Interesting reading this article by Beverly Showers and Bruce Joyce on The Evolution of Peer Coaching from 2005 that I came across today.
Showers and Joyce have been working on how peer coaching programs can enhance the implementation of learning when educators attend training programs.
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Thanks to a fellow coach Heather The Efficiency Coach for sending through this thought provoking article on Training Zone Who's Coaching the Coach?
Supervision is still something which is very new in the coaching world, although well established in other areas such as therapy where it is a mandatory requirement.
When I asked on LinkedIn a poll question about who had supervision, it was great to hear that there was a good percentage had some kind of coaching supervision. What wasn't clear from my very brief survey, of WHO was supervising and how formal the relationship was.
What was most definitely interesting was that of 34 responses, many said that they had varying results for not having a coaching supervisor right now. Which as a supervisor, helps me to understand part of the role of coach supervisors is also to support and educate about what effective coaching supervision, and mentoring looks and feels like, and how this can fit with other support systems you put into your coaching, such as ongoing professional development and co-coaching arrangements.
For me, coaching supervision provides a breathing space. 60 minutes (or however long you contract) where you stop the world and get off for a little while. Where you can meaningfully review how you work as a coach, who you are as a coach and confidentially and safely, what's hapenning with you and your clients.
Much more on this soon!
Hi
I just ran a short informational call about "What is Coaching Supervision". On the call I promised to share some of the questions that it is useful to reflect on a coach as you consider your coaching practice.
It's useful to know first the definition of What is Coaching Supervision?
"The process by which a coach / mentor/ consultant with the help of a supervisor, who is not working directly with the client, who can attend to understanding better both the client system and themselves as part of the client-coach/mentor system and transform their work"
Coaching, Mentoring and Organisational Consultancy Peter Hawkins and Nick Smith
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Do you review or reflect on what you do as
a coach (both strengths and areas of opportunity)?
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How do you do this?
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How often?
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Do you review by client or do you also look
at what themes may happen across your clients and how you work with them?
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What actions do you take as a result of
your reflection?
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Where do you take issues / questions about
your work as a coach?
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How safe do you feel as a coach?
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What support networks do you have in place?
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Where do you want to go as a coach?
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What kind of coach would you say you
are? Is this the kind of coach you would
like to be?
Hi there
This week I am running the first of 2 complimentary teleclasses. They'll be 30 mins in length so just enough time to learn a few pieces of information without overwhelming you! Let's keep it simple in '09!
Class One: Weds 7th January 8pm UK Time: What is Coaching Supervision?
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Class Two: Thursday 8th January 8pm UK time: 5 Keys to Getting started on Twitter for Newbies
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See you there! Questions you'd like to see answered? Leave me a comment on the blog!
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