It’s difficult for me to throw away pictures of people. People I love are the hardest, not really surprising at all. But a close second are the people pictured on packaging, especially if their faces are meant to evoke the workforce that brough

Episode 21: Supporting High-Risk Youth with Integral Coaching

Jan 5th, 2021 52m 55s

This time Adam speaks with Christy McClendon, a NVW graduate and President/CEO of New Pathways for Youth, an organization serving youth living in extreme adversity. NPFY’s programs aim to break through self-destructive thinking and develop esse

Working with Leaders

Dec 2nd, 2020 44m 26s

Episode 19: Designing Your Life

Mar 19th, 2020 40m 22s

In this episode Adam talks with Bill Burnett, Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford and co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling book Designing Your Life. Bill helps us see how applying design concepts to decisions, our l

Coaching as a Parent

Jul 16th, 2019 40m 45s

Revolutionary System Changes with the Enneagram

Jul 10th, 2019

At this year’s Enneagram Global Summit, James Flaherty spoke with host Jessica Dibb about the inextricability of humans and systems. They delve into how each Enneatype can develop their engagement with systems to revolutionize them at every lev

Embodiment Frees Us

May 30th, 2019 33m 48s

Power of Empathy

Jan 9th, 2019 37m 18s

Support in Grief

Nov 1st, 2018 25m 57s

The Revelatory Convergence of Buddhism and the Enneagram

Jul 3rd, 2018 47m 43s

At the Shift Network’s 2018 Enneagram Global Summit, James Flaherty joined host Jessica Dibb to for a profound discussion about the many ways that Buddhism and the Enneagram overlap. They explore how integrating the Enneagram into a Buddhist pr

Gateways to Conversation

May 23rd, 2018 29m 39s

Where Horizontal and Vertical Coaching Intersect

Mar 21st, 2018 25m 50s

Episode 11: Immersing Ourselves in Not Knowing

Jan 16th, 2018 29m 15s

This time Adam is joined by faculty member Cynthia Luna, who shares her own moving experience of pilgrimage and her insights on how Integral Coaching and the Professional Coaching Course embody this concept. Resources from this episode: Michae

Episode 10: The Prison of Personality

Nov 9th, 2017 46m 49s

Adam talks with Susan Olesek, founder of the Enneagram Prison Project. They delve into the distinction between personality and essence, what power actually means, and how the Enneagram can help us shed ego and access the truth of who we are.

Episode 9: Responding to our Times, Part 2

Oct 9th, 2017 23m

NVW founder James Flaherty joins Adam for the second episode in a series devoted to the huge question of how we can possibly respond to the world’s ever-increasing crises. This time they focus on how we can come to know ourselves, others and t

The Enneagram Prison Project and Integral Coaching

Jul 18th, 2017

NVW founder James Flaherty was recently interviewed about his work with the Enneagram Prison Project as part of the Shift Network’s 2017 Enneagram Global Summit. He was joined in the session by EPP founder Susan Olesek and program ambassador Al

Episode 8: Responding to Our Times, Part 1

May 4th, 2017 28m 39s

NVW founder James Flaherty joins Adam for the first episode in a series devoted to the huge question of how we can possibly respond to the world’s many crises. With change happening faster than our bodies were designed to process—not to menti

Episode 7: Navigating Complex Systems - Stepping In

Dec 7th, 2016 35m 27s

For this episode we’re joined by faculty member Julie Engel. In her work with hundreds of individuals and organizations, Julie has deeply studied how we orient to systems. She has found that understanding the realities in which we’re living he

Episode 6: Waking Up from Busyness - Stepping In

Nov 3rd, 2016 28m 29s

“What am I doing all this for? Why am I working so hard? Why am I running around so fast? ” As head of Google’s internal leadership consulting practice, Kathrin O’Sullivan is no stranger to questions like these. She joins us to explore all that

Episode 5: At the Intersection of Family and Philosophy - Stepping In

Oct 10th, 2016 26m 4s

Justin Wise, senior faculty member and founder of thirdspace coaching, joins us for this episode where we explore what philosophy has to do with family.More on this topic:Book: The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Goo

Episode 4: No Person Is an Island—The Systems We Swim In - Stepping In

Sep 6th, 2016 27m 38s

For this episode we are joined by NVW faculty member Kristin Cobble, who brings her decades of expertise in organizational development to the conversation. We explore how systems (organizations, communities, societies) impact us—and how they c

Episode 3: Integral Coaching and Social Justice - Stepping In

Aug 11th, 2016 21m 56s

For this episode we are joined by Anamaria Aristizabal, a NVW faculty member and social innovation expert in Bogotá, Colombia, to explore how Integral Coaching supports those wanting to enact positive change in the world. (Hint:self-developmen

Episode 2: Why Does Coaching Matter? - Stepping In

Jul 6th, 2016 26m 1s

In our second episode of Stepping In, we explore the topic of coaching itself. What is it to create a safe space for a client? Why is the coach’s own self-development so important? What makes the Integral Coaching methodology effective? We div