Listen "Miranda Holder"
Episode Synopsis
Miranda is a former national team rower turned coach. She is interested in mental health and how it affects rowers and coaches.
Timestamps
03:00 Miranda's background in rowing
06:00 A congenitial heart condition diagnosis
07:30 Transition to coaching. Be open minded and do as much as I can.
Going out in the launch with other coaches
Read books
Try things
09:00 What can I see? What do they see?
Training my eye to see things in the boat.
Communication skills - what do they say.
12:00 Rowing and leadership coaching
Each year everything is new
What does this group need? A laboratory.
Intangible leadership
Tangible things - what you can measure
15:30 Leadership coaching - putting everything on the line is an awful strategy as a leader.
Individual, team, organisations - all have leadership skills and support career transitions.
This generation wants more - break out of a traditional role. What energises and excites you?
23:00 mental health for rowing
Curiosity and compassion.
Egos can be big - naming and shaming happens.
We can be black and white in our approach.
The best coaches wonder why the athlete went drinking and what they might need.
How to have that conversation... what I'm noticing is... do you want to share with me? Is there something else you need?
27:00 https://www.mirandaholder.com/
Individualised coaching for transitioning into Leadership.
Leadership - know yourself, make choices
Group coaching, speaking and facilitation.
How to connect to your body.
Timestamps
03:00 Miranda's background in rowing
06:00 A congenitial heart condition diagnosis
07:30 Transition to coaching. Be open minded and do as much as I can.
Going out in the launch with other coaches
Read books
Try things
09:00 What can I see? What do they see?
Training my eye to see things in the boat.
Communication skills - what do they say.
12:00 Rowing and leadership coaching
Each year everything is new
What does this group need? A laboratory.
Intangible leadership
Tangible things - what you can measure
15:30 Leadership coaching - putting everything on the line is an awful strategy as a leader.
Individual, team, organisations - all have leadership skills and support career transitions.
This generation wants more - break out of a traditional role. What energises and excites you?
23:00 mental health for rowing
Curiosity and compassion.
Egos can be big - naming and shaming happens.
We can be black and white in our approach.
The best coaches wonder why the athlete went drinking and what they might need.
How to have that conversation... what I'm noticing is... do you want to share with me? Is there something else you need?
27:00 https://www.mirandaholder.com/
Individualised coaching for transitioning into Leadership.
Leadership - know yourself, make choices
Group coaching, speaking and facilitation.
How to connect to your body.
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