In this episode of The Supervision Series, Brendon Le Lievre explores risk in coaching.  How we engage with it, what influences our risk tolerance, and ultimately, who decides the right level of challenge in a coaching session.

Brendon discusses:
When to push and when to hold back
The impact of our own biases on risk-taking
Practical strategies for gauging and adjusting risk in sessions

Plus, reflective questions to help you explore your own approach to risk in coaching.

Tune in to deepen your coaching practice.

Supervision Series #2: Am I Truly Present in Each Coaching Conversation?

Podcast Summary:

Presence is one of the most powerful tools a coach can develop, yet it’s easy to lose focus amid distractions, pressure, and our own internal dialogue. In this episode of Coach Conversations: The Supervision Series, we explore what it truly means to be present in a coaching session.

How do we prepare ourselves mentally and emotionally before a session? What pulls us away from presence? And when we do get distracted, how can we return?

We’ll reflect on the challenges of staying engaged, explore practical strategies to deepen presence, and consider how supervision can support us in strengthening this foundational coaching skill.

Connect with Brendon on LinkedIn or via coachingsupervision.com.au

In this first episode of The Supervision Series, we explore what coaching supervision is and why it matters. Many coaches work in isolation, but who is supporting them? Supervision provides a reflective space to deepen practice, navigate ethical challenges, and enhance impact.

I discuss different forms of supervision—one-on-one, group, and peer—and the benefits of each. This series will introduce reflective questions designed to challenge assumptions and elevate coaching practice.

Join me as we embark on this journey of self-awareness, growth, and professional development.

Next episode: How do I ensure I’m fully present with my clients?

For more on coaching supervision, visit coachingsupervision.com.au.

 In this episode of the Coach Conversations Podcast, Rob Hills shares his journey from the Air Force to leadership development and coaching, highlighting the power of mindfulness and sustainable leadership. Rob candidly discusses his challenges with overthinking and how mindfulness helped him navigate his career and personal life. He explains the importance of self-awareness and provides practical techniques, including the STOP method (Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed), for managing stress and maintaining focus. Rob also explores the evolving dynamics of leadership in today’s work environment, emphasising the need for sustainable practices to prevent burnout and build resilient teams. His insights into leadership development tools like HBDI, combined with his commitment to helping others live better lives, make this episode an inspiring and practical guide for leaders seeking balance and effectiveness.
 
 Bio
 
Rob Hills is a distinguished leadership expert with nearly three decades of experience spanning the Royal Australian Air Force, Australian Federal Police, and ACT Public Service. As the host of The Balanced Leader Podcast and author of 'Mindful Leadership Blueprint', he has dedicated his career to helping leaders elevate their wellbeing and create healthier workplaces. His extensive background includes delivering leadership and intelligence workshops to tens of thousands of participants worldwide.
 
Drawing from his diverse professional experience, Rob works as a leadership coach and facilitator, empowering individuals and organisations to unlock their full potential. His approach combines practical leadership strategies with a deep understanding of wellbeing principles, enabling sustainable high performance. Through his podcast, coaching services, and speaking engagements, Rob continues to guide professionals in developing the skills, mindset, and resilience needed to thrive in today's dynamic leadership landscape 

Connect with Rob

Website: www.robhills.com.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-hills

Sara Harrup joined Brendon Le Lievre for a coach conversation where they discussed what makes good coaching good, coaching neurodivergent people and coaching as a board director.

About Sara

Sara is a successful Board Chair, Non- Executive Director and Coach. She also has ADHD and some Autistic traits. She slipped through the cracks because she was smart and really good at masking. She knew she was different, and for a while focused on her deficits rather than her strengths. Through her executive career she started to learn how to truly leverage the strengths her different brain offered her, and now she works with others to unleash the strengths of their brains.

Sara coaches people whose brains are wired differently, diagnosed or not! They are often in roles where their brains ask a lot of them and their different wiring makes them vulnerable to tough environments. We are talking about CEOs, Board Directors, Board Chairs and Senior Executives. 
 
