Posts tagged coaching

Katie O'Malley, Founder and Leadership Coach at Encourage Coaching, on self-awareness and why great leaders master listening

Ryan Castle sits down with leadership coach Katie O'Malley to explore the essential qualities of great leadership—self-awareness, psychological safety, and listening skills. Katie shares her personal career journey, from pursuing political science and nonprofit work to discovering her true passion for coaching. She reveals how a misalignment between values and career choices can lead to burnout and dissatisfaction, and why developing self-awareness is the foundation of effective leadership.

PodcastMike AshbyJuly 3, 2025great managers, coaching, psychological safety, listening, communication, trustComment

[EP 20] The All Blacks Business - On-Field Leaders

In this week’s podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss one of New Zealand’s most successful and beloved organizations: The All Blacks. While most don’t associate a rugby team with business, the All Blacks are very much a business organization, whose product happens to be a sport. Their unparalleled success over the years, and right now with their successes in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, makes it a great organization to study and learn from in a business context.

PodcastMike AshbyOctober 22, 2019all blacks, auckland business coaching, business coaching, Business leader breakthroughs, coaching, devolved leadership, high performance teams, leadership, organisation, podcast, rugby, teamComment