WHAT IS REFLECTIVE PRACTICE?

Reflective Practice is an on-going discipline supported by specific skills, models and ways of noticing what is going on in us as coaches, in our clients, in our relationship with our clients and in the surrounding environment. It is both presence with clients and awareness inside the coach. More than reflecting on coaching sessions after the fact, our intention is to offer skills for reflecting In-Action. Navigating a canoe in white water, for example, requires a plan and skills developed in advance, but there is a subtle knowing-in-action and reflection on it in the moment that allows those skills to be applied real time with nimbleness and flexibility.

Coaching is no different. The here and now of coaching lasts a microsecond, yet it is the place of all possibility where we can notice with a fuller quality of awareness where changes may matter the most in the moment with the client. We call this fuller awareness Super-Vision.

When we use Reflective Practice, we can see from a multi-layered perspective and when we connect with what we are seeing from a plurality of senses, we have more opportunities to fine tune our interventions on behalf of our clients and to feel more resourced as coaches each and every time. Reflective practice allows a coach to tap into the full spectrum of their understanding, creativity and wisdom so that they can be more resourced than ever to serve their clients, especially in times of complexity and uncertainty.

 When: March 23 - 24, 2012

Where: Talaris Center, Seattle, Washington

Audience: Coaches and consultants with several hundred hours of experience will benefit most. People responsible for managing internal coaches will also benefit by learning about maintenance of coaching quality.

Investment in your coaching practice:

Registered by January 20 $375

Registered by March 1 $400

Registered by March 23 $425

To register, go to http://www.sammagill.com/events.html.

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