Sara facilitates learning and insights for Leaders and Boards who want to harness the power of specialist, unconventional thinkers! Sara also shares her insights on Linked In about Boards, Leadership, and the power of relationships to harness our collective brain power for success!
 
Sara is for the late bloomers, the before-their-timers, the people and organisations that want to know themselves well so they can bring their best to the world!

Connect with Sara

e:  sara@uniquemindco.com 
w: www.uniquemindco.com
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-harrup/

Dianne Flemington, PCC, CTPC, ORSCC joined Brendon Le Lievre for a coach conversation where they spoke about making decisions for longevity, creating behaviour change and the professionalism of coaching.

About Dianne

Dianne Flemington, PCC, ORSCC, CTPC, BBCC is a multi certified professional coach with specializations in Results and Performance, Relationship Systems, Health and Wellbeing, and Neuroscience.

She is the founder of Motion Forward Inc, a coaching and training company
established in 2010 which works dominantly with financial, technology and specialized healthcare organization to support their leadership excellence and team performance and most recently the founder of the Leadership Longevity Institute, a soon to be launched online learning platform for aspiring and tenured leaders to access topics to support their healthy leadership journey and combat the struggles and challenges that can come from their dedication to leadership

Dianne is the podcast host for the Leadership Longevity podcast, which is her platform that encourages leaders at all levels, to take time to look holistically at their life using her 5 Influencers for Leadership Longevity ™ model to lead well and live well.

Having spent the last two decades passionately researching three dominant areas:
Leadership, Relationship and Longevity, Dianne’s strongly held values in Health,
Adventure, Learning, Contribution and Honesty are what direct her business and
coaching with executives and organizations seeking culture and behaviour change.

Dianne is strong believer that ‘without your health there’s nothing else’ and offers
online and in person workshops to convey this message in creative and engaging ways as well as embedding this topic in all her executive and leadership 1:1 and team performance coaching conversations.

Dianne’s love of architecture, international foods and geography have her traveling the world where you might also find her long distance hiking, cycling or housesitting in remote areas.

Her love for dogs has had her foster over 20 rescue and service guide dogs in both
Canada and Australia supporting not for profits and people with physical  disabilities.

And some of her creative endeavours include dance lessons and legacy writing.
You can find her style to be direct, trustworthy and informative with a touch of fun-
loving.

Connect with Dianne

Dianne would love you to connect with her on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianneflemington/
or by becoming a member of the Leadership Longevity Tribe here: https://deft-
pioneer-6037.ck.page/71eb0e7d55

Podcast Feed available on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Amazon
dianneflemington.com

Kylee Leota joins Brendon Le Lievre to have a coach conversation focussed on  discovering lessons from adversity, self compassion, insights through feedback and holding space for conversations.

About Kylee

Kylee Leota is the founder and Chief Vision Officer of Elements 4 Success - a global organisation delivering transformational experiences to individuals, teams, and organisations.

Earl Nightingale defines success as “the progressive realisation of a worthy goal or ideal”. Kylee wishes to empower people of all ages so that they can develop the confidence, skills, and tools they require to live a life of their design and purpose. She believes that you have the knowledge within yourself to create success and gives you the right tools in your toolbox to help you make these goals and ideals, reality!

As a lifelong learner and educator she has taught all ages and stage and sectors of schooling including guest lecturing at tertiary level. Kylee consults to and works collaboratively with, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and other professionals to create sustainable behaviour change for her clients in her coaching role. 

“I’m here to accompany you on this journey, providing support, inspiration, and guidance as you strive towards your most meaningful goals. Join me on this transformative journey together, celebrating every step forward as a testament to our shared commitment to personal and professional excellence.”

