Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is a researcher, author, coach trainer and coach. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of positive psychology coaching and has studied the topic for more than 25 years. He is author of 9 books including Positive Provocation (2023), and Radical Listening (2025). Robert trains coaches at Positive Acorn and is visiting faculty in Singapore and Australia. In 2024, Thinkers 50 named Robert one of the 50 most influential executive coaches in the world.
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Radical Listening For Coaches
As a group, professional coaches tend to be good listeners. Listening is so central to what we do, in fact, that it is one of our core competencies. This does not mean, however, that we can improve! In this interactive session, Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener invites you to reexamine listening from new angles. We will build on traditional notions of “active listening” to better understand the role of authenticity, assertiveness, and motivation in the listening process. You will leave this session with new attitudes toward listening, more targeted language to describe it, and experiments to try in your own coaching practice.