Recently I was delivering a teleforum on the subject of contracting. Not just contracting, but psychological contracting; that is to say what goes on underneath the overt contracts we make and re-make with clients, stakeholders and sponsors. The context for this teleforum was one of our supervision training programs, the one currently running in Sydney […]
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Neuroscience……questions
I want to return to Linda Aspey’s article – see below – in which she questions our insistence on so many questions. Much of what we are currently learning about coaching comes from the discipline of neuroscience and Linda illustrates succinctly why this new information is so important for us. She says that, “ there’s […]
THROUGH THE DOOR…..
Through the door ….. I imagine we’ve all experienced this, as a Coach or Supervisor. The time when we are totally in the flow, when there seems to be a shared space between us and the client, a joint exploration and co-creation. When I was training with the Centre for Transpersonal Psychology, we talked […]
To question or not to question…….
An article last year by Linda Aspey – see below – really caught my eye. In it she explores our prized coaching tool- our questioning technique. More than that, Linda alerts us to the way we coaches habitually question our clients and she invites us to consider the potential effects of relentless questioning: “Whenever we […]
Recommending Wendy Kier…..
Dear Readers, we can all use some help with our marketing and especially the with newer forms of marketing in social media. We are happy to recommend Wendy….. Marketing your coaching business on Twitter Twitter is the number one online social media platform for driving real time conversations. So what does this mean for […]
Presence and the discovery of wisdom ….
I sometimes wonder how often I see another human being. By which I mean, really see them. People are amazing – infinitely deep. complex and self-contradictory. It was that sense of the potential and rich variety in people that first drew me to coaching. As a Supervisor, I see the potential in Coaches and often […]
COACHING FROM THE INSIDE
“When a supervisee comes to supervision, both people will be changed by the relationship and the conversation that happens between them……(supervision) is a place for everyone in the system to be thought about or held in mind. It is a place to have deep conversations; it is a place to think creatively with a joined […]
Article on Tree of Executive Coaching by Elaine Patterson
“INTRODUCING THE “TREE OF EXECUTIVE COACHING” AN ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR ENABLING INSPIRED COACHING CONVERSATIONS… from Elaine Patterson I qualified as an Executive Coach with The OCM in 2006; going on to qualify as a Coach Supervisor with the Coaching Supervision Academy in 2009, and become accredited as an EMCC Master Practitioner in 2010. But my […]
Article: Artistry in Coaching by Lynne de Lay
Article: Artistry in Coaching The Tapestry of Art and Science by Lynne de lay For years, coaching has emphasised tools, techniques, competencies, and models. Coaching schools, universities, and consultancies stress these elements because they’re essential to develop as coaches. They provide a firm foundation for continued growth and a thread of consistency across the discipline. […]
Virtual Coach and Mentor Supervision by Edna Murdoch
ABSTRACT The coaching profession has eagerly embraced communications technology, and this has increased the capacity for rich exchange and increased the range of learning environments. This chapter will look at how both group and individual coach and mentor supervision can occur virtually and what supervisors need to be aware of when working in this way. […]
