“Unconditional presence is the most powerful transmuting force there is” John Welwood. I wish that our coaching training courses could give much more time to ‘unconditional presence.’ In our (CSA’s) coaching supervision training, we work throughout the nine months to ensure that our supervisors use ‘unconditional presence’ and mindfulness to support their work with coaches. […]
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Coaching Presence
Coaching Presence Over the next few weeks, I will be writing about coaching presence and how very important it is for us to cultivate profound presence – not just extra awareness. To begin, I would like to offer you a quotation that says it all in my book and then, a simple practical preparation for […]
Coaching Supervision explores Relational Practice
A key element of coaching supervision is the exploration of the relationship between coach and coachee, as well as the one taking place inside the coach – the internal conversation often referred to as the ‘Internal Supervisor’. Coaching Supervision appreciates that while the observable business of coaching is going on – meetings, contracting, outlining coaching […]
Coaching Supervision: Reflection, Insight, Support
One way of exploring what coaching supervision should really look like, is to think of it as a process of Reflection, Insight and Support. This way of understanding it underlines the fact that supervision enhances ‘seeing’ – the seeing into one’s practice – as well as the illumination of subtle processes in coaching conversations and […]
Attachment to Outcome. Anne Pink
Coaches bring a variety of topics and ‘feelings’ to reflect on in supervision as indeed I do when I work with my own Supervisor. It has become increasingly apparent to me that one particular ‘challenge’ raises its head frequently in the relationship Coaches have with their coaching clients and that is the apparently thorny matter […]
Endings
Endings. Julia Menaul Remember the end of the film, Casablanca? Are you as disappointed as me that Isla and Rick don’t fly off into the sunset together? What about the Shawshank Redemption when in the final scene Andy and Red are reunited in freedom on the beach? When you see “The End”, on screen, […]
Sunlight on Leaves
So I’m sitting with Edna on a Summer afternoon in a tea garden in Lewes. The sun is warm and bright and we are talking about presence and mindfulness and other things. Edna says “You should write a blog.” “I wouldn’t know what to write about”, I reply “Whatever you think is important” I look […]
10 tips on making a still space in a frenetic world
These are tips for coaches and coach supervisors who wish to clear a little space and try out some mindfulness practice because a) you might have heard a bit about it (or a lot) and are curious to see or could enhance the sense of presence you bring into the coaching and coaching supervision space, […]
What should we call Supervision?
Should we even call it supervision? In the UK and Europe, the major coaching bodies (ICF, EMCC, AC, APECS) are considering the results of lengthy discussions held over a two-year period, one of which looks at all aspects of supervision. One of the most difficult conversations we had was what to call this ‘new’ practice […]