Working with the board in the 21st century
In this article, David Doughty outlines opportunities for coaching and mentoring with directors of 21st century boards who are facing unprecedented governance challenges. read more...
In this article, David Doughty outlines opportunities for coaching and mentoring with directors of 21st century boards who are facing unprecedented governance challenges. read more...
This article offers a snapshot of current and future trends for coaching and mentoring from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). The CIPD has been tracking trends in learning and development (L&D) practice within the United Kingdom for the last seventeen years via an annual Learning and Development survey. read more...
In Gold rush coaching supervision – professional coaching and the dangers of coaching supervision, Vikki Brock presents a response to some of the issues highlighted by Bob Garvey in his article from Part 1. She apprises us of some emerging trends in the United States of America (USA), that she finds disturbing. Of particular concern is the move in the ICF to change the ‘mentor-coach’ role into a coaching supervision role, using models from psychotherapy and psychology that she feels are not appropriate for coaching practice as it has been defined by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Vikki warns that ‘where the ICF goes others will follow’, with the adoption of supervision practices that have no place in the coaching profession. Vikki shares important developments within the ICF, and provides some historical context for those who are new to the conversation. read more...
In Coaching in an uncertain and complex future Kim Stephenson explores some of the reasons as to why forecasting the future is challenging. He writes: “…as a scientist, knowing that it’s impossible to predict the future, I’m on a hiding to nothing. If I get it wrong, I prove that I’m human and can’t predict (no news there) and if I get it right, (a) who will remember and (b) how do I prove it’s not a fluke?” Kim offers some predictions for us all to ponder. read more...
Julie Hay asserts that people form the heart of the coaching relationship, and that methods and models from psychotherapeutic and counselling domains do have value in coaching practice. Julie shares her new model of supervision. read more...
Welcome to Part 2 of our two-part special issue of AMED’s quarterly online pdf journal on the future of coaching and mentoring. In Part 1, we invited you to reflect on and consider your own future as a coach, a mentor, or whatever role connects you with this exciting and dynamic global community. In this […] read more...
Why have a conversation about the future now? In 2014 we celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the launch of The Coaching and Mentoring Network (CMN) website www.coachingnetwork.org.uk, and Oxford Brookes Coaching and Mentoring Society (OBCAMS) invited us to create a small event to celebrate the last 15 years and share plans for the future. read more...
A good question, which is linked to many other questions like, is coaching effective? What is it that makes my coach qualified and capable of delivering the services I need? And, are the services offered by coaches at the appropriate level of quality? These questions tap into some important themes around what it is that coachees actually get from a coaching service. And perhaps more importantly, they relate to the ongoing debates around who should be ‘allowed’ to provide these services. read more...