Let's Get Real
Let's Get Real
Nina Simonds, PCC
Coaching with Kindness
51 minutes Posted Jan 4, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
Our Origin Story
Dental Hygienist Metaphor for Coaching
The Distinction between Developing People and Coaching
Why Kindness?
Male Conditioning and Vulnerability
Our Definition of Vulnerability
The Five Pathways of Kindness
Honesty without Brutality
Sweetness: The Most Surprising Pathway
Everyone Has Access to Kindness
Jeff's Superpower
The Function of Playfulness
Nina's Superpower
Where Coaches Tighten Up
Being Open to our Client's Heartache
Logic as a Defense Mechanism
Effective Coaching Is Also About What We Don’t Do
The Kind Lab: Building the Muscles of Kindness
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Jeff is an executive coach and leadership facilitator with 30+ years of experience in the coaching world. He works with clients to manage change, discover cutting-edge solutions, bring humanity to work, and create sustainable workplaces. Additionally, he leads the Co-Active Training Institute’s (CTI) Leadership Program, working with executives and other professionals to ignite their inherent strengths and create mutual, powerful alliances. In this conversation, Nina and Jeff explored the myth...