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Coach Development
Coach Supervision
What if you woke up tomorrow a deeper, fuller and more authentic coach? What would that mean for you? What would that mean for your clients? Coaching supervision offers a supportive, reflective space in which to explore who you are as a coach, who you are when you coach and how your coaching presence influences your work with clients. Together we engage in a deep, exploratory reflection on your coaching experiences and support you to open new pathways in your work. A supervision relationship begins with clear contracting about how we will partner and sessions proceed according to the coach’s needs. Contact me to set up a short sample supervision session and experience the possibilities for yourself.
Your Takeaways From Coach Supervision
Supervision sessions provide a space for coach self-development, leading to:
- More fluid, responsive partnering with clients
- More complex, systemic perspectives
- Coach resilience
The Mentoring Relationship:
As a coach mentor, I partner with coaches who have a goal of PCC certification, certification progression to MCC or who are seeking a deeper and broader coaching repertoire. Mentoring supports coaches to align with professional standards and competencies and to meet requirements for certification. The mentoring process includes a formal agreement, review of recorded and transcribed coaching sessions, collaborative discussion and written feedback. The process is supported by my experience as a coach educator, ICF mentor and ICF assessor.
Coach Supervision:
Coaching takes place in a sea of complexity. Supervision offers coaches a supportive space in which to reflect on and learn from their experiences; develop deeper understanding of systemic and relational dynamics; and generate greater possibilities in service to their clients and client organizations. The supervision space enables coaches to experiment in safety and to develop habits of reflective learning that support on-going personal and skill development. A key maxim in supervision is “who you are is how you coach”; this is the exploration of supervision.
Mentoring
As professionals, we are continually polishing our skills and abilities. In mentoring, I draw upon years of experience as a coach educator and ICF assessor to provide clear feedback on recorded coaching sessions. I spotlight the most effective aspects of your coaching and help you identify learning edges and opportunities. More importantly, mentoring is a dialogue and in our mentoring conversations, we explore choices and help you amplify your coaching toolkit. In the mentoring process, I review a recorded session and transcript, offer specific and detailed observations and engage with you in a conversation to support your learning goals.
Your Takeaways From Coach Mentoring
Mentoring supports coaches to advance their skills and the ability to use those skills situationally. Through mentoring, coaches gain
- A broader repertoire of coaching approaches
- Depth in their coaching conversations
- Greater self-awareness and use of self
Assess Your Coaching Strengths and Opportunities
Coach Development and Supervision begin with a self assessment of the coaching domains. How do you rate your skill in each skill standardized in the ICF PCC standards?
Francine is not only a gifted coach; she’s a gifted teacher of coaching. She was absolutely instrumental in my training for the PCC certification from the ICF. Every time I reviewed a session with Francine that I’d done, she gave me insights and techniques that I could start using immediately–and to powerful effect. Boom! Plus, she’s funny.
As a coach, I have gained more insight and wisdom from Francine than in any therapy session. In supervision, Francine is introducing me to new theories and ways to approach my clients that are refreshing and have immediate impact. Francine is always available to chat when I am in a pinch. There’s a lot of vulnerability in being a coach and I feel safe and cuddled after I work with Francine. I also walk out as a savvier and more enlightened coach.
Gain insight, create options
Reinvent your work and life
Change is inevitable; explore the opportunities and choose your path.