We hope you enjoy our first edition of the AoEC Newsletter in which we bring you news of current developments in the AoeC and the world of coaching. |
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Are we discovering the limitations of Individual Coaching?
Other coaches were working with different parts of the senior management group but because of confidentiality and lack of connection between coaches there was no exchange of issues or themes. So I was unaware (like my coachee) about what was happening on a systemic level. The organisation lost a very committed manager at quite a financial cost to the business both in payouts and diminished organisational performance as they restructured and recruited. Had we been Team Coaching as a team of coaches we would have spotted the weaknesses, addressed the interpersonal dynamics and potentially found a more effective solution. On a previous occasion I contributed to the exponential growth of a new business unit where individual coaching was integrated with team facilitation in a very successful way. In my role as supervisor I hear many similar stories and it was clear that more and more experienced individual coaches see the value of engaging with a team intervention but don’t have the confidence or capability. At a networking event I met Peter Hawkins chair of Bath Consulting Group and started talking about the power of Team Coaching and the lack of a clear theoretical framework and methodology. The outcome of this synchronistic meeting is the creation of the first Team Coach Training Programme. We are pioneering a course starting in November with about 20 experienced coaches that will map out the fundamental principles and identify the key skills required of a Team Coach. By end 2009 we expect to have a number of articles and frameworks to offer the profession. If you’d like to join this training group please see: Team Coaching
Gestalt Coaching or
Gestalt Therapy? One of the three Keynote presentations at the AoEC Annual Conference on September 25th at the Hilton, Paddington, London.
An important part of coaching best practice is managing the boundary between coaching and therapy. The message is clear - therapy and coaching are separate and distinct…….or are they? What are the circumstances under which the coachee may be invited by a coach to work therapeutically in the service of the wider coaching and organisational agenda? What are the ethical and professional considerations of working in the emotional world of the coachee? As coaches and Gestalt trained Psychotherapists, Marjorie Shackleton and Marion Gillie will explore this in a keynote workshop to be offered as part of the AoEC’s conference in September Marjorie Shackleton If you would like to join us at the conference please book here.
Our summer focus is on a graduate from the Diploma in Intermediate Executive Coaching. This series of articles aims to reveal some of the extraordinary talents and abilities of our Alumni, originally drawn to the AoEC who help people to develop their own signature presence.
She enjoys
a challenge. Her work has taken her to Ukraine where she was given a
humanitarian award for using her photos of families affected by the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster for fund- Trained as a special needs teacher, Penny has always been passionate about ‘how people tick’ and how they interact with the world and has regularly participated in and run self-awareness workshops, in the UK and the USA. Penny has an Intermediate Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Academy of Executive Coaching.
Find out more about Penny Millar at: www.photovoyage.co.uk
By John Leary-Joyce Over a two-year period I set up a unique research project consisting of a series of Mastercoach sessions with a range of the UK’s top coaches. I was fascinated to see what made a great coach and how methods and approaches compared given the different styles and personalities of each one of them. To maintain consistency in client personality and business circumstance I brought in a very experienced actor to role-play an executive ‘client’ - the COO of multinational company managing a new business acquisition. He is a character within a well-tried and successful business simulation that we use on every Advanced Coaching Programme, so I was confident about the validity of the coaching situation. The business context provided multiple issues facing the character and allowed maximum opportunity for each Master coach to take their preferred direction. Each Mastercoach presents their model and approach then does their demonstration of coaching practice. What confirmed my expectation was the wide range of approaches and styles and the different actions and outcomes that arose. It brings up for debate just how much the coachee sets the agenda!! The analysis of the data has not been completed but we have opened up this rare archive material for observation and study through our Master Practitioner Seminar series. We completed the first of these examining John Whitmore’s approach and William from the Master Practitioner Programme said “As one of the founding voices in the coaching community, it was most interesting watching the DVD of John explaining his coaching model and then discussing further with colleagues. In our discussions we focused on how his model matched our own psychological maps, and observed when he did and didn’t demonstrate his model in the actual session. (I felt I benefited from peer discussions and from Marion’s facilitation the following day). I certainly felt I learnt more about the underpinning of coaching practice and would say that if you enjoy learning in a group and are an extroverted learner, you would benefit from this approach. I am looking forward to the next Mastercoach demonstration. I wonder if, by the end we will understand who and what makes a master practitioner, and if that concept actually exists in practice.” The next will be Myles Downey followed by Gladeana McMahon If you are an experienced coach and would like to join the Seminar series there is room for a small number of people. Please go to Master Practitioner Seminars to apply.
