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Using ‘felt experience’ in coaching by embodying Chinese thinking by Simon Darnton

Using ‘felt experience’ in coaching by embodying Chinese thinking by Simon Darnton

Simon Darnton
Practitioner Research, coaching app/philosophy, self coaching, learning styles, CPPD, Cases/Caselets

The more I coach, the more I am aware of how I rely on both mine and my clients’ felt experience as primary guides in the coaching space. Through this, clients also report that they become more aware of, and connected with, their felt experience. But more importantly they're able to use it practically, to be 

Passing ownership and responsibility with a non-directive style of coaching by Simon Dennis

Passing ownership and responsibility with a non-directive style of coaching by Simon Dennis

Simon Dennis
Practitioner Experience, Cases/Caselets, Internal Coaching, coaching style, relating/relationship

My style of management and coaching can best be described as non-directive. Over time my roles have evolved to become more strategic than tactical, more management than operational. Partly it was about always seeking consensus – usually by asking questions – rather than telling somebody how something could be better. Partly it was also because I didn’t

An experience of finding rhythm and how it translates to coaching by Simon Darnton

An experience of finding rhythm and how it translates to coaching by Simon Darnton

Simon Darnton
Practitioner Research, coaching app/philosophy, Cases/Caselets, self-awareness

If you have read my previous two pieces here on rhythm, you’ll already know it’s a bit of theme in my coaching work. But I'll admit to you upfront that how I bring myself to coaching is still a major piece of inquiry for me. I don't quite know yet and I'm intrigued by how this is unfolding as my coaching practice develops.

Dispatch from the [Internal Coaching] Front by Ian Flanders

Dispatch from the [Internal Coaching] Front by Ian Flanders

Ian Flanders
Internal Coaching, External references, supervision, Cases/Caselets

I recently took part in a group supervision meeting with a number of my fellow internal coaches. For the coaches it is an opportunity, once a quarter to come together and discuss our practices. My sense is that for all of us it is an opportunity to get help and support, learn from others’ experiences, and take strength from the community. During this meeting two of the group shared quite different dilemmas that were troubling them, 

“Making sense of how we define a coaching approach – Part 3 : differentiating leaders taking a coaching approach from internal coaches” by Doug Montgomery and Laurent Terseur

“Making sense of how we define a coaching approach – Part 3 : differentiating leaders taking a coaching approach from internal coaches” by Doug Montgomery and Laurent Terseur

Joint Authors
Cases/Caselets, coaching style, Internal Coaching, Professional Experience, Benefits writing

In our first two blogs of this mini series we explored what it took for us as former leaders and managers to expand our existing range of styles by adding a more coaching approach, and shared what we felt were the related benefits and challenges that may be of value to others. 

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