Welcome to the January 2012 issue of the newsletter|Coaching at Work

Welcome to the January 2012 issue of the newsletter We’ve set the date for our next Coaching at Work conference: 11 July 2012. We will be giving out details soon. Our last conference on 23 November was a sell-out weeks in advance so do make sure you don’t miss the boat! We now have available some of the speaker material from the last conference, including some of the presentations and podcasts . We’re really excited about the launch of the new digital version of Coaching at Work magazine in Calameo format, which allows you to flick through the magazine virtually. To celebrate this, we have a wonderful offer in place until 15 February on all new digital subscriptions- 20 % off. See sample online issue here. What you get with the digital subscription each year: access to six magazines online; access to all magazines and articles since 2005; additional online content; 12 newsletters; 4 mentoring digests; free inclusion in global coaches’ list; discounts on Coaching at Work events. To take advantage of this one-off offer on the digital subscription (If you click on this link, the discount has been applied- original price £57.50, now £46). (If you subscribe via other routes, here is the media code you will need:CADJAN2012) In this issue of the newsletter, we’ve included a round-up of all the stories from our conference (News online), including the story on the potential use of cognitive enhancing pills and bonding hormone oxytocin in coaching. What do you think: Should coaches and clients sniff bonding hormone oxytocin before coaching sessions? Cast your vote Liz Hall, Editor, Coaching at Work, Winner of the Association for Coaching Award for Impacting (Leadership/External Focus) Service to the Wider Community for 2010–11 Let’s get connected Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CoachatWorkmag http://twitter.com/lizhallcoaching Join our global Coaching at Work Linkedin group at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2274910 Coach list Have you joined our coach list yet? or if you’re a buyer, have you used the list to help you find the coach/coaches you need? you can now upload a coaching at work coach listing member logo onto your website, emails and so on to show you’ve been approved. Go to: http://www.coaching-at-work.com/coach-register Sample our content You have to be a subscriber to access most of the articles on Coaching at Work website. However, you can now view a whole issue here: http://www.coaching-at-work.com/2010/11/30/sample-magazine/ NEW ONLINE FORMAT Subscribers to the magazine can now read it, and earlier content in a Calameo format, allowing you to “flick through” the magazine online. Do be patient when you’re downloading the magazine- it can take up to 20 seconds or so. See back issues in this new format: http://www.coaching-at-work.com/2012/01/20/back-issues-2/ There is also some freely available content on the website, including the following: Be well and prosper The measure of you The number of organisations using coaching is steadily rising, yet its true value is still not being assessed. The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development’s John McGurk shares his practitioner guide to real-world coaching evaluation. Read more Poor Practice 2010 part 1 Poor Practice 2010 part 2 Coaching buyers want ´chemistry´ Interim results from the Ridler report 2011 Read more The jewel in the crown – in-store coaching delivers ROI Read more I wish I’d… Nottingham Business School’s Elaine Robinson and her supervisor Erik de Haan share insights from one of their supervision sessions. Read more Train to Gain Coaching at Work examines the overall trends in coach education and development. What’s on offer and where can you go to get it in a growing but often confusing market? This report includes a table of what some of the main providers offer. Read more More Process, Less Insight? We’re seeing smarter practices in executive coach selection, but also evidence of commoditisation and excessive process, according to a report by Carol Braddick. Read more

	Highlights of the January issue of the magazine Annual readers’ survey: are we ready for 2012? Coaches and mentors must prove their worth as they face an uncertain year ahead but they are prepared for the challenge, according to this year’s Coaching at Work Annual Readers’ Survey. Responding to current challenges such as the economy and demonstrating ROI/ value for money (VFM) are top of the agenda (see Stop Press). For full report, read here Oil on the water? In the current climate, can financial institutions afford to be without coaching? What do the bankers say? Read more Making good What are the roles of coaching and mentoring in addressing the biggest challenges of the 21st century- first of three articles by Neil Scotton and Alister Scott Read more

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	Global villager If anyone knows how to make things happen, it’s Zulfi Hussain. Read more

	Coaching chronicles: the Normans Roach the Coach’s humorous guide through coaching’s history- this issue, the Normans. Read more Related articles The Vikings The Ancient Chinese

	Book review Integrated Experiential Coaching: Becoming an Executive Coach by Lloyd Chapman Read more

