november 2008

Coach Federation Conference Montreal 2008

Last week's conference featured three gifted keynote speakers with urgent messages for the coaching community

Vandana Shiva - Could coaches be a movement to raise awareness of need for sustainable living solutions?

Peter Senge - We have just two years to turn the carbon footpint trajectory, coaches can bring awareness and influence. Exploration of our inner and outer selves related to systems. Reminder - our energy comes from the sun ...

Matthieu Ricard - youtube - habits of happiness.  Meditating positively changes the brain - humanitarian projects in tibetan region

Conference workshops built on and extended thinking on how coaches can contribute - I particularly enjoyed John King's workshop Coaching the Tribe, see thinking and tools in Tribal Leadership. The Culture Mapping and Triads (rather than Diads) are tools I plan to use.

Richard Barrett demonstrated his assessment tool for mapping organizations values, which gives a strong indication of organization health and alignment + impending problems.

I would recommend accessing some of the materials the coach federation will make available.

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Coaching Workshops at the Support Center

with Harriet Joynes & Merrill Black

Coaching Tools for Leaders

The key coaching tools of "listening" & "speaking with intent" we practice can make you a better supervisor and leader

Learn what neuroscience tells us about how the brain manages information and change

Coaching Tools for Self Development

Get to know your key strengths and how can you best use them at work

Assess where you are now and think about where you want to be

Create a road map