As part of Coaching at Work’s pledge (see last issue, vol 14, issue 5) to step up our coverage and activity around the climate crisis, we’re declaring 5 March 2020 to be the first annual Climate Coaching Action Day.
Our hope is that each year, on that date, many members of the coaching profession, coach training bodies and professional bodies will mark the day – possibly the week – with climate action related activities. We know many of you feel you want to do something, and this day provides an opportunity to share ideas and resources and to take whatever action you feel is appropriate. Please let us know your ideas! Our current ideas for activities include:
- Pro-bono coaching and mentoring for individuals such as leaders grappling with their next steps in response to the climate crisis or to help process their emotions
- Developing and sharing resources to help other coaching or mentoring professionals step more into climate coaching
- Sharing research to support climate-related coaching
- Donating to individuals or organisations taking action
- Offering support to climate activists.
During Climate Strike Week, the Coaching at Work team opted to strike on Friday 27 September. Others, including Coaching at Work editor Liz Hall, took part in a week-long ‘coachathon’ (20 -27 September), organised by Climate Change Coaches, offering pro-bono climate coaching (http://bit.ly/35BpkDr).
Meanwhile, as pledged, Coaching at Work is developing an online climate crisis coaching hub – watch this space!
For more on the subject of the climate crisis, see Neil Scotton’s regular column and Alison Whybrow’s article on regenerative coaching.
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