Scott Grady, Haptic Architects “Collaboration has been within the Haptic DNA from the very first few months of the practice.”

Seb Wood "The core of reflection is to have a form of honesty with yourself, and honesty about the situation you are in".

11. joulukuuta 2025

For the last podcast of the year, Rachel and Louise are joined by Seb Wood, of international engineering firm Whitby Wood, for a chat about the importance of reflection for leadership, and for life. There is also a Christmas book recommendation! Coaches On The Couch is co-hosted by Louise Rodgers …

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Rachel Birchmore, AreBe and Step Up. “Changing the way we plan meetings so that people get a moment between them can give the brain time to reset. There is no reason why meetings need to be an hour.”

7. marraskuuta 2025

Louise and Rachel talk books! Some nuggets from books they have been reading (on their respective couches of course); from the neuroscience of resting the brain, to the benefit of talking to horses, via the Let Them theory. Coaches On The Couch is co-hosted by Louise Rodgers and Rachel Birchmore …

00:25:29

Chris Bryant, co-founder of Alma-nac “Behavioural change is the missing piece in the architects’ toolkit. It should be the starting point, rather than an afterthought."

13. maaliskuuta 2026

Chris Bryant of alma-nac explains to Rachel and Louise what the practice discovered about behavioural change when it applied architectural thinking to a project aimed at making schools more energy-efficient. Coaches On The Couch is co-hosted by Louise Rodgers and Rachel Birchmore who are exec and…

00:31:15

Nathan Spencer, MD of UKREiif “The culture we have created makes people want to remain in the business for the long term. We are proud to have a team that is sticking together.”

19. helmikuuta 2026

The first episode of 2026 features Louise and Rachel in conversation with Nathan Spencer, Managing Director of UKREiif. They chat about his leadership journey; the values that underpin the culture of the organisation, including its commitment to D&I; and what’s next for this rapidly growing bra…

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