{"podcast":{"title":"The Coaching Crowd® Podcast with Jo Wheatley & Zoe Hawkins","slug":"the-coaching-crowd-podcast-with-jo-wheatley-zoe-hawkins-4482084","podcast_index_feed_id":4482084,"rss_url":"https://coachingcrowd2021.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.igcompany.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/0/4/b/704b9c0998d8dddde5bbc093207a2619/Main.jpg","author":"Jo Wheatley and Zoe Hawkins","episode_count":249,"summary":"The Coaching Crowd® Podcast is a weekly podcast for compassionate, courageous leaders, HR professionals and high achievers who are passionate about helping others to find alignment in their lives through coaching, and who are thinking of training and developing as a coach. Hosted by Zoe Hawkins and Jo Wheatley, Founders of Global Coaching Training Company \"In Good Company\", based in the UK, (https://www.igcompany.com). Zoe and Jo are Master Accredited, Award Winning and Multi Award Nominated coaches, coach trainers and coach supervisors. They are authors of the best selling book 'Deciding to Coach: The Mindset & Business Strategy For Aspiring Coaches'. Each episode focuses on a different element of what it is to be a coach and you'll listen in as Zoe and Jo discuss the topic through different lenses. You'll discover practical tools and resources you need to support your coaching as you learn all about becoming a qualified and certified coach. This podcast is a go-to resource for learning more about coaching and the mindset needed to be a world class coach. You'll learn how to enable clients to truly know who they are, what their hearts call for and how to understand their values,…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coaching-crowd-podcast-with-jo-wheatley-zoe-hawkins-4482084"},"episode":{"title":"8 Ways to Coach Neurodivergent Clients","slug":"8-ways-to-coach-neurodivergent-clients","published_at":"2026-03-16T07:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coaching-crowd-podcast-with-jo-wheatley-zoe-hawkins-4482084/8-ways-to-coach-neurodivergent-clients","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coaching-crowd-podcast-with-jo-wheatley-zoe-hawkins-4482084","url":"https://coachingcrowd2021.libsyn.com/8-ways-to-coach-neurodivergent-clients","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coachingcrowd2021/8_Ways_to_Coach_Neurodivergent_Clients.mp3?dest-id=3129767","summary":"What if the reason your client is stuck is not a lack of motivation or clarity, but the way their executive functioning is wired? In this episode, we explore eight powerful lenses that can completely transform the way you coach neurodivergent clients and, in truth, the way you coach all clients. Executive functioning sits at the heart of how we plan, start, organise, regulate emotions, manage impulses and adapt to change. When we understand it, coaching becomes more inclusive, more compassionate and far more effective. We begin with a simple but important reframe. Executive functioning is not only relevant for clients who identify as neurodivergent. Many people remain undiagnosed, and every human being has a unique profile of strengths and challenges across these functions. When we bring this awareness into our practice, we move away from labelling behaviours as procrastination, lack of focus or resistance and instead start working with the real barrier. As we walk through each of the eight areas, we share how easily traditional coaching approaches can unintentionally create shame. Asking a client how to get motivated when the real challenge is task initiation creates a completely different experience from recognising what is actually happening in their brain. That moment of being seen and understood often unlocks progress faster than any strategy. We talk about organisation and the importance of helping clients design systems that work with their brain rather than forcing themselves into methods that were never built for them. We explore planning and prioritisation through the lens of demand avoidance and spontaneity, recognising that for some clients the plan itself is the obstacle. Working memory brings a powerful reflection on coaching style. Keeping questions simp…","meta_description":"What if the reason your client is stuck is not a lack of motivation or clarity, but the way their executive functioning is wired? 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