Interview on the Differently Podcast with Carla Reeves
Carla Reeves of the differently podcast has been a long time fan of CoachAccountable and has really used the heck out of it to give her clients great coaching. So when she invited me to riff with her as a guest on the show, I was delighted by the chance to talk shop in a real “game recognizes game” sort of way.
And what a treat it was!
Consistent with the very name of her show, throughout the conversation I found it instructive (and hopefully you will too) how much CoachAccountable takes a different perspective on how coaching gets done, one that is NOT enmeshed at all in the towering edifices of capital-C Coaching with their entrenched views on “how it is to be done”. That offers something to coaches looking for an angle to distinguish themselves and give stand out good service.
Some of my favorite parts:
- How and why I got into creating CoachAccountable in the first place, including my first acquaintance with coaching via Landmark Education (2:40)
- CoachAccountable Version 1: Uh oh, turns out our baby is ugly (6:30)
- The philosophy behind CA’s design, tuned for the experience of being on the receiving end of coaching (12:21)
- The magic of journaling (which frankly I didn’t expect when I built such a basic feature) (16:45)
- My desire to infuse a little “yang” energy into coaching and why (26:55)
- Novel perspective to coach better, coming from a guy looking in on coaching from the outside (40:44)
- A little about AI in coaching and how to remain relevant (48:24)
Fun fact: I listened to the first 20 minutes of it last night during snuggle time with my kids, 8 and 10, who got a kick out of seeing that their daddy could be found somewhere on Spotify. To the fellow parents out there, I confess it was a bit of a giddy thrill to have my little ones hanging on every word of their daddy talking with another grown up about why he does what he does. :)
Find the official episode page with show notes and transcript here:
Coaching Differently with John Larson
Enjoy!