Meyler Campbell Digest: February 2025

Each month we share the latest from Meyler Campbell; we also let you know all the news from the community and details of upcoming CPD and how you can book your place in the Events area.  Featured each month in our Learn section, we share news from the community and a range of curated resources which we hope you’ll find useful and interesting. Near the end of the Digest, we share how you can watch previous Event Recordings and listen to the Meyler Campbell Podcast Series.

If you have any suggestions on content or news for upcoming Digest issues, please contact connected@meylercampbell.com.

‘Class of 2025’ February Event

Every year, Meyler Campbell ensures that the current graduating year group are brought together to meet with fellow coaches on the Mastered programme. We host a Welcome event, from which a number of ‘Class of’ representatives volunteer and then organise further social learning and networking events for their graduating year group.

Last night, at the Alice Black Gallery, a number of these coaches came together for an informal evening event for their ‘Class of 2025’ graduating year group. The purpose of this event was to better understand what activities would be most valuable for coaches across current syndicates, with a view to running complimentary events alongside the Mastered programme and CPD opportunities already available. James Mountford, one of the ‘Class of’ representatives, shared how the evening went:

“The evening was great fun; a dozen people were able to join. There was appetite for learning sessions focused on topics of particular relevance to those starting out as coaches – such as hearing from coaches two to three years into their practice, as well as establishing a peer-learning forum focusing on questions, challenges and successes, to share with a group of peers who are diverse yet at the same time have needs in common.”

We hope that everyone who was able to attend had an enjoyable and fulfilling evening.

Events

Destressing Our Workplaces: An Introduction to the
Mindful Business Charter
Tuesday 11th March, 5:30pm – 7:00pm (UK), Virtual
Mastered graduates Moira Slape & Richard Martin will provide an introduction to the Mindful Business Charter, a practical framework to encourage us to be more thoughtful about the impact we have on each other and how small changes to working practices can have a positive impact on everyday pressure and stress.
Register here →

Connect & Learn:
Forest Bathing with Anna Phillips
Wednesday 19th March, 12:30pm – 1:30pm (UK), In Person
Learn more about the practice of Shinrin Yoku – also known as Forest Bathing – from Meyler Campbell Faculty Member Anna Phillips, a Shinrin Yoku Practitioner and Forest Therapy Guide. Explore whether it could become a resource for your own wellbeing and renewal, as well as inspiring your coaching practice.
Register here →

Learn from the Community

In our Tales from Beyond series, we hear from Graduates of our Mastered programme so that they can share their many and varied stories.
Tales from Beyond: Cheryl Gowdie
This month, 2013 Mastered Alumna Cheryl Gowdie recounts the decision she made to embark on an exciting new journey from MD of an innovative HR consultancy business to setting up her own successful coaching practice in the US. Read Cheryl Gowdie’s story here → 

Exploring The Power of Forgiveness
Published earlier this month, Cheryl’s new book Forgiveness is Freedom: Unloading the Burden of Unforgiveness shares insights, strategies and tools to be able to embrace the freedom of forgiveness. Order here →

Simon Brown is running the 2025 London Marathon
Faculty member Simon Brown is running the London Marathon this April. He is running for Whizz Kidz, a very worthy cause helping young children in need. Help support Simon’s goal here →

What effective CEOs do after their first 90 days
Meyler Campbell graduate David Lancefield looks at the obstacles that can occur after a CEO’s honeymoon period and a leadership system that can be implemented to enable continued success. Read more here →

What AI taught me about my own coaching style
Alumnus Gareth Marlow used ChatGPT as an executive coaching supervisor to hold up a mirror to his work and says the results and experience has been illuminating. Read more here →

Learn for your Interest

When is coaching unsuccessful?
A fascinating research publication looking at the flipside of coaching, why coaching might not work within the workplace, and the factors contributing to an unsuccessful coaching experience. Read the full paper here →

Executive transition teaches leaders how to step forward by stepping aside
A Forbes article demonstrating the courage and foresight founders need to ensure their organizations thrive beyond their tenure by stepping back. Read more here →

What business leaders can learn from modern sports
This McKinsey & Company article makes the connection between modern-day sports and today’s chief executive officers; listing the practices of great athletes that leaders can adapt to their own work. Read more here →

How to tame your advice monster
In his 2020 TEDx talk, Michael Bungay Stanier explains how and why advice-giving goes bad, how to tame your own ‘advice monster’, and why the powerful act of staying curious a little longer is key. Watch here →

Event Recordings
For those of you who were unable to attend, and those of you who did attend but would like to revisit, all webinar recordings can be accessed by Connected & Connected+ members here.

Podcast Series
You can listen to all episodes of the Meyler Campbell Podcast series on the Meyler Campbell Connected platform. The series is also available to listen to on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.