Connect with Kylee

m: (+61) 480 118 303
w: www.elements4success.com.au
e: admin@elements4success.com.au

Irene Riad, PCC joined Brendon Le Lievre for a Coach Conversation focussed on adding different disciplines to our coaching practice to create a space for leadership reflection.  Tips on getting present and staying focussed on the process of who we are becoming rather than purely on outcomes or goals.

About Irene

Irene is an ICF PCC Executive Coach, Accredited Coach Supervisor, and Organizational Culture Coach who is specialized in emotional intelligence, success mindset, complex trauma recovery, and Jungian depth psychology. She is the founder of SightCET, The Institute of Leadership Authentic Culture, a keynote speaker, and soon to be author for her book – Radical Becoming – coming out by end of 2024. Her coaching and coach supervision journeys weave in the growth of clients’ emotional intelligence and wisdom of the body through different modalities that enable them to go through a deep transformation of their whole human system as leader, team, and organization which mirrors the mind, body, and soul. The outcome of her work is experienced as a renewal of sight to the energetic power we hold within ourselves as well as collectively, to live into our big visions and legacy work. She is deeply fulfilled by empowering others to step into their light and see their unique magnificence in the world.

Connect with Irene:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-riad/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sightcet/

Website - https://www.sightcet.com/

 Some thoughts from Brendon on motivation and inspiration in coaching. What are they? How are they different? How might you recognise an increase in motivation or inspiration and what might you do when you notice it. 

 Commodore Peter Scott, CSC, RAN (Retired) joins Brendon Le Lievre for a Coach Conversation on coaching as a leader,  reflections on resilience, life as a sub mariner and the process of writing Running Deep.

Peter's Bio

Joining the Royal Australian Navy as a seventeen-year-old Midshipman in 1983, Peter
Scott served in twenty different command and leadership appointments and rose over three decades to be the professional head of the Navy’s elite: the Submarine Arm. In all, he served in 10 submarines and 20 different command and leadership appointments over 34 years.

Now retired from full time service, Peter holds a Masters in Strategy and Management from the University of New South Wales, and a Masters in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney. With special interests in strategic leadership, resilience and transition, Peter now works as an executive coach to help today’s leaders develop, perform and succeed. His memoir Running Deep. An Australian Submarine Life, was published by Fremantle Press in April 2023.

When not coaching or writing, Peter can be found on the trails running ultra-marathons or relaxing at home with his family.

You can connect with Peter on LinkedIn, through his website - https://peterscott.au/ and you can buy his book through - https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/running-deep-an-australian-submarine-life/

Jason Wong joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss modern dads, our changing roles and associated implications, kind leadership, the importance of finding time for self, facilitating effectively online and how to coach people with similar experience.

About Jason

Jason is a leadership coach, mentor and consultant with two decades of experience in senior executive and management roles across a range of industries, sectors and disciplines.  Most of this experience has been in for-purpose and not-for-profit organisations; Jason is passionate about inspiring and leading people to realise their potential, so that they can optimise their positive impact in everything that they do.

Much of Jason’s career has focussed on technology leadership but more recently he has been working with leaders from all fields who are keen to make positive social & environmental change in their roles.  He currently provides a range of services for Bambuddha (a social enterprise focussed on kind leadership), including programs design & management, group facilitation and coaching.  Jason runs his own technology strategy and leadership consultancy, Tyger Technology Leadership - working with tech leaders to turbocharge their ‘soft’ skills.

Jason is also passionate about empowering Dads on their own Dad journeys and volunteers as an office bearer of an education advocacy body that supports P&C associations in northern Sydney.

You can connect with Jason through LinkedIN here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrwong/

Nicole Karagiannis joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss using parental leave to explore coach training options and navigate ICF ACC credentialling, building an internal coaching capability, preparing effectively for coaching sessions and how to quickly fill up your cup.

About Nicole

Nicole Karagiannis is the Head of People & Culture at Harrison.ai, a Sydney-based clinician led healthcare artificial intelligence company.

