Enjoy this short video – it underlines the way in which supervisory enquiry gets to the core of the kind of issues we all bring to supervision. Edna Murdoch
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New Chapter Just Published: “Waking Up to the Power of Reflection to Unlock Transformation in People, Teams and Organisations” by Elaine Patterson
Elaine’s new chapter “Waking Up to the Power of Reflection to Unlock Transformation in People, Teams and Organisations” has just been published in “Contemporary Leadership Challenges” which was edited by Aida Alvinius. As Elaine writes in the Abstract to her Chapter: “In our busy and frenetic world, leaders face over-whelm. Never before has there […]
“Reflection as an Oasis for Busy People in Busy Times” By Elaine Patterson
“Reflection as an Oasis for Busy People in Busy Times” Article Published in “Coaching Perspectives” Association of Coaching’s Global Magazine January 2017 Issue 12 Is reflection an antidote to the relentless pressure and changes that we are faced with on a constant basis? Coaching Supervisor Elaine Patterson considers this question. “At no time in our […]
Restraining Your Automatic self
Restraining Your Automatic Self Aboodi Shabi (aboodishabi.com) “The morning is always wiser than the evening.” – Russian Proverb What happens to you when someone says something you don’t like? Or when someone upsets you at a meeting, or cuts you up when you are driving? Or when you receive an email just as […]
Spiritual and Religious Competencies – food for thought
Spiritual and Religious Competencies for Health Care Professionals By Cassandra Vieten, et al Adapted for coaches and coaching supervisors by Dede Osborn, MA, BCC, Dip CS Although this research was based on a U.S. sample and U.S. cultural values, as coaching grows as a profession globally, multi-cultural competencies in spiritual and religious beliefs and practices […]
The Day I Did Not Hold Back
The Day I Did Not Hold Back February 2017 By CSA graduate, Doug Montgomery, PCC, Executive Coach, Coach Supervisor, Trainer www.Elmbank-Coaching.co.uk So how honest and direct can a coach get? Well, I really pushed the limit a while back. Here’s what happened: The feeling surfaces I had been working with this particular client for […]
Article Published in Association for Coaching ‘Coaching Perspective’: “Reflection is an Oasis for Busy People in Busy Times”
“Is reflection an oasis to the relentless pressure and changes that we face on a constant basis. Coaching Supervisor Elaine Patterson considers this question.” At no time in our human history have we faced so many changes on so many fronts. How we choose to live will determine who we are, who are becoming, […]
Digitisation and relational intelligence
Digitisation and relational intelligence: ‘To be everywhere is to be nowhere’. Seneca During a recent webinar on the use of dialogue in supervision, with our wonderful US students, I found myself highlighting what is happening to us, given the massive increase in digitization over the last decade or so. Nicholas Carr writes: ‘I see a new […]
Still Listening??
Still Listening? A perspective on Amanda Riding’s workshop. It was a joy to spend a day with Amanda Riding at her “Still Listening” workshop last month. Who would have thought that connecting with my purpose and intention would have such a profound effect on my ability to listen? And not just listen, but listen with […]
In the Wake of the US Election 2016
In the wake of the US election 2016 As Thanksgiving approaches in the land I call home, I find the call to gratitude and appreciation particularly necessary. Gratitude and appreciation are acts of grounding; activities that put one dead center to their core of Being. And I need to feel my solid soul in this […]
