<div>In this bonus episode of Building Better Leaders Season 3 we speak to<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannehayes-jones/"> Suzanne Hayes Jones</a>,  from the Laid Bare Company - an organisation focused on helping leaders have more impactful, purposeful conversations.    <br><br>Suzanne has extensive experience in coaching, coach development, and organisational culture transformation. She also contributes to the leadership programmes at Henley Business School.    <br><br>In this podcast conversation, we talk to Suzanne about:<br><br></div><ul> <li>What coaching really is and what it is not?    </li> <li>The shift away from command and control leadership    </li> <li>Why leaders are struggling to apply coaching skills?    </li> <li>The importance of the art of conversation in leadership    </li> <li>Practical ways to start developing coaching skills    </li> <li>Barriers to implementing coaching skills    </li> <li>The role of followers in developing a coaching culture    </li> <li>Why clarity is essential for kindness?   </li> <li>The drama triangle    </li> </ul><div> <strong>Suzanne’s Leadership Essentials:</strong><br><br></div><ol> <li>Approach with curiosity over judgment    </li> <li>Bring your humanity, not your pedigree   </li> <li>Think about your presence as opposed to your performance as a leader.    </li> </ol><div>If you’d like to find out more about Suzanne and her work, please check out:<br><a href="http://www.thelaidbarecompany.com/">http://www.thelaidbarecompany.com</a><br><br>Follow the Laid Bare Company on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-laid-bare-company/posts/?feedView=all">LinkedIn</a> </div>