At CSA, we are delighted to see the current expansion of supervision and to notice how many leaders, mentors and HR personnel are attending our supervision programmes. The spacious and meticulous nature of supervisory conversation, truly meets the needs of professionals across the world, who want more ‘headspace’ and who value having someone to accompany […]
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‘Fools rush in….’
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” Alexander Pope in his poem An Essay on Criticism (1709) Also the title of an Elvis Presley song. I notice that I often get myself muddled and confused about the definitions of projection, transference and parallel process. And so do my clients. I am not a […]
Reframing my road map for coaching supervision Elena Granelle CSA Accredited Supervisor
Reframing my road map for coaching supervision Elena Granelle CSA Accredited Supervisor After our second workshop in London during February, I really felt overwhelmed and a very urgent and deep need to make some kind of order in my mind (big picture) about all the concepts, models, perspectives and methodologies I was receiving. My […]
CSA Presence at ICF Global Conference- Rio de Janeiro Karyn Prentice
CSA Presence at ICF Global Conference- Rio de Janeiro Karyn Prentice Senior Programme Trainer: USA, France and UK In the middle of November under a royal blue canopy of a seemingly endless spring sky in the southern hemisphere the ICF Global Conference for Latin and South America held its two day conference in Rio de […]
Why leading well is so difficult and how super-Vision can help Elaine Patterson
Why leading well is so difficult and how super-Vision can help Elaine Patterson “You see things not as they are but HOW you are” Eric Butterworth Leading well is hard. This is because leading well is both business and personal; and leading is a people business. The person who is the leader is the common […]
JUDGEMENT: PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHODYNAMIC AND PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVES by Keri Phillips
JUDGEMENT: PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHODYNAMIC AND PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVES by Keri Phillips Judgement is a word apparently simple, yet it is multi-faceted. My speculation is that this contrast between initial appearance and subsequent reality is the reason why this word can be equally attractive and repulsive. I elaborate on this later when considering the psychodynamic perspective on judgement. […]
Executive Presence and the value of Coaching Supervision
The most recent research to come out on the Executive Coaching industry in the U.S. (Underhill and McAnally, 2013) is very clear. The #1 reason for hiring a coach is Leadership Development, and #2, to develop Executive Presence. However, both categories frequently show up on peer ratings of senior-level executives. This would suggest: 1) that […]
Vulnerability comes in handy……
Vulnerability comes in handy: What we can learn about supervision with our teachers of Tai Chi, Pilates, or Yoga (or any exercise type). By Gloria E. Bader, Ed. D. The idea of understanding and appreciating our physical sensations as we supervise and coach has never appealed to me. My dismissive assumptions about a somatic […]
Hope in a battered world by Elaine Patterson
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
Having courage…….
One afternoon a few weeks ago I was reading and a sentence jumped out at me. No matter what came after that my eyes kept travelling back to those words as it registered its impact on me. I noticed how it kept showing up again and again in my work with coachees, supervisees, and […]
