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01-08-2023

'Building learning communities through peer coaching'

Episode: 47

Sonja Robinson is passionate about the virtues and benefits of peer coaching. In this interview, it’s apparent why.

She takes us through the process of this kind of coaching and how to create a safe, confidential, and empowering space that builds trust and excitement and in which participants find solutions to real problems together.

In addition to exploring what in detail this powerful yet relatively short process has to offer we also discuss the effect of effective peer coaching.

Peer coaching leads to actions (solutions) and measurable results. And in terms of the future, it increases authentic dialog in the culture making it a real learning community.

Sonja finished our conversation with this Buddhist quote:

“Be still as a mountain and flow like a great river”.

Please listen and enjoy!

Biography

As a thought leader within talent management, Sonja coaches individuals and teams at the middle and senior level to enhance personal and professional purpose, learning, and growth, increase performance, and deliver impactful results for the organization.

With expertise in designing and managing customized leadership, peer coaching, and mentor training programs, Sonja has designed regional and global leadership development programs annually, covering development areas like time management, delegation, communication, coaching skills for leaders, conflict management, feedback, mediation, and behavioral change.

Sonja has managed and delivered multicultural project teams of up to 20 on global event projects with FIFA, collaborating with team members and senior-level stakeholders including CEOs, politicians, diplomats, and members of Royalty and government. Sonja has also taken part in Volunteer Leadership with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for over 12 years.

Sonja holds a master’s in coaching and consulting for change from Oxford SAID University of Oxford. She is a certified CORE™ coach, and ICF-accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and CHART Certified Coach. Sonja is an active mentor with “Thrive with Mentoring”, ETH (university of Zurich), and HEC alumni.

And she lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

Sonja Robinson is passionate about the virtues and benefits of peer coaching. In this interview, it’s apparent why.

She takes us through the process of this kind of coaching and how to create a safe, confidential, and empowering space that builds trust and excitement and in which participants find solutions to real problems together.

In addition to exploring what in detail this powerful yet relatively short process has to offer we also discuss the effect of effective peer coaching.

Peer coaching leads to actions (solutions) and measurable results. And in terms of the future, it increases authentic dialog in the culture making it a real learning community.

Sonja finished our conversation with this Buddhist quote:

“Be still as a mountain and flow like a great river”.

Please listen and enjoy!

Biography

As a thought leader within talent management, Sonja coaches individuals and teams at the middle and senior level to enhance personal and professional purpose, learning, and growth, increase performance, and deliver impactful results for the organization.

With expertise in designing and managing customized leadership, peer coaching, and mentor training programs, Sonja has designed regional and global leadership development programs annually, covering development areas like time management, delegation, communication, coaching skills for leaders, conflict management, feedback, mediation, and behavioral change.

Sonja has managed and delivered multicultural project teams of up to 20 on global event projects with FIFA, collaborating with team members and senior-level stakeholders including CEOs, politicians, diplomats, and members of Royalty and government. Sonja has also taken part in Volunteer Leadership with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for over 12 years.

Sonja holds a master’s in coaching and consulting for change from Oxford SAID University of Oxford. She is a certified CORE™ coach, and ICF-accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and CHART Certified Coach. Sonja is an active mentor with “Thrive with Mentoring”, ETH (university of Zurich), and HEC alumni.

And she lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

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