Friday, June 19, 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT
with Paul J Barbour, PCC, ACTC
For the Love of It explores how love for self, for others and for the world sits at the heart of effectively coaching individuals and teams. Drawing on the speaker’s personal story of growing up during community conflict and his own journey with neurodiversity, Paul will support attendees to examine how natural bias, judgment and embedded narratives shape how we see and work with ourselves and each other. Through story, reflection and practical application, this session explores how reconnecting with our humanity helps us coach with deeper connection, compassion, curiosity and courage.
Paul J Barbour is an executive and team coach, Certified Business Psychologist, and author with over 20 years of experience leading businesses at Kerry Group plc. A writer and speaker with strong interests in human collaboration and conflict resolution, he is also a lead tutor on the Henley Professional Certificate in Team and Systemic Coaching and part of the UK ICF Team Coaching Working Party. Paul is co-author with Lucy Widdowson of Building Top-Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organizational Success (Kogan Page, 2021; 2nd edition, 2025), among other publications including Becoming a Team Coach: The ICF Essential Guide (2025), with Lucy Widdowson, Jonathan Passmore, and Katerina Kanelidou.