Welcome to the November 2011 issue of the newsletterWe are riding on a high after our conference earlier this month. It was fun, friendly, stimulating, interesting and well-organised, many of you told us, which made all the hard work worthwhile. Read the tweets from the conference in Twitter under #cawfrontiers. Geoff Bird, who has carried out no less than 10,000 brain scans to date, sparked lots of interest with his keynote on neuroscience- gems included the possibility in the future of popping pills/sniffing oxytocin to enhance our coaching. Sounds surreal but who knows? You read it here first! Alex Linley made a compelling case for the strengths-based approach and shared his aha moment in making the connection between energy and strengths in his keynote. Our debate on boundaries between coaching and therapy and whether there is a third way was very lively, with our expert panellists offering lots of food for thought. What came through strongly was how coaching has shifted, how much more movement there is along the spectrum of therapy-coaching, how it depends on context, the coach and the client, and how much more flexible we are becoming as a helping profession. Panellists also shared what they thought the next big thing will be in coaching. We will publish a full conference report in the January issue, you can read some more snippets in this newsletter, and we will be making conference papers and podcasts with some of the speakers available online shortly. We are now planning our next conference- provisional date 20 June- so do let us know what and who interests you. WE NEED YOU! We’re still inviting responses to our annual Coaching at Work readers’ survey which looks every year at top priorities for the coming year. We also want you to tell us who you think deserve our Coaching Person of the Year and Mentoring Person of the Year awards, what we can do to enhance clients’ resilience and how, if at all, coaching is changing. The Coaching at Work team will judge your award nominations and announce the winners in the January issue along with the other results from the survey. Here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RDZDNH8 And we’re still collecting votes on our poll: Should coaches challenge clients on ethical issues? Cast your vote here: http://www.coaching-at-work.com/discussions-and-polls/ Results in a later issue. Liz Hall,
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Viewpoint: In the interimNot enough is being made of the relationship between interims and coaches- a missed opportunity for both, says Raj Tulsiani Read more |
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Highlights of the November issue of the magazineTwist in the tale When Lis Merrick was turned down for a wallpaper hanging course, it set in motion a train of events that would lead her to become one of the UK’s best-known mentoring consultants. Read more India links Although business coaching is seen as costly in India, it’s common practice in India’s boomng IT sector and is expected to grow rapidly in other sectors too, says Raghavendra Verma from New Delhi. Read more Related article: Letter from India – New Delhi dreams
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The Metanioa Institute:MSc in Coaching Psychology/MA in Psychological Coaching Metanoia’s two-year programmes commence February 2012. Participants attend six 2-day modules on Mondays/Tuesdays in the first year. |
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This way outThe psychodynamic approach to executive coaching helps clients understand complex emotions and change their behaviours – even ingrained, unhelpful ones, says Catherine Sandler. Read more Related articles |
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Viewpoint: Impact statementBusiness leaders can use coaching to learn how to balance short-term goals against long-term sustainability, says Neela Bettridge. Read more |
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Road test: The Repertory GridPick a card, any card: Bert Buckley tries out the Repertory Grid interview. Read more |
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Stop PressRepetition and goal-setting important in coachingRepetition and goal-directed learning are key in coaching, according to neuroscientist Geoff Bird. Speaking at the Coaching and Mentoring at Work conference on 23 November, Bird said that repetition in and in between coaching sessions is needed to ‘hard-code’ positive patterns of thought/action while goal-setting helps people achieve fast results and boost subsequent learning. He also said it is never too late for old dogs to learn new tricks. Meyler Campbell is carrying out research into the neuroscience of public speaking. If you want to get involved, got to: www.meylercampbell.com Team coaching still in its infancyTeam coaching is at the point where individual coaching was 30 years ago- buyers are not sophisticated and individuals don’t know what it is, said Peter Hawkins, founder of