ALIGNING PRACTICE AND PRACTITIONER

Robert Smale

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ALICE IN COACHING LAND• “Who has won?” Alice asked“Everyone has won and all must

have prizes” said the Dodo.

• “studies to date demonstrate positive, non specific effects regardless of the conceptual foundations espoused by practitioners” (Kilburg, 2004, p 203)

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LEARNING FROM PSYCHOLOGY.

• “Coaching is not therapy but it is therapeutic”

• The difference in practice between coaches and psychologists is 0.26!!! (Mckenna and Davis, 2009)

• There are as many differences between psychologists of different disciplines as between psychologists and non psychologist coaches (Smither, 2011, p 137)

• Narrative and Pragmatic Paradigms

• The role of the relationship, the individual and the context, expectancy and theory and techniques (Mc Kenna and Davis, 2009)

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DEFINE ECLECTIC Humanist -“Coaching is above all about human growth and change” (Stober, 2006, p17).

Behaviourist - “The purpose of coaching is to change behaviour” (Peterson, 2006, p51).

Adult Development - Coaching is about helping clients develop and grow in maturity.

Cognitive Coaching - Coaching is foremost about developing adaptive thoughts.

Goal-focused - “Coaching is a goal orientated, solution focused process” (Grant, 2006, p156).

Positive Psychology Approach - “Shift attention away from what causes and drives pain to what

energises and pulls people forward” (Kauffman, 2006, p 220).

Adventure Coaching - Stretching the client through entering into challenging situations and the learning

that arises.

Adult Learning - A learning approach that helps self-directed learners to reflect and grow from their

experiences.

Systemic coaching- “Coaching is a journey in search of patterns” (Cavanagh, 2006, p 313)

Approaches to Coaching (Ives, Y, 2008, p 102)

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ALIGNMENT

•Philosophy

•Body of Knowledge

•Practice

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Philosophy - “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”- Lao Tzu

•What do you believe about people?

•What do you believe about change?

•What do you believe about the world?

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CREDO - I BELIEVEI believe there are no new ideas in the world just different ways of reframing the conditions by which we perceive our reality. This shapes the coaching process as a journey of reflection to build the competence of self-learning rather than a series of specific goals to be achieved

Compassion – I am driven to support and encourage others as they take action and to be rigorously optimistic by holding them accountable for their choices

Care – I empathise with my clients and value both their experience and uniqueness whilst actively supporting them through change

Connectivity – We do not exist in isolation we are part of ever more complex systems of action, interaction and reaction

Simplicity – The relationship between the coach and client is an attempt to synthesise action from an understanding and evaluation of the clients’ complex experience

Character Creation through Storytelling-“existence precedes essence: or, if you prefer, that subjectivity must be our point of departure” (Sartre, 1945,Existentialism is a Humanism p 22)

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• Truth AND truth

• Experiential AND Propositional

• Reflect AND Accept

BUILDING YOUR BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

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PERSPECTIVES

NLP

ExistentialismSecular Humanism

Rogers

SeligmanLucas

HiggsGrey

Lane

Positive Psychology

Liberalism

Time to ThinkNeuro-semantics

CRMOrganisational

Design

SufismKolb

SDT

Strengths and Virtue

Ethical ChoiceMaslow Greaves

Oprah SartreSpiral Dynamics

RekiKabbalah

Evidence Based CoachingMeta-CoachingDickens

Integral Psychology

De Bono Simplicity

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey QuarterlyHawkins

Proctor

Buddhism

Supervision

History

Present-Future

Present-Present

Present-Past

Meta Programs

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PRACTICE FINDING DIRECTION

•Directive or non-directive

•Personal-developmental or goal focused

•Therapeutic or performance-driven

• (Ives, Y, 2008, p 100).

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Directive (Simple)

Change driven, controlled, managed by top personSimple theory of Change or a few rules of thumb

Small range of interventions usedFew targets set

Little or no attention given to capacity development

Master (Sophisticated)

Change driven, controlled managed by top personComplex theory of change - lots of elements, drawing

on more than two theorists, use of change modelsWide range of interventions used

Capacity Development

Self Assembly (DIY)

Tightly set directionLimited capability and capacity development

Strategic direction but local adaptationUse of tool kits and templates

Emergence

Few big rules and loosely set directionLateral connections important

Innovation and experimentationEmphasis on sense making and improvisation

Uniform

Differentiated

PredictableChange

UnpredictableChange

Higgs and Wren 2005 Thursday 28 February 13

QUESTIONS?Contact Details

web: www.robsmale.co.zaemail: rob.smale@me.com

cell: 082 552 6573linkedin: Robert Smale

blog: www.coachrobsa.wordpress.com

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Deci, E.L. Why we do what we do 1995

Diener, Ed, Suh, Eunkook M., Lucas, Richard E. and Smith, Heidi L. Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress 1999

Fredrickson, Barbara L. The Role of Positive Emotions in Positive Psychology 2001

Grayling, A.C. Meditations for the Humanist 2002

Harris, S. The Moral landscape 2010

Henderson, Sheila J. 'Follow Your Bliss': A Process for Career Happiness 2000

Hinchliffe, Geoaffrey. Work and Human Flourishing 2004

Joseph Sirgy, M., Wu, Jiyun. The Pleasant Life, the Engaged Life, and the Meaningful Life: What about the Balanced Life? 2009

Lustein, David L. The Role of Work in Psychological Health and Well-Being 2008

Ryan, Richard M., Deci, Edward L. ON HAPPINESS AND HUMAN POTENTIALS: A Review of Research on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being 2001

Sheldon, Kennon M., Lyubomirsky, Sonja. Achieving Sustainable Gains in Happiness: Change Your Actions, not Your Circumstances* 2006

Stout Rosteon, S. Business Coaching Wisdom and Practice 2009

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