Nicole is an ICF ACC credentialled coach and has completed training with the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership. Nicole coaches internally and externally to Harrison.ai and you can connect with Nicole through LinkedIN here -https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-karagiannis/

Deanna Beaumont joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss moving from being alive to thriving, a trauma informed coaching approach and why we should review the decisions our 16 year old selves made about our career.

About Deanna

Deanna is a heart-based solo business owner, who specialises in supporting individuals to increase their wellbeing and resilience in their life so that they can thrive no matter what life throws at them.

 She is energized by what people can achieve when they work out what matters most to them and work towards something bigger than themselves.

 Deanna is inspired by how resilient people can be when they are faced with adversity and can overcome what seems impossible and move forward and grow along the way.

You can find out more about her by connecting with her on linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-beaumont/

• On her website – https://www.deannabeaumont.com/
• Email - 

Emma & Rhys from Acknowledge This! joined Brendon Le Lievre to discuss authentic Acknowledgements of Country, putting people before business, writing a book in a morning and using fun as a lens for selecting business opportunities.

Rhys Paddick
Director, Acknowledge This!
Rhys is an advocate of cultural leadership and the development of sound educational and training programs. Working in environments that can and do create holistic, healthy and substantial changes. Rhys's career in long-term networks began with educational support and mentoring programs of Aboriginal youth, both in primary and secondary schools. His focus now is to bring a modern adaptation of traditional indigenous culture into the wider Australian forum in an effort to connect Australians with our common culture - people culture.
@the_wholesome_yamatji
Rhys Paddick - Linkedin
www.rhyspaddick.com

Emma Gibbens
Director, Acknowledge This!
Emma inspires people to take action and have meaningful conversations through training, speaking and strategic campaigns. She has managed political and advocacy campaigns across the US and around the world for over 10 years, specialising in grassroots movement building. She recently completed a contract as Strategic Communications Manager in the COVID-19 Communications Team for Department of Premier and Cabinet WA.
@emmaduhjemmah
Emma Gibbens - Linkedin
www.emmagibbens.com

Lisa Gaines joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss the importance of contracting, managing emotions within coaching sessions, using Team Coaching to improve training outcomes, getting SCARFed and how to recover and the importance of processing feedback.

About Lisa

Lisa Gaines is a professional leadership and team coach and facilitator. She is an advocate, supporter, champion and accountability partner for her clients, and enjoys helping them achieve their potential in business and in life. 

You can find out more about her by connecting with her on linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagaines/

• On her website – https://lisagaines.co/
• Email - lisa@lisagaines.co
  
  

Swagata Bapat joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss the importance of listening, drawing on previous experience as you build your coaching skill, finding time for quiet in our busy days and reframing how we think about our differences into being our super powers.

About Swagata

Swagata is an executive coach and facilitator with over 30 years’ experience in the mental health and wellbeing space.

 Her work is focussed on unlocking potential in individual leaders and leadership teams so that they can: 

• build on their strengths, 
• understand where they may be stuck and identify clear steps to build leadership skills and confidence & 
• build high performing and values aligned teams.
   

Swagata brings to her coaching a deep knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and team dynamics along with expertise in strategies for optimising performance and wellbeing.

 Swagata is an accredited coach with the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL) and an accredited practitioner in the Human Synergistics Lifestyles Inventory tool (LSI). 

 She has consulted to leading mental health and wellbeing organisations in Australia including SANE Australia, headspace and orygen, the national centre for excellence in youth mental health; peak bodies such as mental health Australia - and has provided consultation to State and Federal Governments departments.

 Her customised coaching programs offer:

• 1:1 executive leadership coaching

• Group leadership programs and Team Building

• Leadership Style Inventory (LSI) debriefs and coaching

 You can find out more about her by 

 connecting with her on linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/swagata-bapat-coach/ 

• On her website – www.sbconsulting.com.au /
• Email - swagata@sbconsulting.com.au

James Young joins Brendon Le Lievre to chat about making the change from Entomologist (Insect Scientist) to facilitator and coach.

