{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Courageous Coach Podcast","title":"How Curiosity Strengthens Coaching Presence and Grounded Confidence with Alison Roberts","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3006,"description":"About the GuestAlison Roberts is a qualified executive coach, senior Learning and Development professional, and the founder of Comms Lab. Throughout her diverse career, which spans roles from Sales Director to Founder to Trainer, she has focused on cultivating the essential \"human skills that AI can never replicate,\" such as intuition, listening, empathy, and connection. Her deep-seated curiosity and desire to understand the multiple levels of human communication have been a guiding force in her life.About the EpisodeIn this episode, Melissa is joined by Alison Roberts to explore the transformative power of curiosity in coaching and developing grounded confidence.If you've ever been told you \"need to be more curious\" or \"ask better questions\"—and wondered how to actually do that—this episode is for you. Melissa and Alison discuss how curiosity isn't just a coaching tool, but a courageous way of living that requires us to unlearn the corporate conditioning that rewards being a \"knower\" rather than a \"learner\".Key topics explored in this episode include:The \"Say-Do\" Gap: Why simply telling someone to \"be more curious\" is a meaningless instruction without actionable steps.Re-framing Vulnerability: How focusing on being in service to your client can help bypass the discomfort of vulnerability, allowing you to ask the difficult questions.The Link Between Playfulness and Curiosity: The importance of being fascinated by the world around you and embracing a childlike state of free play.Unlearning the \"Knower\" Mindset: The struggle of transitioning from a corporate environment that praises expertise to a coaching space that requires you to sit with not knowing.Sitting with Discomfort: Why coaches must practice sitting with discomfort in all areas of their lives, and how stepping out of your comfort zone builds true agility.Beating to Your Own Drum: Embracing the intention to live authentically and asking yourself, \"Will I regret this if I don't do it?\".Whether you are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-sBbW561ziLa679qwuxDeurChUGnZtd7fIbz5c3WVCg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNTVj/YjY4MWVlMGFmYjA4/MjBkN2Q4MTkyYmUz/NDEwNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}