Episode 35

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20th May 2025

Dr Benita Mayhead (Duty of care in coaching)

This week, Dr Benita Mayhead, executive coach, coaching supervisor and facilitator of leadership development initiatives, tells us:

  • How to improve your mood, recall and creativity
  • The one thing that could make the biggest difference to clients
  • Why she is a fan of old school tools
  • What she would feel uncomfortable not having with her
  • What duty of care means
  • Who she would take to bring calmness
  • Why this episode could be renamed the coach's carrier bag
  • Her one-for-one practice
  • How she missed out on taking much more with her
  • ... and much more (including her shoe size!)

Pre-order Benita's upcoming book now. Find out more about Benita on LinkedIn.

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More about Benita

Dr Benita Mayhead is an experienced executive coach, coaching supervisor, and facilitator of leadership development initiatives. She holds a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring and lectures on ethics and duty of care in postgraduate programmes.

She is a Global Master Practitioner coach with EMCC and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). With over 30 years’ experience and a background in learning and development, Benita has built a strong reputation through her expertise and impact. Alongside her private practice, Benita services as a Board Director for EMCC U.K. and is actively involved in helping shape and develop coaching, mentoring, and coaching supervision in today’s world.

Her first book, 'Duty of Care in Coaching: A Comprehensive Approach to Navigating the Complexities of Contemporary Practice' will be released in September 2025. Pre-order now!

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An insight into what coaches consider the most important tools of their trade
The Coach’s Backpack podcast asks a variety of coaches (from sports to comedy) what they consider to be the most important tools of their trade, physically and/or mentally.

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David Lowe is a business coach, mentor, trainer and author.

He has worked with a wide range of clients across many industries, including Ford, Novartis, Ministry of Justice, NET-A-PORTER, NHS, John Lewis, GDS, Naked Wines and Shelter.

David has a post-graduate in Business & Personal Coaching from University of Chester and is currently researching how humour can be used effectively in coaching.

He has written a number of books, including 'The Innovation Revelation: A story about how to satisfy customer needs' and 'The Lemonade Stall: How to test and validate ideas -- a story and workbook'.