Building your successful coaching business: the secrets of marketing and selling for coaches
A unique workshop has been created especially for you - to show you the steps you need to take to create a successful and profitable coaching business. Sharon Gaskin is a Business Coach and Trainer and today runs the Trainers Training Company. She has made the transition from regular salaried employment to running her own flourishing businesses. Sharon will also be giving everyone who attends a FREE copy of her e-book ‘How To Launch A Coaching Business In 30 Days E-Book’ which is worth £87. New Date September 10th 2009 For more information or to book a place please contact Mike.Smith@aoec.com
Coming Soon: from your Alumni Association The AoEC Alumni Association is going from strength to strength. We are committed to providing ongoing opportunities for growth for our Graduates Brand U
Details will be available shortly but in the meantime please mark the date in your diaries.
Why you should choose the AoEC “Despite having some excellent training and experiences through my Corporate career, I can honestly say that the AoEC advanced programme was to date the most powerful learning experience of my life. I am continuing to use what it taught me, and expect to do so for the rest of my life. Exceptional, high quality, wide ranging, enjoyable and profound learning. Oh and you make some good friends and new colleagues. Probably the best lager in the world” Aidan Todd
Beth, Issy and Kate watched presentations on the AoEC and our various interests and activities. They then helped to prepare for and attend one of our regular Open Events at the Hellenic Centre. T “There was a fairly relaxed atmosphere, considering the people were all meeting for the first time. We liked the way the audience had the opportunity to ask lots of questions. There were two AoEC Graduates at the Open Event who gave a firsthand account of what two of the main programmes were like. Everybody was so friendly”
We hope you have a wonderful summer
Coaching comes to East Africa Social Networking: Time to twitter or is the Focus on
Facebook? What advantages are there for coaches in Social
Networking?
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I was shocked when my coachee, a senior leader
in a large corporation, announced that she had been asked to
resign. I had understood from her and her boss that we were
successfully addressing the key performance objectives from her
last appraisal. What I didn’t know and she was not fully aware
of was that she wasn’t managing her colleagues and senior
stakeholders effectively, in other words wasn’t being
politically astute enough.
“Can
you take the personal out of Coaching?” – asks Marjorie Shackleton.
Penny
Millar has been a renowned portrait photographer of children and
families for over 30 years, earning a reputation as someone who
shoots honest photographs that show more than simply ‘what people
look like’. She has a gift for putting people at their ease, so they
show her a range of natural expressions.
raising
and awareness-raising. More recently she ‘photovoyaged’ an entire
village of 68 people in rural France!
After
graduating, voluntary coaching in schools reminded her how powerful
coaching could be when working with troubled young people. She is
currently working with Youth Offending teams, combining photography
with coaching to help raise self awareness and improve
self-confidence of young offenders, helping them to find strategies
from within and improve their own lives.
When
talking to our course participants, we are often asked for further
information on establishing yourself as an independent coach.
October 8th is the date our next Learning Forum. John Purkiss, one of the authors of a new book 'Brand You', will be running a workshop on how you can build a focused and effective brand both for yourself and for your business. John says “You already have a brand whether you realise it or not - your challenge is to shape your unique talents into a winning formula.”
Three
work experience students from Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls in
Kent joined the AoEC for a week of work experience in July after
completing their GCSE exams.
hey
had to this to say after the event:
We
would like to wish the girls the very best with their future studies
and GCSE results.
