In the second episode my guest is professor Jonathan Passmore. If you have not heard of him previously, Jonathan is an internationally renowned expert in coaching research and practice. He is the professor of coaching at Henley Business school, and Senior VP CoachHub, the digital coaching platform. Over a 40 year career he has worked in government, not for profits and the commercial sector, including PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM and OPM, focusing on organisational change, coaching and leadership development. He is a chartered psychologist, holds five degrees and is a master coach and a team coach and coaching supervisor. He has published widely with over 100 scientific papers, 100 + book chapters and 30 books. His most recent books include: The Coaches Handbook (2021), CoachMe: My Personal Board of Directors (2022), and The Coach Buyers Handbook (2023). In this episode he shares insights in around a number of topics. First we talk about the history of coaching and mentoring and he outlines four pivotal points in the formation of the helping professions. How did we get here? Continuing the historical idea, in the second part we discuss the impact of technological development on the profession. How does digitalization change the process and business of coaching, and what are the typical challenges that coach-tech companies need to handle (e.g. data safety) when running their business. We talk about research as well, and revolve a bit around the active ingredients of the coaching conversation and the enablers of coaching success.…