We are excited to share with you the next interview in our “Beyond the Page” series featuring Cheryl Procter-Rogers.
Some clients say all the right things and still leave you with a quiet feeling that something is missing. That gap is where real coaching happens, and it starts with how you listen.
We sit down with master certified executive coach Cheryl Procter-Rogers to unpack her core idea from choice Magazine: listening beyond words. Together, we walk through the three levels of listening, from tracking the story to hearing meaning to noticing the signals underneath the language. Cheryl shares what it looks like to coach with your entire body, how breath and pace can shift the quality of presence, and why restraint is often the most powerful move a coach can make when the urge to fix shows up.
We also get practical about intuition in coaching. Instead of treating intuition like a verdict, we explore how to offer it with curiosity, invite the client to confirm or reject it, and protect psychological safety. Along the way, we talk about timing, well placed interruptions to surface patterns, and why leaders who listen deeply recognize misalignment faster and build trust more quickly in meetings and high stakes conversations.
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In this episode, I talk with Cheryl about her article published in our September 2026 issue.
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