Bare listening I’ve been thinking (yet again) about listening, catalysed by two experiences: resisting the four levels of listening of Otto Scharmer’s Theory U; and being drawn towards the premise of listening to connect, proposed in Judith Glaser’s Conversational Intelligence. As I pondered the roots of my aversion to one idea, and my attraction to […]
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Who Takes the First Shot?
Who Takes the First Shot? http://www.julie-johnson-consulting.com/blog_view/February_Who_Takes_the_First_Shot\ While many say that pure coaching consists of giving no advice at all, I’ve heard many coaches confess that they do give advice from time to time. I would love to hear from you – what is your stance? And, what can we coaches do to get it right? […]
UNIQUE, NEW Supervision Group – London outdoors
5 super-Vision sessions in 5 Parks & Gardens in London April 2016 – February 2017 Sacred Landscape: Insight and Wisdom through the 5 Seasons A SMALL SUPERVISION GROUP IS FORMING (6 max). We will be working outdoors mainly using the backdrop of London’s great open spaces and the changing seasons to inspire our practice as coaches. […]
What distinguishes us
What distinguishes us All CSA faculty are experienced Executive Coaches and Supervisors. Many also have blended this with their therapeutic, education, OD, HR, leadership and business qualifications and experience. Some have been supervising for over 25 years. This depth of experience is in part, what distinguishes CSA in the field of supervision training. A team […]
The CSA Way
CSA: The Story Founders: Edna Murdoch established her coaching business in 1999 and soon recognised the need for coaching profession to be supported by the reflective practice of supervision. She had experienced the benefits of supervision throughout her business and professional life and at the time (2001), there were only a very few coach supervisors […]
You are..FILL IN THE BLANK!
Your are …………Fill in the Blank I so clearly remember one of my very early coaching sessions, and the lasting lesson I learned by getting it wrong. My coachee and I were reviewing the results of his 360-degree feedback report. One of the positive messages in the data was around his communication. I asked him […]
The Coach and the Expert
The Coach and The Expert Dr. Barrett McBride “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” Rumi I have a contingent of coach-clients who have played—or are continuing to play—an expert role in another occupation. For example, I supervise health and wellness coaches who have transitioned from clinician […]
Team Coaching Supervision Programme
Dear Colleagues, Together with CSA UK and several experienced group specialists and coach supervisors, we are now offering a new, powerful Team Coaching Supervision Training Programme that starts in January 2016. During the training programme we’ll be exploring and addressing the following themes: What is team coaching? The complexity of group dynamics and relationships Holding […]
Getting fit for purpose!
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 […]
‘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 […]
