By Gráinne Morrison Sandown Business School Masters Graduate & Treble Certified Coach; Class of 2023 EIA: EMCC Senior Practitioner In our contemporary, fast-paced, digitally-driven world, there is a critical need for personal connections within the workplace. This need is not just an optional luxury, but a mandatory necessity. Connections, especially in a professional context, pertain
By Gráinne Morrison Sandown Business School Masters Graduate & Treble Certified Coach; Class of 2023 EIA: EMCC Senior Practitioner Understanding and overcoming the feeling of lack can be a daunting task. This feeling- a pervasive sense of unfulfillment or inadequacy- has the potential to infiltrate every aspect of our lives. It can stem from a
Observed practices are sessions which take place in groups of three, where one acts as the observer (with camera off) and the other two as coach and client and we take it in turns to fulfil each of the three roles. Our second observed practice in the course, is one which we were to submit
The beginner’s mind is seeing the world through the beginner’s eyes. The phrase beginner’s mind comes from the Zen Buddhism term, Shoshin. It refers to the paradox of the more you know about a subject the more likely you are to have a closed mind to further learning. As the Zen monk Shunryu Suzuki wrote
I started the Practitioner Diploma in Coaching with Science, Artistry and Systems course in March 2023. I have no experience in Coaching so have found the prospect quite daunting but I’ve also found the course content to be very engaging and stimulating. The course is extremely well structured with plenty of resources, video content and
The first part of this reflection was considering the lens of the coach. The second lens we are looking at for the coachability jigsaw is through the lens of the client. Coachability through the lens of a client is the ability of a client to be open, reflect, learn and change. As a coach understanding
Understanding coachability is important for a coach. Reflecting on the perspective of coachability needing both the ‘right coach, right client’ from the two powerhouse voices of Richella Bogan and Pheona Croom Johnson at Sandown Business School we will explore in this reflection the lens of the coach and coachability. The other side to this –
“How I am is How I Coach?“ One of the things I often get asked is: ‘Why are you doing your coaching qualification and why now?’ Many of those around me know that I have coached others in the past and get immense enjoyment from it. The one thing that has held me back from
From a coach perspective – right from the very first meeting we are thinking about the coachability of our clients: ‘Is this client coachable? And ‘Am I the right coach for them?’ However, there is also the client perspective where a client will be thinking: ‘How will I know that I am ready to be
It is true and very real to say that the world is in constant change. For years, VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) was utilised as a model to bring meaning to the unknown, a method to carefully examine, understand and articulate market turbulence. That was, until we met the pandemic, which created a scenario
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