HALOS AND HORNS
Eve Turner together with Natasha Maw and Gregor Findley, presented Turner’s tool Halos and Horns, about our assignment of values and biases in our interaction with others, and the exploration of this unconscious process, when reflected on.
Guided by a method of questions and answers, the tool is designed to reveal trends and patterns of thinking that we, as practicing coaches, may not be aware of, in relation to our clients and also our own preferences and prejudices.
Attendees were invited to take part in individual and group work, by completing a personal table of answers first, then discussing findings within a small group, later opened to the wider group for exchange of views and comments.
The Halos and Horns model combines the elements of: trigger questions meant to tease out positive and negative attributes that we tend to place on people we meet, the Transactional Analysis model (Parent, Adult, Child) and Kapman’s drama triangle (Rescuer, Persecutor, Victim). Used together, they help reveal trends and patterns of the ‘halos’ and ‘horns’ attributions in our interactions with others. The benefits of this reflective exercise is to enhance self awareness and positively impact the quality of practice. The model was positioned as a useful tool for use with clients, teams, individuals or groups, in coaching, supervision or leadership practices.
Some of the questions to consider were around: preferences for particular types of clients, personal leading edge and cutting edge in practice, impact on a good relationship, personal effectiveness.
More on the tool: https://www.coaching-at-work.com/2019/02/25/tried-tested-the-horns-of-the-dilemma/
TIME TO THINK
Time to think in organisations, presented by Anne Hathaway, positioned the work of Nancy Kline and Hathaway’s own practice over the last twenty years, as a follower and practitioner of Kline’s thinking. She reminded us of the components of a thinking environment: attention, equality, ease, appreciation, encouragement, feelings, information, diversity, incisive questions and place. Hathaway then set a practical task for attendees, to do three rounds of work in pairs, concentrating on three of the ten components, namely: attention, appreciation and incisive question.
The work in pairs was followed by comments and thoughts, expressed in the wider group. This was a mainly practical session where the benefits of activity rested with the rich conversations within pairs and the shared comments in the wider group with a very light touch facilitation from Hathaway.