the Bath Consultancy Group, speaking at the European Mentoring & Coaching Council annual conference in Paris on 17-19 November. It’s good to talkAs the brain has evolved, it has developed new modules- rather like apps- but some of these can only connect indirectly- hence the importance of the inner voice and talking. “This is at the heart of the coaching model because people need to talk things out,” said Patrizia Riddell, consultant neuroscientist at Kaizen Training. Riddell was speaking at the UK International Coach Federation’s conference on neuroscience on 16 November in London. European coaching psychology conferenceCoaching at Work is one of the sponsors at the 3rd European Coaching Psychology conference: innovation in coaching psychology at City University on 13-14 December. The conference is aimed at anyone with an interest in coaching psychology. There are very few places left in some of the most popular sessions. Themes include “Using work-life balance theory and frameworks in coaching”; “Developing politicians: Challenges and opportunities”; “Conditional self acceptance: A potential barrier to engagement in leadership coaching?”and “Innovations in coaching psychology practice through technology and the internet”. Speakers include Adrian Furnham (UK); Regula Stammbach (Netherlands); Ida Sirolli (Italy); Pascale Reinhardt (France); Lisbeth Hurni (Switzerland); Tatiana Bachkirova (UK); Siegfried Greif (Germany) and Stephen Palmer (UK). To register and for more information visit http://sgcp-conference.bps.org.uk Conference sponsorsA huge thank you to the sponsors of our Coaching and Mentoring at Work Beyond Frontiers conference on 23 November. Our gold sponsor was the OCM. Our silver sponsors were the Association of Coaching Supervisors; the Centre for Coaching, International Academy for Professional Development, and the Open University Press. The other sponsors were the Association for Coaching; the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Coaching Division; the European Mentoring & Coaching Council UK; UK International Coach Federation, and the British Psychological Society, Special Group in Coaching Psychology. Prize draw winnersWe had some fabulous prizes on offer at our conference. The first prize, from OCM, was a free place at its annual conference, won by Carole Elam. Richard Thorby won a signed copy of Eric Parsloe’s Coaching and Mentoring book, from OCM. Kathy Ashton won a signed copy of Stephen Palmer’s The Coaching Relationship book and Leni Wildflower won a signed copy of Developmental Coaching signed by co-editor Stephen Palmer, both donated by the Centre for Coaching. Dorothy Larios won a copy of Jackie Arnold’s book, Coaching Skills for Leaders in the workplace, provided by the Association of Coaching Supervisors. Ian Paterson takes over EMCC UK MD roleIan Paterson, director at Cote Consultants and former partner at Ernst & Young where he led the development of coaching across the UK, has taken over from Diane Newell as managing director for the European Mentoring & Coaching Council UK. He is responsible for devising and implementing strategic plans for the organisation. |
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News OnlineBusiness coaching to help unlock talent for ChubbChubb, a provider of security and fire protection services, has created its own university to unlock the potential of its future leaders. Business coaches from leadership and organisational development organisation Acua will help roll out a leadership development programme for managers who will then be able to study towards a degree in Leadership, accredited by Acua’s partner Coventry University. Read more
Chubb’s head of learning and development, David Millett (left) with Acua’s senior business development manager Vicki Nee. Time to consider merging?
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Diary datesDecember 3rd European Coaching Psychology Conference: Innovation in Coaching Psychology, City University, London January Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits), Centre for Coaching February Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits), Centre for Coaching |
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The Centre for Coaching, London UKThe Centre for Coaching runs a range of Middlesex University Accredited and Association for Coaching recognised modular coaching courses at Levels 5, 6 & 7. |
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The 5-day Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits) is an introductory Cognitive Behavioural coaching programme. Other courses include the 5-day Certificate in Psychological Coaching (Level 6, 15 Credits) and the Certificate in Coaching Psychology (Level 7, 20 Credits). The Diploma courses are at graduate and postgraduate levels. Click here for: Course dates; Course Brochure. If you want to advertise your organisation here, please contact Kate Thomas for more details. |
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