Lead With A Coaching Mindset Podcast

The best leaders don’t have all the answers - they ask better questions, listen deeply, and inspire their colleagues to find their own solutions. Lead With A Coaching Mindset is a podcast for modern leaders who want to get the best out of the people in their team.This podcast will challenge you to lead with more curiosity, humility, and partnership, so you can navigate complexity and enhance wellbeing, satisfaction and engagement in your organization.We talk with leaders who are walking the path and share real stories of what it looks like in practice.

Lead With A Coaching Mindset Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Damian Goldvarg, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Damian Goldvarg hosts Lead With A Coaching Mindset Podcast, a business show with 26 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  E25 | How Are Filters Impacting Our Listening?

  Jun 1, 202617 minS1

  <p>In this episode we unpack Chapter 7 — Listening: How Our Filters Impact What We Hear — and explore why listening is one of the most foundational leadership and coaching skills. We discuss the difference between hearing and truly listening, and why effective leadership requires more than simply paying attention to words. We also dive into the connection between listening, presence, trust, and understanding, and how intentional listening strengthens relationships and communication within teams.</p><p>Throughout the conversation, we explore the difference between linear and non-linear listening, and how remembering context, emotions, and previous conversations helps people feel understood and valued. We a...

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  Episode #24

  E24 | How Does Presence Impact Your Leadership?

  May 17, 202620 minS1

  <p>In this episode we unpack Chapter 6 — The Present Leader — and explore what it really means to lead from the here and now. We dive into how presence goes beyond confidence or authority and becomes a practice of intentional attention: noticing what’s happening around you, within you, and in your conversations. We discuss the two main sources of distraction leaders face today — the external world and their internal dialogue — and how both can pull focus away from effective leadership. We also explore the connection between presence and listening, and how paying attention to what is said (and not said) helps buil...

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  Episode #23

  E23 | How to Cultivate Trust in Working Relationships

  May 4, 202623 minS1

  <p>In this episode we dig into Chapter 5 of Lead With a Coaching Mindset and explore why trust is the bedrock of effective leadership. We define ethical, earned trust and walk through how trust gets broken — and how it’s deliberately rebuilt. </p><p>You’ll hear practical strategies leaders can use every day: be consistent between words and actions, show up present, honor confidentiality, model vulnerability, and lead with curiosity and empathy (not sympathy). We also unpack Brené Brown’s BRAVING framework (Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Non-judgment, Generosity) as a handy checklist for trust-building, plus how mirror-neuron empathy and emoti...

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  Episode #22

  E22 | How to Develop Cultural Competence

  Apr 20, 202613 minS1

  <p>In this episode we dig into Chapter 4—contracting, agreement, and creating conditions for cultural competence. Damian and Elaine define culture (beyond nationality: age, generation, faith, ability, subcultures) and explain why diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones: more creativity, stronger problem-solving, broader market insight, higher engagement, and a healthier employer brand. </p><p>We unpack practical leader behaviors—curiosity before judgment, avoiding stereotyping, learning local norms, apologizing when you err, and deliberately contracting team norms so differences become productive rather than divisive. Real-world examples (including cross-cultural surprises with Japanese colleagues and coaching subcultures) illustrate the paradox: learn cultural patterns, yet treat ever...

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  Episode #21

  E21 | How to Successfully Onboard New Members in your Team

  Apr 6, 202614 minS1

  <p>In this episode we unpack Chapter 4 — the coaching agreement — and why clear onboarding and intentional contracting set the foundation for every coaching relationship inside organizations. We walk through practical steps leaders can take: clarify expectations and communication channels, tailor support to each new hire, connect people into culture, set measurable goals, and create ongoing learning opportunities. </p><p>We also cover hybrid/remote nuances (you must be more deliberate when people aren’t co-located), how to repair weak onboarding (“you’re never too late”), and the “tango” truth: onboarding requires both manager and employee to be intentional. Practical, bite-size ideas you can us...

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