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Supervision is the collective learnings shared amongst peers by Simon Dennis

Oct 1

Oct 1 Supervision is the collective learnings shared amongst peers by Simon Dennis

Practitioner Experience, Internal Coaching, supervision, CPPD, Con PPD

Given the nature of coaching, and its close links and historical alignment to therapy, I can understand why the need for supervision became a hot topic. In the early days it was very simple just to build on the model,

High Quality in the Coaching process by Maria Biquet

Jul 23

Jul 23 High Quality in the Coaching process by Maria Biquet

Practitioner Research, Professional Development, CPPD, Con PPD

Practicing Coaching for years and reaching a point of maturity I have come to some observations and conclusions about what we really do when we work with people in a coaching process.

Listening unlocks my approach to coaching by Keiko Shinohara (guest)

May 14

May 14 Listening unlocks my approach to coaching by Keiko Shinohara (guest)

Practitioner Experience, Skills, Listening, self-awareness, self development, CPPD, Con PPD

Every coach listens; the difference lies in the ways we each focus on what we’re listening to and how (self-) aware we each are when we’re listening to our client communicate with us.

“Rules of Thumb: My Own Coaching Heuristics” by Dr. Lilian Abrams, Ph.D., MBA, MCC

Dec 12

Dec 12 “Rules of Thumb: My Own Coaching Heuristics” by Dr. Lilian Abrams, Ph.D., MBA, MCC

Practitioner Experience, self development, coaching style, CPPD, Con PPD

I have realized over my time as an executive coach (and prior to that, as an OD consultant) that I have assembled my own personal treasure box of what I call “heuristics”. These are the pithy sayings, models, and go-to concepts that I have found useful in describing my meaning, in terms of providing a contribution to my client in that moment in our coaching conversation. (Understanding the nature of that prompting urge is, I suspect, a topic for another blog-piece!)

Embracing the current reality - THE crucial step to explore the way forward by Petra Macdougald (guest)

Apr 19

Apr 19 Embracing the current reality - THE crucial step to explore the way forward by Petra Macdougald (guest)

Petra Macdougald

Internal Coaching, Professional Experience, CPPD, Con PPD

“Is this my stuff, or the client’s stuff?” Putting frustration on the table for discussion by Doug Montgomery

Feb 6

Feb 6 “Is this my stuff, or the client’s stuff?” Putting frustration on the table for discussion by Doug Montgomery

Doug Montgomery

Practitioner Experience, CPPD, Con PPD

“Making sense of how we define a coaching approach from each of our professional experiences” by Doug Montgomery and Laurent Terseur

Jan 23

Jan 23 “Making sense of how we define a coaching approach from each of our professional experiences” by Doug Montgomery and Laurent Terseur

Internal Coaching, Leadership, Professional Experience, CPPD, Con PPD

Being genuinely interested in you: My pathway into coaching by Simon Dennis (guest)

Nov 9

Nov 9 Being genuinely interested in you: My pathway into coaching by Simon Dennis (guest)

Internal Coaching, Practitioner Experience, CPPD, Con PPD

East meets West – how different philosophies can combine and inform coaching by R Ramamurthy Krishna (Guest)

May 4

May 4 East meets West – how different philosophies can combine and inform coaching by R Ramamurthy Krishna (Guest)

R. Ramamurthy Krishna

culture, CPPD, Con PPD

“Attention!”: what really makes coaching work … or not! By Jeremy Ridge

Feb 19

Feb 19 “Attention!”: what really makes coaching work … or not! By Jeremy Ridge

Definition, CPPD, Con PPD

How Coaching, and the intimacy it can achieve, could add to the idea of what ‘ Engagement ‘ can really achieve by Jeremy Ridge

Nov 19

Nov 19 How Coaching, and the intimacy it can achieve, could add to the idea of what ‘ Engagement ‘ can really achieve by Jeremy Ridge

Practitioner Experience, Definition, CPPD, Con PPD