Our newly refreshed Coaching Café Podcast kicks off 2026 with our annual crystal ball on trends in coaching and leadership conversations.

Each year, we start by asking a simple question: What’s going to be at the forefront of coaching and leadership conversations this year?

So, we stare into our double espresso coffee cups—and the latest research—to bring you our predictions for the conversations, trends, and challenges shaping workplaces right now. We explore what’s on the minds of leaders, what coaches are being asked to support, and what to stay alert to as the year unfolds.

By exploring these trends, you’ll gain insight into the latest thinking and how it’s likely to show up in real coaching and leadership conversations in 2026.

You’ll walk away with:

✔️ The key coaching and leadership trends shaping 2026 ✔️ Insights into the conversations leaders are having—or avoiding ✔️ Emerging challenges and capability gaps to watch for ✔️ Ideas you can apply immediately in your coaching and leadership practice

Join Natalie (yes, Dr Natalie Ashdown 😉) and Paula as they kick off the Coaching Café year with insight, curiosity, and practical relevance. This is your space to stay informed, reflect on practice, and connect coaching to what’s happening in real workplaces—right now.

We’re delighted to be back and look forward to learning, sharing, and making a difference together in 2026.

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In our final Coaching Café Podcast for the year, we take a moment to reflect on what has been another extraordinary series.

In 2025, we’ve explored everything from Trends in Coaching and the ICF Credentialing Exam, to the Gallup State of the Global Workplace Report, coaching for performance conversations, coaching and psychological safety, the new ICF Core Competencies, and of course, our much-loved Coaching in Action series featuring PCC and MCC-level demonstrations. All with free Continuing Coach Education (CCE’s) attached.

Across over 30 Coaching Café Podcasts, with only a handful of breaks, you have joined us from all around the world —to connect, learn, and reflect on coaching practice and the profession…and of course to give us the weekly global weather report!

This week, we celebrate the year that was:
✔️ A countdown of our most popular Coaching Café podcasts of 2025
✔️ The themes and topics that sparked the most conversation
✔️ Insights and moments that shaped our collective learning
✔️ A look ahead to what’s coming in 2026

Whether you’ve joined us every week or tuned in occasionally, this final Coaching Café podcast is your chance to pause, reflect, and celebrate our global coaching community.

Let’s swap the coffee for a glass of champagne and celebrate the difference we’ve made—together.

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As we approach the end of the year for the Coaching Café Podcast, we continue to share valuable insights for our coaching community. The 2025 ICF Global Coaching Study Final Report has just been released, offering one of the most comprehensive views of the global coaching profession to date.

Featuring data gathered from over 10,000 coaches worldwide—including, importantly, managers and leaders who coach—this 73-page report provides a rich picture of where the coaching industry stands today and where it’s heading.

We know many coaches don’t have time to read the full report, and that’s where we come in.

Join us for this Coaching Café Podcast as we synthesise the key highlights, focusing on what’s most relevant for Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region, while also exploring the global trends shaping the coaching profession for our international followers.

You’ll walk away with:
✔️ The latest data on industry growth, trends, and demographics
✔️ Insights into coaching opportunities in our region
✔️ A global perspective on the evolution of the coaching profession including managers and leaders as coaches
✔️ Inspiration to help you feel a part of the global coaching profession.

Whether you’re an experienced coach, a manager or leader who coaches, or an emerging practitioner, this session will help you stay informed, inspired, and connected to the wider profession.

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