Stop Press International Coaching Week Next month it’s International Coaching Week, between 5-11 February, a week-long celebration of business and life coaching. Throughout the week, coaches around the world offer activities and pro-bono services in their local communities to inspire people and share what coaching has the ability to do. The event is organised by the International Coach Federation. www.coachfederation.org.uk www.coachfederation.org/coachingweek Your priorities for 2012 In case you missed these results because of the Christmas break, here are some of the key findings from our annual readers’ survey. Responding to current challenges such as the economy and demonstrating ROI/ value for money (VFM) are top of the agenda for the year ahead, according to this year’s Coaching at Work Annual Readers’ Survey. Some 49.2% of respondents cited responding to challenges including the economy as the most or second-most important priority, including coaching clients to cope with uncertainty and through change, and making sure coaching is fit for purpose in the current climate (13.2%). Meanwhile, 27.7 % of you say evaluation/demonstrating ROI/ VFM is the number one/number two priority. It is the third year running that this has been high on the agenda, last year it was top priority, the year before it was at number two. Coaching’s priorities for 2012 1. Responding to economic challenges (eg helping clients work through change/uncertainty/building resilience): number one/two priority 49.2% 2. Evaluation/ROI/value for money: number one/two priority 27.7% 3. Standards/professionalism/accreditation: number one/two priority 19.2% 4. Team coaching number one/two priority 13.2% 5. Health/wellbeing coaching: number one/two priority 10.8% 6. Supervision: number one/two priority 9.6% 7. Widening its reach number one/two priority 7% 8. Focusing on line managers & leaders top priority 4.8% 9. Careers coaching top priority 3.6% 10. More collaboration between professional bodies 3.6% & more creative thinking second priority 3.6% Mentoring’s priorities for 2012 1. Talent management number one/two priority 18.9% 2. Responding to economic climate/helping people work with change 15.5% 3. Working with youths 6.8% Source: Coaching at Work Annual Readers’ Survey 2011 Expatriate coaching survey- call for participants Finland-based Raija Salomaa, a senior executive coach and doctoral student at Vaasa University’s Department of Management, is carrying out research into how coaching is enhancing career capital of expatriates, and what mechanisms influence the coaching process in an international context. To take part, contact raija.salomaa@kolumbus.fi, Tel: +358 44 350 5557, Skype: Raisalom It’s good for business for business to be good Businesses need to act on their values and senior business leaders need to take responsibility for setting the tone and leading by example in terms of corporate responsibility, said Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer at GlaxoSmithKline in his keynote speech at the annual Pears Business Schools Partnership lecture held at Cranfield School of Management. He made a powerful case for businesses to connect more strongly with society and its values and reap the business benefits of doing so. He said trust in the private sector has eroded and corporations have become more de-humanised over the past 20 years. He called for businesses to put the individual at the heart of everything they do – from their staff to customers, suppliers and shareholders – and align themselves with their values as people. Businesses which take corporate responsibility seriously and take the long term view are likely to be more successful and sustainable. By acting on their values, businesses have a stronger licence to operate, a more authoritative voice on key issues and promote a longevity that a sole focus on quarterly earnings does not, he said. Yes, we should challenge clients on ethics Our ongoing poll on whether you think coaches should challenge clients on ethics still shows a large majority in favour, although it has dropped from 94% last month saying yes, to 87%. You can still cast your vote http://www.coaching-at-work.com/discussions-and-polls/
News Online Round-up of stories from the Coaching at Work: Beyond Frontiers conference: Should coaches sniff cognitive enhancers before sessions? Cognitive-enhancing pills and a spray of bonding hormone oxytocin could be just what the modern coach needs, a neuroscientist has suggested. Read more Goal-setting findings should silence critics Findings from neuroscience showing the importance of goal-setting should flatten opponents of the GROW model once and for all, suggested cognitive neuroscientist Geoff Bird. Read more A whole person focus is ‘ultimate’ means to better performance To perform or fail; to be a hero or a zero? We live in a culture of opposites: strengths or weaknesses, work or life, talent or effort, but in coaching it is never one or the other, argued Alex Linley, co-founder of CAPP. Linley drew on positive psychology and strengths-based coaching to argue that a focus on the whole person is the ultimate route to performance improvement. Read more Lets get more flexible Where, if at all, are the boundaries between coaching and therapy/counselling? Is there a third way? These were some of the questions raised at the Beyond Frontiers debate. Liz Hall chaired the event The line between coaching and therapy/counselling is getting fuzzier. A ‘third way’ of coaching has emerged that draws on psychological approaches, but there is no one way – each coach has their own approach. Read more Kaleidoscope tackles cultural complexity In a global market with a mobile middle class and the emergence of global ‘nomads’, an understanding of culture is essential for coaches working with clients in leadership positions, argued Jenny Plaister-Ten. Read more AWP creates coaching by stealth Many deem top-level support essential if change programmes are to stick, but for Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) NHS Trust, not having the board on board proved an advantage. A community of solution-focused (SF) managers and leaders has been created by stealth at AWP in the past three years. Read more
Diary dates January 31 January: Newcastle (UK) Association for Coaching UK master class. Dr Mark Batey on “Creativity is the fundamental leadership trait” March 9 March: London 2012 Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Summit: Association for Coaching event with RocheMartin. Speakiing at the event will be psychologist Dr Paul Ekman, emotional intelligence expert Dr Martyn Newman www.associationforcoaching.com 21 March: London Janus Partnership event on Managing conflict & stress at work 2012: Confronting a 21st century plague! Speakers include Martin Tiplady OBE, former director of HR Metropolitan Police: Liz Hall on mindfulness and sports coach Kit Carson. www.thejanuspartnership.com 19-23 March: London 5-day Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits). Centre for Coaching www.iafpd.com/centreforcoaching.htm 28-29 March: London Primary Certificate in Performance Coaching. Centre for Coaching www.iafpd.com/centreforcoaching.htm April 23-27 April: London 5-day Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits). Centre for Coaching www.iafpd.com/centreforcoaching.htm May 21-25 May: London 5-day Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits). Centre for Coaching www.iafpd.com/centreforcoaching.htm July 3-4 July: Sheffield (UK) European Mentoring & Coaching Council 2nd Mentoring and Coaching Research conference. Sheffield Hallam University www.EMCCconference.org. 11 July: London Coaching at Work conference www.coaching-at-work.com September 28-28 September: Boston (US) Coaching in leadership and healthcare conference. Boston Renaissance Waterfront Hotel www.instituteofcoaching.org October 3-6 October: London International Coach Federation global conference November 15-17 November: Spain European Mentoring & Coaching Council 19th annual conference. www.emccouncil.org

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Welcome to the January 2012 issue of the newsletter