Corey-osity Unleashed
Corey-osity Unleashed
Podcast Description
Corey-osity Unleashed isn’t your typical leadership podcast - no corporate fluff, no HR jargon. Just raw, real, and unfiltered conversations about how we can (and should) treat our people in today’s messy, complex workplaces.
With our guests, we get curious by challenging the norm and questioning the status quo, exploring and unleashing bold new ways to think and act about people and work.
Expect tough truths, honest insights, a few laughs, and maybe even a well-placed swear word or two—because let’s be real, our people deserve better, and our businesses can’t afford to keep getting it wrong
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as coaching culture, leadership development, and employee engagement with episodes covering topics like challenging the status quo in coaching, creating high-performing teams, and building trust within organizations.
Corey-osity Unleashed isn’t your typical leadership podcast – no corporate fluff, no HR jargon. Just raw, real, and unfiltered conversations about how we can (and should) treat our people in today’s messy, complex workplaces.
With our guests, we get curious by challenging the norm and questioning the status quo, exploring and unleashing bold new ways to think and act about people and work.
Expect tough truths, honest insights, a few laughs, and maybe even a well-placed swear word or two—because let’s be real, our people deserve better, and our businesses can’t afford to keep getting it wrong
The Long-Handled Screwdriver: Why Experts Make the Worst Micromanagers
What if the best coaching never happens in a booked one-hour session — but in the small, everyday moments most managers walk straight past?
In this episode of Corey-osity Unleashed, Debra and Ken Corey sit down with Gillian Jones-Williams — CEO, motivational speaker, author of 50 Top Tools for Coaching (now in its sixth edition), and 2024 Businesswoman of the Decade. Gillian left home at 17, built her firm Emerge Development Consultancy across three decades and multiple recessions, and was later diagnosed with bipolar and ADHD — a turning point that transformed how she helps leaders bring out the best in every kind of mind.
Together they unpack the ”long-handled screwdriver” trap that catches technical managers, the ORACLE coaching model that refuses to solve the stated problem until it finds the real one, the surprising power of visualization, how to navigate the ”parts conflict” pulling your head, heart and gut in different directions, and why curiosity is the bravest — and safest — thing a leader can do.
Practical, warm, and packed with tools you can use tomorrow.
Get the book: search ”50 Top Tools for Coaching” on Amazon.
Connect with Gillian: emergeuk.com | LinkedIn (Gillian Jones-Williams)
Keywords: coaching, leadership, neurodiversity, ORACLE model, GROW model, micromanagement, visualization, parts conflict, DEI, curiosity, employee engagement, ADHD, executive coaching, coaching culture, inclusive leadership
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Gillian Jones-Williams
03:07 Gillian's Journey and Personal Challenges
06:02 The Evolution of Coaching
09:08 The Importance of Coaching in Leadership
11:58 Personalized Coaching Techniques
15:10 The Sixth Edition of 50 Top Tools
17:59 The Oracle Coaching Model
23:27 Unpacking the Oracle Model
29:16 Understanding Parts Conflict in Coaching
36:14 The Importance of Diverse Coaching Tools
41:03 Curiosity as a Key to Effective Leadership
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