What are Inclusive Leaders Made Of? By Razia Aziz and Jonathan Heath, the Equality Academy Ltd
Inclusive leadership is in fashion. Names such as McKinsey, Deloitte and Ernst & Young, have captured the attention of international business for the benefits of diversity, and the key role of inclusive leadership in ensuring that diversity is maximised – with an emphasis on a strategic approach. Research abounds which appears to show that diversity, […]
‘Nothing to do. Nowhere to go’
‘Nothing to do. Nowhere to go.’ Zen Master Lin Chi As Hunter Beaumont (Gestalt thinker, teacher and former president of Los Angeles Gestalt Institute) writes: “When we mirror someone we don’t DO anything. We listen, we hear, but we don’t DO. Mirroring in that way creates a feedback loop that can facilitate awareness… that’s mirroring. […]
CSA Newsletter – Summer 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Directors’ Report 2 Calendar of Events & CSA News 3 Articles: • Deep in dialogue – Edna Murdoch • Community Perspectives – Jo Birch • The Lightest Touch – Jo Birch • Like Gossamer – Elaine Patterson • International Coaching Week 2016 Jo Leymarie. • A day in the […]
Booking NOW: 2016 Coaching Supervision Course.
Dear Coaches, CSA’s 2016, accredited supervision programme is now ¾’s full. If you are thinking of training in supervision, read on. Coaches and leaders rightly demand a lot from their supervisors. So it is important to us at CSA, that our graduates have the capacity to hold the supervisee well and simultaneously to focus on […]
The Lightest Touch by Jo Birch
In this article Jo Birch explores what it feels like to be in the “Groan Zone” of Disturbance between Divergence and Convergence for learning and change. She writes: “I walked across the dry grass, conscious of my heart beating, the smell of the circus coming into my awareness. I drew back the canvas of […]
DEEP IN DIALOGUE: Edna Murdoch interviews Elaine Patterson and Jo Birch to mark the launch of CSA’s new International Centre of Reflective Practice
Our new DEEP IN DIALOGUE Blog series launches with Edna Murdoch talking to Elaine Patterson and Jo Birch to mark the launch of CSA’s International Centre for Reflective Practice. Read on to find out what they said: 2016.06.07 Deep in Dialogue The Edna Murdoch Interviews _ With Elaine Patterson & Jo Birch
A Poem: “Like Gossamer” by Elaine Patterson
A poem in praise of not knowing and a tribute to Otto Scharmer’s Theory U. The poem was first shared with participants on the UK Coaching Diploma Course in October 2016! A question. A worry. An unease. An anxiety. Caught off balance. A nudge, which will not go away… Demanding attention. I stagger. […]
Ethics is the Underscore of the Coaching Relationship by Jo Leymarie
International Coaching Week 2016 Ethics is the underscore for the Coaching Relationship “During the International Coaching Week 2016 that took place from the 16th to the 21st of May 2016 I was fortunate enough to participate in a “conversation around ethics” with guest speaker Kees de Vries” writes Jo Leymarie, in an article forwarded to […]
TEAM COACHING SUPERVISION TRAINING PROGRAMME
TEAM COACHING SUPERVISION TRAINING PROGRAMME LONDON March 2017 – June 2017 A new, powerful programme led by Dr. Alison Hodge with CSA UK Ltd Senior leadership teams are looking to improve their effectiveness in today’s constantly changing and unpredictable world. As a result, there is increasing interest in team coaching in organisations across the globe. […]
Getting the best out of coaching supervision
Last week, I was delighted to attend the 6th International Conference in Coaching Supervision at Oxford Brookes University. It is always lovely to connect with fellow practitioners and to engage in the energy and conversation of the day. A quick glance at the content of the conference told me that we were all in for […]
