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13th September 2017

Coaching Supervision in the Americas – Elevating Our Coaching Practice

This two-day conference on coaching supervision will be held in Victoria, Canada in April 2018.  The first day will be an exploration of Professor Peter Hawkins’ 7-eyed model, which he will be facilitating.  The second day will include speakers from the Americas and Europe on a variety of topics related to supervision.  I am delighted […]

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17th July 2017

What is ethical maturity?

I have been thinking about this recently – with some concern even over the phrase.  Ethics evolved from traditions in moral philosophy which go back thousands of years.  Carroll and Shaw’s book* makes clear the challenges we all face in making decisions, from our processes, connections between decisions and the practical implementations, impact on stakeholders […]

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28th June 2017

What value supervision?

There is a debate in the world of coaching and mentoring as to the proven value of supervision.  While some professional bodies insist on it in order to become accredited, like the AC, EMCC and APECS, and there are many instances of its impact intuitively, is this sufficient?  Another body, the ICF, does not require it though recommends it.  […]

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1st January 2017

EMCC international conference March 2017

A very happy new year for 2017.  One of the professional and personal highlights for me this year will be the 23rd annual EMCC conference which is in Edinburgh at the start of March.  It is a wonderful opportunity for learning, sharing and catching up with friends and colleagues.  I am also delighted to be co-presenting […]

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20th November 2016

Tricky Dilemmas – Stage 2 Research Begins

Stage 2 of the research into dealing with tricky dilemmas in supervision has begun in mid November 2016.  One-to-one interviews are taking place with a dozen supervisors in North America, Europe and the UK. Dr  Jonathan Passmore and Eve Turner are being supported by researcher Chris Haywood at the University of Winchester in southern England.  The […]

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