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Friday 8th May 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
CEOs who Coach: An Interview with Martin Mercer, CEO Scentia
This week in the Coaching Café we are delighted to announce the start of a very special Coaching Café series focused on CEOs who are leading the way with coaching. This series is to celebrate International Coaching Week in May (but we are spreading out the celebrations over the month).
This series will feature conversations with leaders, who are not only supporting coaching in their organisations, but actively role modelling a coaching approach—whether through undertaking coach training themselves, embedding coaching into leadership practice, or enabling a broader culture of coaching. The intention of this series is to share practical insights from leaders who are “walking the talk”. Our series kicks off with (our very own CEO) Martin Mercer, CEO of the Scentia group of companies that includes AIM, AIM Business School, ACHW, IECL and Open Door.
Join Dr Natalie Ashdown as she interviews Martin to explore topics such as:
✔️ How coaching forms part of your leadership style
✔️ Why coaching matters in your organisation
✔️ What you’ve observed in terms of impact, performance, and engagement
✔️ Other insights/observations you would like to share about coaching in the workplace.
Join us for this inspirational conversation as we consider what becomes possible when coaching is championed at the very top of an organisation.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 15th May 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
CEOs who Coach: An Interview with Ash Woodcock, CEO RPM Hire
We continue our very special Coaching Café series focused on CEOs who are leading the way with coaching.
The series features conversations with CEOs, who are not only supporting coaching in their organisations, but actively role modelling a coaching approach—whether through undertaking coach training themselves, embedding coaching into leadership practice, or enabling a broader culture of coaching. The intention of this series is to share practical insights from leaders who are “walking the talk”.
We started with a converastion with Martin Mercer from the education sector—this week we shift industries to hear from Ash Woodcock of RPM Hire, leaders in traffic management equipment.
Join Dr Natalie Ashdown as she interviews Ash to explore topics such as:
✔️ How coaching forms part of your leadership style
✔️ Why coaching matters in your organisation
✔️ What you’ve observed in terms of impact, performance, and engagement
✔️ Other insights/observations you would like to share about coaching in the workplace.
Join us for this inspirational conversation as we consider what becomes possible when coaching is championed at the very top of an organisation.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 22nd May 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
CEOs who Coach: An Interview with Pat Cooper, CEO HVCCC
Over the last two weeks in the Coaching Café we will have the privilege to focus on CEOs who are leading the way with coaching.
The series features conversations with CEOs, who are not only supporting coaching in their organisations, but actively role modelling a coaching approach—whether through undertaking coach training themselves, embedding coaching into leadership practice, or enabling a broader culture of coaching. The intention of this series is to share practical insights from leaders who are “walking the talk”.
This week we are pleased to welcome Pat Cooper, CEO of HVCCC and former Group Captain Air Force, to share a unique perspective that spans over 10 years (since his coach training with Open Door) and across two very different organisations.
Join Dr Natalie Ashdown as she interviews Pat to explore topics such as:
✔️ How coaching forms part of your leadership style
✔️ Why coaching matters in your organisation
✔️ What you’ve observed in terms of impact, performance, and engagement
✔️ Other insights/observations you would like to share about coaching in the workplace.
Join us for this inspirational conversation as we consider what becomes possible when coaching is championed at the very top of an organisation.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 29th May 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
CEOs who Coach: An Interview with Dr Ricki Smith, CEO ACNA
Over the last three weeks in the Coaching Café we focus on CEOs who are leading the way with coaching.
The series features conversations with CEOs, who are not only supporting coaching in their organisations, but actively role modelling a coaching approach—whether through undertaking coach training themselves, embedding coaching into leadership practice, or enabling a broader culture of coaching. The intention of this series is to share practical insights from leaders who are “walking the talk”.
This week we are pleased to welcome Dr Ricki Smith, CEO of Access Care Network Australia (ACNA) to hear perspectives from another very different industry: aged care.
Join Dr Natalie Ashdown as she interviews Ricki to explore topics such as:
✔️ How coaching forms part of her leadership style
✔️ Why coaching matters in her organisation
✔️ What she has observed in terms of impact, performance, and engagement
✔️ Other insights/observations that she would like to share about coaching in the workplace.
Join us for this inspirational conversation as we consider what becomes possible when coaching is championed at the very top of an organisation.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
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