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Nov 10
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Ep. 241 - Team Coaching, Outdoors: Recon...

Jeanine Bailey & Marie Quigley
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What happens when you take a team out of the boardroom and into the woods Coach and ex-corporate leader Paul Jefferies shares how coaching in nature restores attention, lowers defenses, and sparks fresh thinking. He provides practical ways to work outdoors: constellations, reflective walks, and nature-based metaphors. The results: deeper connection, clearer purpose, better outcomes.

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