagreement With Scaling Votes 38:00 Decision-Making: Senior Vulnerable First, Senior Speaks Last 40:50 Holding Peers Accountable With Team-Written Rules 46:10 Blue, Red, Pause: Do The Work, Then Reflect On Results 50:35 Learn Coaching: How To Start With Team Coaching In Real Companies

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  Designing Strengths-based Journeys with the Sailboat Metaphor with Mirna Smidt from Trainers Toolbox

  Jul 17, 202655 min

  A coaching podcast with Mirna Smidt and Tobias Weghorn on coaching methods that make strengths work feel more intuitive, less “report-heavy,” and easier to remember. Mirna (Trainers Toolbox / Happiness Academy) shares how she uses positive psychology coaching tools in workshops and coaching, and why she prefers adapting frameworks instead of following them rigidly. You’ll learn the sailboat metaphor coaching model for combining goals, values, strengths-based coaching, and real-life constraints into one visual journey. They also connect strengths to flow state coaching—using strengths as a shortcut to more engagement, energy, and learning. Key Learnings: Use the sailboat metaphor coaching approach to balance “sails” (strengths/resources) with “leaks” (weaknesses/overused strengths), so strengths-based coaching doesn’t turn into ignoring problems—it becomes prioritizing what moves the client forward. Build flow state coaching into your sessions by matching challenge level and motivation, then use strengths as a practical shortcut to sustain focus and resilience (especially when clients feel stuck or low-energy). When debriefing a strengths assessment, make it actionable by translating the report into visuals (sails/leaks/other boats/weather) and adapt the method to the coaching goal instead of forcing a linear process—one of the most transferable coaching methods from this episode. Resources: Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Connect with Mirna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirnasmidt Podcast on Strengths Overuse: https://trainers-toolbox.com/podcast-episodes-strengths-overused-what-to-do-when-your-strengths-become-your-weaknesses/ Podcast on Sailboat Metaphor: https://trainers-toolbox.com/podcast-episodes-the-sailboat-metaphor-a-powerful-tool-to-work-with-strengths/ Read more from: Hugo Alberts (2016): Sailboat Metaphor Mirna's Miro Template on Sailboat Methaphor: Coming soon! Episode Chapters: 00:00 Permission To Adapt Frameworks (Not Be Rigid) 00:01 Positive Psychology, Strengths, And Flourishing 00:05 PERMA And Positive Psychology Coaching Tools 00:12 Flow State Coaching And Strengths As A Shortcut 00:16 The Sailboat Metaphor Coaching Model (Sails Vs. Leaks) 00:21 The Full Sailboat Map: Values, Goals, Weather, Other Boats 00:27 How To Use The Model In Workshops (Non-Linear Coaching Methods) 00:29 Strengths Assessment Debrief Using The Sailboat Visual 00:39 Goal-Setting Prompts: Ikigai, Ideal Day, Rocking Chair 00:44 Weather And Resilience: Control, Acceptance, And Resources

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  Why Facilitation Skills are Not Optional For You as a Coach with Mehdi El-Naizi

  Jul 3, 202652 min

  A coaching podcast with Mehdi En Naizi and Tobias Weghorn. If you’ve ever sat through a cringe icebreaker and felt your body tense up, this episode is for you: we unpack coaching methods coaches can borrow from facilitation to build real psychological safety in workshops. Mehdi shares what stand-up comedy taught him about reading the room, designing workshop warm-up activities that create connection without awkwardness, and how to stay flexible when the “real problem” shows up mid-session. You’ll also get a practical walkthrough of the double diamond process and Mehdi’s 6C facilitation framework to structure group work from clear outcomes to commitment. Key Learnings: Use coaching methods from facilitation to build psychological safety in workshops: start with a low-risk warm-up that creates connection (with each other and the topic) instead of “embarrassing moment” icebreakers. Practice reading the room on purpose: use an early warm-up as a diagnostic to adapt your facilitation style, then keep checking engagement signals so you can pivot without derailing the session. Structure your group sessions with the double diamond process (diverge/converge on problem, then diverge/converge on solutions) and pressure-test your flow with the 6C facilitation framework so you end with clear commitments, not just good ideas. Resources: Mehdi En Naizi’s Website: https://facilitatorscorner.substack.com/ Mehdi En Naizi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdi-en-naizi-75b533116/ Find your Coaching Tool: https://metaFox.eu Try the metaFox Strengths Discovery: https://strengths-discovery.com Connect with Tobi on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tobiasweghorn Episode Chapters: 00:00 Creativity, Prompts, and the “Sunset” Warm-Up 01:00 Psychological Safety in Workshops vs. Awkward Icebreakers 03:00 Reading the Room: What Stand-Up Teaches Facilitators 07:30 Why Coaches Need Group Facilitation Skills 12:30 Contracting: Outcome, Purpose, and Success Metrics 18:00 Preparing Your State: Rehearsing the First 5–10 Minutes 24:00 Workshop Warm-Up Activities That Build Connection (No Cringe) 30:00 Pivoting with the Double Diamond Process 37:30 The 6C Facilitation Framework (Connect to Celebrate) 44:00 Challenge the Client, Don’t Just Execute

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