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

Welcome to the April 2012 issue of the newsletter How can we deal with complexity? This is one of the questions driving business leaders nuts, particularly when it comes to sustainability, according to some of the coaches I speak to. One says it’s causing ‘stratospheric stress’ levels in leaders. As coaches, we need to first think about how we personally deal with complexity and ambiguity, and how can we help our clients in turn. Speaking of sustainability, in this issue, we conclude the series by Neil Scotton and Alister Scott on the roles of coaches and mentors in addressing the challenges of the 21st century (see Highlights). But fear not- we’re continuing with the theme in a column launching in the July issue, Three minutes to midnight. As I’ve said before, it’s not about coaches being omnipotent saviours: we all have our parts to play. One of the ways I personally deal with complexity and ambiguity, and recharge, is through mindfulness. During Easter, I attended a five day mindfulness retreat with the Zen monk, Thich Hnat Hanh. He said: “We are heading for destruction if we continue as we are, as a race, and our environment. We need to produce a collective awakening. If we are journalists, we need to produce this awakening through our journalism, if we are teachers, through our teaching.” And if we are coaches, through our coaching. Talking about enabling change, on 11 July, we’re holding our Embracing & Enabling change: resilience, creativity & wellbeing in challenging times conference. We’ve finalised the programme and we hope you’re as excited as we are (http://www.coaching-at-work.com/Embracing-and-enabling-Change-programme/ ). We have David Clutterbuck; Aboodi Shabi; Christopher Samsa; Stephen Palmer; Katherine Long; Neil Scotton & Alister Scott; Carole Pemberton; Eunice Aquilina; Liz Hall; Ori Weiner; Siobhain O’Riordan & Sheila Panchal; case studies from Unilever, the Samaritans, Kent County Council, a subsidiary of Saint Gobain….join us -discounts for subscribers. Book here http://www.coaching-at-work-conference.co.uk/ If you’re a printed magazine subscriber, you can now also see the magazine in digital format. Subscribers can choose to either subscribe to the digital magazine, or printed magazine (which includes access to the digital magazine). Subscription includes six issues a year; 16 newsletters (including four mentoring digests); inclusion in our global Coach List; additional online content; access to every issue since 2005, a global LinkedIn group with more than 8,200 members, and discounts on our events. 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 April issue of the magazine Freedom fighters How do you coach to the positive in extreme negative situations? Richard E Boyatzis and Eric Foley help two defectors from North Korea make sense of their past and future. Read more Health coaching toolkit: part one Setting the scene: definitions, theory and practice. Read more Standard raiser Kim Morgan’s passion and professionalism has touched many of her students, and helped her win this year’s Coaching at Work Person of the Year. Read more

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	Shared voices The last of a three-part series exploring the role of coaching and mentoring in addressing the social, economic and environmental challenges of this century. This part: the professional bodies’ voices. Read more.

	Troubleshooter: Credit where it’s due Conspired against by her unusual, yet highly effective skills, hired by the ‘wrong’ division and stalled in management fast-track, one clever yet frustrated specialist wants the recognition she deserves. But how? Read more

	Consuming passion Unilever’s global mentoring programme aims to guide high-potential women into senior roles and is helping ensure a more accurate reflection of its customer base. Read more

Stop Press Don’t be too obliging Should I stay or should I go now? We often come across clients considering a job move. If they are staying in a job out of a sense of obligation, they should be aware they may be more likely to become more emotionally exhausted, research from the Universite de Montreal, HEC Montreal and Concordai university suggests Easy decision? Think again Often as coaches, we’re helping clients make decisions, and they might fall into the trap of assuming difficult decisions are more important than easy ones- this is a common misake, according to research published in the Journal of Consumer Research. Work stress increases during recession It comes as no surprise that work-related stress rises significantly in times of recession, according to a study in the journal Occupational Medicine. So many coaches are reporting this to be the case during the economic difficulties experienced in so much of the world. SME stress Nearly half (45%) of all small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners feel more stressed now than they did this time last year, research by Hiscox has found.
News Online EMCC launches revised individual kitemark The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) launches in June 2012 its revised and simplified European Individual Accreditation (EIA) award. Read more Senior women ‘holding back’ Women who aspire to reach the boardroom are less likely than their male counterparts to be offered coaching by their employers. Read more Coaching ‘ideal tool’ for adopters Talking Talent has launched a coaching programme to help staff during the adopting process. Read more UK ICF runs for charity at Olympic stadium A handful of coaches has run the 100m as part of a 4×4 relay for charity Kids Company. The team included UK International Coach Federation president Hilary Oliver and immediate past president Deborah Price. Read more
Diary dates May 10-12 May: London Sydney   2nd International Congress of Coaching Psychology, Sydney, Australia. APA IGCP. Speakers include Dr Lew Stern and Prof Stephen Palmer. www . groups . psychology . org . au/events/CPIGconference2012/ 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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The Centre for Coaching, London UK

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The 5-day Certificate in Coaching (Level 5, 15 Credits) is an introductory Cognitive Behavioural coaching programme. Other courses include the 5-day Certificate in Psychological Coaching (Level 6, 15 Credits) and the Certificate in Coaching Psychology (Level 7, 20 Credits). The Diploma courses are at graduate and postgraduate levels. Click here for: Course dates; Course Brochure. Email: cope@international-academy.eu

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Welcome to the April 2012 issue of the newsletter