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

Welcome to the November 2012 issue of the newsletter I’ve just returned from the annual European Mentoring & Coaching Council’s conference in Bilbao in Spain, home to one of the Guggenheim museums. I was struck by how architect Frank Gehry has succeeded in creating a structure which is innovative and surprising yet which blends in beautifully with its environment- from the shallow moat which gives the impression it is part of the river, to the many curves and sheets of metal which reflect light and the structure’s surroundings. Within its walls are numerous galleries including one exhibiting Egon Schiele- further pockets of creativity and innovation. The whole experience seems a perfect metaphor for business coaching. Rather than one-off interventions with no regard for the wider system, we should be seeking to bring about beautiful and meaningful co creations with the individual or group client, which at the same time artfully integrate and add value to the environment and culture in which they arise. We include a conference report in the January issue of the magazine. Talking of paintings, Rachel Ellison explored in an earlier issue how looking at paintings can help leaders and their coaches move to new ways of seeing. See article – the art of coaching. And at the Academy of Executive’s annual conference in London, John Leary Joyce drew parallels between tango and coaching – see Stop Press. There was exciting news at the EMCC conference- the EMCC has formed an alliance with the International Coach Federation and the Association for Coaching (see News Online). Our own conference is on 2 July 2013 in London. Subscribers are eligible for a discount to this and all our events (the last two conferences sold out weeks before). In addition, subscribers receive either the digital magazine, or the printed and the digital version of the magazine. We publish six magazine issues a year; 16 newsletters (including four mentoring digests) and subscription also includes registration on our global Coach List; additional online content; access to every issue since 2005, and a global LinkedIn group (at last count we had more than 12,000 members). See a sample issue here 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

	More Highlights of the October issue of the magazine Supervised behaviour Research by Sam Humphrey and Louise Sheppard into supervision requirements. See here. Toolbox: Diversity Awareness Ladder This tool by David Clutterbuck helps clients understand and work with their stereotypes and implicit biases. See here. Health coaching toolkit- part 4 Stephen Palmer expands on cognitive behavioural health coaching. This issue: cognitive thinking skills. See here.

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	Running mate Politicians come from all walks of life and get little training for their complex, often combative, decision-making roles. Systemic coaching can bring clarity, argues Elke Esders. See here.

	Quality assured Against the backdrop of sweeping changes in the NHS, clients are reporting increased ability to manage organisational change, among other benefits, according to ongoing evaluation, say Sue Mortlock and Alison Carter. See here.

	High anxiety Showing anxious clients how to reframe their negative self beliefs, by Dr Trish Riddell. See here.

Stop Press Mentoring re-offenders Mentors should meet offenders as they leave prison to help them escape lives of crime, according to the UK’s Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Under plans unveiled this month (November), mentoring is to be rolled out by voluntary groups and private companies on a payment-by-results basis. Prime minister David Cameron has called for a “rehabilitation revolution” offering the majority of prisoners help in breaking the cycle of reoffending. Currently only those who are jailed for more than a year are given rehabilitation. Let’s tango Both tango and coaching offer a structure which does not constrict and which liberates creativity, suggested John Leary-Joyce. He led delegates at the Academy of Executive Coaching’s (AoEC) conference through a series of tango dances to explore the coaching relationship, the nature of leading and following, and the dynamics of collaboration and team coaching. He invited delegates to look at the structure of both through the following lenses: form; connection; dynamics; grounded-ness and creativity; technique and tools, and flow.” On connection, he said:” How do we find that sensitivity and awareness to build the quality of connection? At the AoEC, we talk about relationship as the fundamental change point so we need to be clear and direct, yet sensitive and inviting in our interventions.” On flow, he said: “You need to let go of techniques and tools: there comes a point when you have to give up what’s learnt. The notion of being in the moment is very central to my whole background.” EMCC gathers internal coaching data As the coaching industry matures, internal coaching/mentoring is growing at a faster rate, as reports from Ridler and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development have confirmed. Against this backdrop, the EMCC is looking to enhance understanding of this arena. The body has approached a number of academic institutions to ascertain what research on internal coaching/mentoring already exists, and will be sharing it with members. The aim is to help new insights emerge, and to grow appreciation of the subject for the benefit of internal coaches/mentors, sponsors, organisations and those who experience internal coaching and mentoring. This is a potentially rich area of the coaching and mentoring industry to explore, perhaps even more so because it is so strongly driven by organisational context and culture. If you would like to know more or share your research in this space, contact Sara Hope at sara@theinternalcoach.com. The largest ever coaching research Nearly 1500 people have responded to a study coordinated by Ashridge, meaning the study has already achieved its aim of being the largest ever coaching study. However the researchers are still hoping for more responses from coaches and clients. Data collection will stay open for another three months. Ask your new clients to complete the short client questionnaire on www.ashridge.org.uk/client. Background information is on www.ashridge.org.uk/centreforcoaching. News Online EMCC, AC and ICF form an alliance By Liz Hall In a landmark move for the coaching industry worldwide, three of its leading professional bodies have formed a global alliance. The International Coach Federation (ICF), the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) and the Association for Coaching (AC) broke the news of the formation of the Global Coaching & Mentoring Alliance in Bilbao on 17 November. The bodies have worked together – with one another and with other bodies in recent years, including the ICF, EMCC and AC´s work on the common Code of Conduct, which was filed with the EU in 2011 (http://www.coaching-at-work.com/2011/08/26/professional-bodies-in-landmark-self-regulation/). Behind the scenes, in informal settings including the ongoing Coaching at Work-led Accreditation Forum, or as part of the Coaching Bodies Round Table (in the UK), there have been attempts to collaborate, and greater clarity around issues such as accreditation. However, the alliance takes things further, formalising an alliance with the declaration, “As a collective of global professional coaching and mentoring bodies we seek to build alliances, a cooperative spirit, purposes and initiatives where we can partner to make a difference to the emerging profession and society as a whole.” The bodies agreed to jointly create a framework for the future, produce a unified industry agenda, determine how to reach critical stakeholders, and to establish criteria for additional bodies joining the alliance in the future. The Alliance is currently reviewing other professional coaching and mentoring bodies to extend joining invitations. EMCC president Lise Lewis said, “This alliance is a turning point. Creating it has been driven by EMCC´s response to our members and client sponsors who look to us to create clarity in the world of coaching and mentoring. All three bodies are already jointly committed to self-regulation and together we will be instrumental in further cooperation on professionalization whilst recognising our differences.” The EMCC has 5,000 members across 67 countries and 20 affiliated countries. ICF president Janet Harvey said that the creation of the Alliance was a key component of the ICF´s strategic plan. “The (ICF´s) board of directors has emphasised forming global alliances. The creation of this alliance is a step forward in achieving ICF´s goals of advancing the coaching profession and being in service of humanity flourishing.” ICF CEO Magdalena Mook added, “It is so important that the coaching and mentoring bodies speak with a unified voice.” The ICF has more than 19,000 members in more than 100 countries. AC global CEO Katherine Tulpa said, “We are thrilled by the potential this alliance can bring, in our collective journey for coaching and mentoring to become a sustainable profession and, most importantly, make a real impact to those we serve….This alliance marks a key milestone in coaching history, in that it shows we can achieve more together than apart and speaks to some of the founding principles that coaching is built upon- those based on collaboration, growth and being future-oriented.” The AC has members from more than 40 countries. See Coaching at Work´s January issue for editorial on this story
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Welcome to the November 2012 issue of the newsletter