Over the past few months I’ve attended several coaching conferences and I’m delighted to hear how supervision is now being discussed as an integral element in the practice and ongoing professional development of many coaches, especially those working in the corporate sector. I find it heartening that this groundswell of […]

I’m really enjoying In Treatment, a drama series with Gabriel Byrne as Dr Paul Weston, a psychotherapist. It raises questions for me about how we adapt and edit our experience when sharing our story in supervision with another. While the drama is based on psychotherapeutic relationships, and I work in coaching and coaching supervision, it’s fascinating at a number of levels. It’s great […]

I attended the AC conference in London last week and I was excited to see how so many of us engaged with the main theme of ‘In the System’. The fact that we immersed ourselves in this crucial area of systems thinking is a strong indicator to me that the […]

I am struck by a recurring theme at the moment which supervisees bring to our sessions. They share their frustration, boredom, apathy or sometimes even antipathy towards a particular individual who comes to them for coaching. I’m curious about what this may represent across my client group, and what may […]

For coaches who are either new to the idea of supervision, or who may be sceptical about it, a new book, Coaching Supervision, gives a definitive guide to the purpose, relevance and value of supervision. The book, by David Clutterbuck, Carol Whitaker and Michelle Lucas, sets out clear guidelines for coaches who want […]