Coaching Research Reveals Distinction Between Group Coaching and Team Coaching

Coaching Research in Practice – Group Coaching – Are you really doing it?
Posted with permission from ReciproCoach.
While the title of this month’s Coaching Research in Practice, From GROW to GROUP: theoretical issues and a practical model for group coaching in organisations, suggests that its biggest contribution is a new acronym based model for group coaching, [...]

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Sustainable Transformation (guest post by Charles E. Smith, Ph.D.)

Sustainable Transformation calls for returning to a zero point; returning to a possibility. It’s pure invention.
Sustainable Transformation is a misnomer as it’s generally used. You’re not really sustaining something. In order for transformation to happen, you have to become present or “real,” in the strongest possible sense, to what is now going on and to [...]

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Stuff you wanna know about!

Hi, Leading Coaches!
It’s getting exciting here, not just because of great conversations I’ve been having with many of you about all the cool things you’re up to, but because I’m heading to Maui for my brother’s wedding and I’m already getting in a vacation vibe!
Welcome to our newest members — our community is growing by [...]

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Leading Coaches’ Community Update

Hi, Leading Coaches!
As always, there’s stuff a-happenin’ at the LCC that you may want to know about!  Check out the latest and add your news to the team pages or your profile.
Stewart Hirsch announced a cool new program coming to the DC area called Trusted Advisor.  Check it out at the Announcements page!
Sue [...]

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Community of Practice

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by Lynn Grodzki, posted with permission.
The Storm
Late Sunday afternoon, after two weeks of a record heat wave, we had a violent thunderstorm. The bad news: electricity went out and 400,000 homes and businesses went dark. The good news: once the storm passed, the sun came out and so did the neighborhood.
I [...]

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Latest goings-on at the Leading Coaches’ Center

Salutations! (And welcome if you’re just joining us as a new member!)
I do hope you’re enjoying your summer.  I’m too hot to think, so I’m keeping this short…
Announcements and Requests for the community can be found and added here:   Below are a few highlights:
Charlie Smith posted a new article about coachability:
Rita Crowe is looking for [...]

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If you can’t see what’s missing you get stuck with it

by Charles E Smith, PhD
“Coachability” is the willingness to be coached, to listen, to respect instruction and act on it.   Coaching — another set of eyes — lets you see what’s missing, which, if you act on it, could make a big difference.
These days, a lot of people know that coaching is a good idea.  [...]

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Leading Coaches’ Center Latest Member Update (In case you missed it)

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Happy summer! I just got back from picking blueberries with my kids at the local orchard. Yummmm.
Welcome aboard to our newest members! We now number 278, and I love all the activity in the dialogue centers we call Teams! Remember, you can comment on a team discussion or create your own team [...]

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Symposium Supplies Space to Study Sustainability

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What is sustainability as it pertains to coaches and coaching programs?
This is one question among many that 40 professionals convened in Washington, D.C. last week (June 24-25) to explore at the ICCO Symposium; a learning event for multiple stakeholders of coaching in organizations.  The beautiful McLean, Virginia office space for the event was generously provided [...]

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Leading Coaches’ Center Update and Goodies for You

Thanks to everyone who joined in our mastermind call yesterday with Gerhard Schwandt about efficiency in the context of energy flows!  If you missed it, you can access the recording via the Members Only page or use the link here:
http://leadingcoachescenter.com/clubhouse/mastermind-live/recording-of-leading-coaches-mastermind-call-featuring-gerhard-schwandt
I also wanted to point out all kinds of goodies that you may not know about [...]

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