One of our very own ex-colleagues, Lauren Weinstein has just published a book on what to consider if you want to become a coach. Along with the post I wrote on this subject, Your Guide to Coaching Certification, Accreditation and Supervision, you might want to check out Lauren’s book at www.coachingiscalling.com
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My coaching and supervision manifesto updated
Subsequent to my coaching supervision course, I have reflected on the beliefs that inform my own coaching practice, and therefore my supervision, and how these are just one frame of reference, that could limit my capacity to stretch myself and others. Two years ago, I wrote this coaching manifesto, outlining my beliefs and the behaviors these lead to:
What I learned from the International Coaching Conference: Working with trauma
I’m afraid I didn’t catch the name of the woman who talked to us about coaching and trauma – she was standing in for another speaker – so I cannot give credit where it’s due…but suffice it to say that this was a really interesting talk. I learned….and was surprised that… …trauma is really common
What I learned from the International Coaching Supervision Conference: Me and My Shadow
Karyn Prentice’s session on working with our shadow – and our supervisee’s shadow – was fun and enlightening at the same time. Here’s what I took away: I learned (or re-learned)…. …that we sometimes need to remind our supervisee that they are enough for their coachee. They sometimes don’t see their own gold …every virtue is made
What I learned from the International Coaching Supervision conference: Group supervision and organizational learning
Here are my reflections on what I learned from Michelle Lucas and Sue Roberts about group supervision and organizational learning – thank you both for a really enlightening session, and to Michelle for sharing your experiences and resources subsequently. Michelle – feel free to add/edit anything that you feel I missed! I learned (or re-learned)… …the
What I learned from the International Coaching Supervision conference: Supervision (and leadership development) for the 21st century
Thanks to Michael Cavanagh for an engaging and provocative presentation on supervision for the 21st century. This also applies to leadership development for the 21st century. Here’s what I learned…I’d love to hear from others who were there – what else did you take away? I learned (or re-learned)…. …there are two ways that we
What I learned from the International Coaching Supervision conference: Ethics
This one day conference was jam-packed with great content…but so jam-packed that I didn’t have a chance to process what I learned there and then. So this is my reflective practice, and I would love to hear from others about what you learned – particularly from sessions that I didn’t attend. Here’s the first session…more
What are you learning from your coaching supervision, or supervision of your supervision?
Do you have coaching supervision? Or if you are a coach supervisor, supervision of your supervision? It’s becoming far more prevalent here in the UK…but some of my coaching contacts in the US look at me blankly when I talk about coaching supervision. As if we stop learning as soon as we get that certificate
International Coaching Week
Next week is International Coaching Week. In honour of that, I’d like to re-share some of the posts I’ve written about coaching, and ask you to forward them on to anyone who you think might benefit. Let’s raise awareness about what coaching is/is not, and how it works. Clare’s coaching manifesto My coaching story Performance
Trail blazing for the future
In my last post, Trail blazing in situ, I wrote about my aha moment that my passion for coaching and my job actually go hand-in-hand. And while I am happy with that for the short to medium term, I am also figuring out ways to step up a gear. I am conscious that you might be wondering
Trail blazing in situ
My brain (and probably my heart) has been working on overdrive, since I wrote my post about being a revolutionary, trying to figure out the next trail I want to blaze. On the one hand, I felt like I had to move roles, if I was to make the impact I wanted to make. But
The added value of three way contracting in coaching
I used to think it was enough to have a contract directly with my coachee. But I have come to see the error of my ways! That 1-1 contract is fine if the coachee is paying for the coaching. But if their company is paying for it, you automatically have an additional client, and multiple
Hopeless returns on investment from leadership development
I’ve long said that “training” events where big names and gurus talk to 200 leaders at a time about leadership are a waste of time and money. I put training in quotes, because these are really presentations, not training, and while there may be a call to action at the end of them, they generally don’t
Coaching Certification and Accreditation
In the last few weeks, quite a number of people have asked me for advice about their coaching journey, particularly related to certification. Given the interest, I’m going to summarise my thoughts here for a broader audience. One caveat before I start…this is based purely on my own experiences, so do not take this as
What’s the difference between good coaching and GREAT coaching
I went to a presentation by the Center for Creative Leadership about creating coaching cultures recently. I came away with a great 2 x 2 grid that explains the difference between good and great coaching. Some people’s coaching focuses on the problem and the “coach” telling the individual what to do about it – and
Unleash the independent critical thinking of your team members through coaching
John Whitmore, in his book Coaching for Performance, said that he had been told what to do as a small boy, then at school, then in the army. “So when I reached a position of authority, what did I do? I told people what to do, because that is what all my role models had