James shares a technique he uses with counterparts to help them identify their strengths, informal influence and network within organisations.

James and Brendon also discuss their reaction to the word Blue, what Business Writing looks, feels and smells like and how the perfect organisational structure should be based on a jellyfish.

You can connect with James through LinkedIN.

Phil Preston joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss the importance of purpose, how it motivates us and how to find it in the shades of grey between staying in your current role and becoming a solopreneur.

Phil also shares how he identifies the important elements of his business, the support structures he uses to stay focussed and how he structures his day to do the most important tasks when he has the best energy.

You can connect with Phil on LinkedIn, through his website https://philpreston.com.au/ and buy his book Connecting Profit with Purpose here.

Rho Sandberg (MCC) joins Brendon Le Lievre and they talk about how child dreams influence us as adults, state changes, the importance of play and having fun with coaching, accessing whole body intelligence and the process of achieving MCC status.

Rho also discusses an approach to contracting where you as the coach can add more value without doing more work and how she plans to use coaching to tackle some of the worlds big problems.

You can contact Rho through LinkedIN or the Global Coaching Institute.

Anna Marshall chats with Brendon Le Lievre about her new book  ‘On your marks, get set… LEAD!’  which she describes as years of professional experience in transforming the leadership capabilities of individuals and organisations, distilled into one wee book that packs a powerful punch.

Brendon and Anna chat about experiences in coaching, the challenges leaders taking a coaching approach can experience and how to get things done by locking squirrels (ideas) in a cage.

Buy your copy of Anna's book here - https://www.peoplemastery.com/lead

Connect with Anna on LinkedIN, and find out more about what she does on her website, www.peoplemastery.com.

James Samana joins Brendon Le Lievre for a conversation covering the importance of finding your authentic self, the power of silence and the privilege of working in a sacred way to help others quieten the noise.  

James and Brendon also touch on listening with discernment instead of judgment, noticing physical changes as people speak and  the power of being in service to others. 

James shares how he helps people find, choose and stay on the path that has heart and how he learned from his experience of selling everything he owned and walking across North America.

Amanda Horne joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss how she found coaching 18 years ago, loves what she does and is deeply focussed on reflective practice.

Amanda shares how she uses her skills as a coach, coach supervisor and volunteer.  Amanda discusses how asking teenagers coaching questions can get them to open up and focus on who they want to be in the future.

You can connect with Amanda through LinkedIn,  email info@amandahorne.com.au or through her website  https://www.amandahorne.com.au/.   

Liz Tilley from Liz Tilley coaching joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss what brought her to coaching, the importance of not stuffing around, how she selected the coach training program for her, draws on her media experience as a coach and dream of growing women's circles for women to champion and be championed by other women.

You can connect with Liz through LinkedIn,  email liz@liztilleycoaching.com.au or through her website  https://www.liztilleycoaching.com.au/.  

 Chris Huet from Understood Consulting joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss changing the world with poetry, prepping for coaching sessions or speaking and the importance of communication and making sure we hear what was said.

Chris also talks through the process of producing video content for LinkedIn, using skills learned as a fighter pilot to be a better coach, a technique for building and maintaining strong relationships with counterparts and colleagues , reflective practice techniques and how he is changing the world by using poetry.

You can connect with Chris through LinkedIn,  email chris@understood.net.au or through his website  https://www.understood.net.au/. 

Kylie Holyland from Ascend HR joins Brendon Le Lievre to discuss coaching, blending other disciplines, the support network required to be successful and business and team coaching.

Kylie also shares with us the questions she uses to explore, assess, frame and decide on potential engagements to ensure a good alignment with her values and an understanding of what the work will involve.

You can connect with Kylie through LinkedIn,  email kylie@ascendhr.com.au or through her website  ascendhr.com.au.