The Coaching Cafe Podcast
The latest thinking from Australia's leading Organisational Coaching specialist, Open Door Coaching.
Released weekly on Tuesdays the Coaching Cafe is presented by Dr Natalie Ashdown an MCC accredited coach.
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Episodes
143 episodes
Critical Thinking, Leadership and AI
So far in the Coaching Café Podcast 2026, we’ve explored the trends shaping leadership, performance conversations, psychological safety, and emotional intelligence as a core leadership capability.This week, we turn our attention to criti...
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30:17
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
So far in the Coaching Café Podcast 2026, we’ve explored the trends shaping coaching and leadership, the importance of strong performance conversations, and the role of psychological safety in building trust and engagement.This week, we ...
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27:46
Psycological Safety and Coaching
Over the past two weeks, we’ve explored the trends shaping coaching and leadership conversations in 2026 and the critical role performance conversations play in starting the year with clarity and focus.This week, we go one layer deeper.<...
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31:42
Start the Year with Intention, Performance Conversations
Last week, we kicked off Coaching Café Podcast for 2026 by exploring the key trends shaping coaching and leadership conversations this year. One theme stood out clearly: the quality of performance conversations matters more than ever.Thi...
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2026 trends in coaching
Our newly refreshed Coaching Café Podcast kicks off 2026 with our annual crystal ball on trends in coaching and leadership conversations.Each year, we start by asking a simple question: What’s going to be at the forefront of coaching and...
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32:27
Coaching Café: Reflecting on 2025
In our final Coaching Café Podcast for the year, we take a moment to reflect on what has been another extraordinary series. In 2025, we’ve explored everything from Trends in Coaching and the ICF Credentialing Exam
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ICF Global Coaching Study '25 Highlights!
As we approach the end of the year for the Coaching Café Podcast, we continue to share valuable insights for our coaching community. The 2025 ICF Global Coaching Study Final Report has just been released, offering one of the most compreh...
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October Recap!
This week, a short message from Natalie recaping the past couple of weeks of the Coaching Cafe Podcast. We will be back next week with a new Coaching Cafe Podcast! Also shiny new podcast logo! oooooo, let us know what you think via ...
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"Knowledge" in '25 ICF Competencies
As you will be aware the ICF Core Competencies have been revised and during the Coaching Cafe Podcasts we have been diving deeper into some of the more thought-provoking changes. Some are simple to understand, while others invite us—as coaches—...
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30:18
Coaching Philosophy!? What is it?
What is your coaching philosophy? A deeper dive into the ICF Core Competency changes Recently, we shared the significant updates to the
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28:56
Safety in the work place - Psycological Safety
How coaching enables psychological safety in the workplace This week on the coaching cafe podcast, as part of our focus on mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, we’re exploring the powerful link between coac...
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29:31
Talking About Mental Health - The Barriers
Last Friday was World Mental Health Day!We want to acknowledge that you—or someone you know—may be experiencing challenges with mental health. We recognise that as leaders, coaches, colleagues and friends, we all have a role to pl...
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27:57
'25 Update of ICF Core Competencies
This week on the Podcast! The new ICF Core Competencies have just been released, reflecting how coaching practice has evolved ...
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34:36
Coaching in action MCC - Part 2
In the Coaching Café Podcast last week, we listened to the first half of a coaching demonstration focused on the highest level of coaching competency - the MCC level of coaching. We invited you to tune in deeply—listening for presence, p...
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Coaching in action at the MCC level (Part 1)
This week on the Coaching Café Podcast , we are continuing our deep dive into our coaching practice with another coaching demonstration—this time we have the privilege of listening to coaching at the highest level of ICF credential, an <...
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32:20
Coaching in action – PCC Level Demonstration (Part 2)
In the Coaching Café Podcast last week, we listened to the first half of a coaching demonstration focused on the PCC level of coaching competency. We invited you to tune in deeply—listening for presence, partnership, curiosity, evoking a...
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Coaching in action – listen for PCC-level competencies (Part - 1)
This week in the Coaching Café Podcast, we are continuing our deep dive into our coaching practice with another coaching demonstration—where we are particularly listening for PCC-level coaching competencies. This is yo...
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Coaching in action – listen to a coaching demonstration (Part 2).
Last week, we invited you to sit back, tune in, and listen to a coaching demonstration—a real conversation designed to bring the ICF Core Competencies to life. We listened to and debriefed the first half of the coaching session.&n...
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34:07
Coaching in Action - Listen to a coaching demonstration (Part 1)
Over the past few Coaching Cafés, we’ve explored the ICF Core Competencies through the lens of assessment: what competent coaching looks like at ACC and PCC levels, and what can lead to an instant fail. Over the next f...
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The instant fail: What to avoid in coaching conversations
So far in this Coaching Café series, we’ve explored what competent coaching looks like at the ACC and PCC levels. In this Podcast, we’re flipping the perspective and asking an equally important question: Wh...
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30:37
Taking it up a level: Exploring PCC-level coaching competency
Last week we kicked off our new Coaching Café season by exploring what competent coaching looks like at the ACC level. This week, we’re taking it up a notch as we unpack PCC-level coaching—and what it truly means to coach...
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Are you a competent coach? Exploring the ACC Level.
After focusing on how we coach others in the past series, we’re now turning the lens inward. In this new Coaching Café series, we shift the focus to our own coaching development - starting with a deep dive into the ACC level of...
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31:30
Bringing It Home Strong - Performance conversations
Over the past few weeks, we’ve focused our Coaching Café series on one of the most critical leadership and coaching opportunities: annual performance conversations. We’ve explored: ✔️ How performance conversations ca...
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