Coaching Presence

Kristina shares the elements of Nancy Kline's work that will help coaches create a Thinking Environment and build a reflective practice.

Lyssa deHart MCC shares insights into the neuroscience of metaphors and describes how they light up the brain of our coaching clients.

Christi gives useful insights into the ways neurodiversity may affect coaches and their clients. She shares personal experience and argues the reasons why she believes people with neurodiversity make great coaches.

Mary Berkery talks about the coaching work she does facilitated with horses. She discusses the evolution of the horse, how as a prey animal they have a heightened sensory system - meaning they can be mirrors to our human emotions. Mary recognises that we don't always have easy access to horses - and suggests ways we might replicate some of this work in other ways.

Joseph O'Connor discusses how an understanding of the brain can help our work as coaches. He talks about the neuroscience of goals, how we might notice our client's thinking patterns. He also shares why a mindfulness practice is important for coaches.

Tünde Erdös shares insights from her research into coaching presence. She offers some surprising findings and suggests ways we can deepen this essential competency.

Katerina Kanelidou discusses the ICF Team Coaching Competencies. She shares the key differences with the ICF Competency Framework, some specific considerations and complexities when working in this area.

Dr Clare Beckett-McInroy shares her experience of using cards in coaching. She considers different ways of working with them, ethical considerations, best practice and gives a practical demonstration of their use in a live mini coaching session.

Elaine discusses the principles of reflection and shares some ideas for reflective practice. She dips into the choreography of her book Reflect to Create and her campaign to encourage reflective practices that are light and creative.

Lily describes the difference between supervision and mentoring and shares the benefits coaches can experience by being in supervision. She then gives some ideas for how to prepare and how to max the experience