Coaching in Times of Urgency: Presence, Discernment & Steadiness | ICW 2026 | Co-Active

Learn how Co-Active coaching builds presence, discernment, and steadiness when the stakes are highest — in this ICW 2026 live session with Nina Simonds, MCC, CPCC & Sam House, MCC, CPCC. In this session from International Coaching Week (ICW) 2026, Co-Active Faculty Nina Simonds and Sam House explore the role of coaching when individuals and systems are navigating rapid change, urgency, and high-stakes decision-making. Rather than offering tactical solutions, they dive into the distinctly human capabilities coaches bring to volatile environments — and demonstrate them live through a real coaching session. Topics covered: • The BANI framework: Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible — and what it means for coaches today • Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn: How the nervous system shapes client behavior under pressure • Moving clients from reactive default responses to empowered, embodied choice • The myths of strength, control, predictability, and knowing — and why releasing them is a coaching superpower • What "coddiwompling" teaches us about purposeful coaching in uncertain terrain • How to tell the difference between a good coaching conversation and a transformational one • Live demo coaching: Sam House coaches a participant through the real-time challenge of staying in not-knowing You'll walk away able to: ✔ Regulate not just your own nervous system, but your client's ✔ Articulate how Co-Active coaching moves clients from reactivity toward centered, embodied choice ✔ Identify what separates a transformational conversation from business as usual This session is open to coaches at every stage, leaders who use coaching skills in their role, and anyone exploring what coaching can offer right now. Timestamps: 00:00 — Welcome & Introductions 06:28 — Session outcomes and agreements 14:00 — The BANI world: Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible 22:36 — Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn: the nervous system in urgency 36:22 — The Co-Active Way 40:34 — Presencing Exercise 45:01 — Live demo coaching with Sam House 1:04:49 — Debrief: what made that conversation transformational? 1:21:15 — Closing takeaways & announcements 🚀 Start Your Coaching Journey with Co-Active 👉 Explore Co-Active Training Institute programs: https://coactive.com/coach-training/ 🔔 Subscribe for more leadership and coaching insights. #ICW2026 #CoactiveCoaching #CoachTraining #InternationalCoachingWeek #ProfessionalCoaching Jump in on our lively global conversations! Find us on these other social media channels:   / coactiveleaders     / coactiveleaders     / coactiveleaders     / coactiveleaders