V2 rca ne 9 may feb 2013 final part2 introduction to systems coaching 2
1. An Introduction to Systems Coaching
Gillian Forrester & Jan M Portillo
North East Coaching Network
9 March 2013
2. Outline
• Introductions
• Introduction to a Systems Approach
• Designing a Partnership Alliance
• Toxic Communication
• Practising the Tool and Coaching Skills
• Introduction to Lands Work Tool
• Exploration and Reflection
Learning Outcomes
• Identify the potential impact of being intentional
• Develop awareness and use of a systems tool to create alignment
• Practise key coaching skills of listening, questioning and feedback
• Explore how these approaches may be applied in practice
3. 3
Ground Rules & Introductions
•Your name, role, organisation and experience of coaching
•What would you like from today?
•How would you like this workshop to feel?
•One thing you’re curious about?
•One thing you’ve learnt recently?
4. A Systems Overview
No one is an island……
We’re all part of complex systems...
A system is composed of many parts
And the sum is greater than those parts.
5. Designing the Partnership Alliance
• Designing a Partnership Alliance
• Creating atmosphere
• Sharing responsibility
8. What is a Systems Approach?
• Systems coaching works with the relationship.
• The coach’s job is to contribute to the skills
of creating conscious intentional relationship.
• By revealing the system to itself, the coach helps the system
see its own strengths, its obstacles, its potential.
• The underpinning philosophy is the system can find its own answers.
9. Systems Coaching
•Designing a Partnership Alliance
•Building rapport and empathy
•Asking open and curious questions
•Actively listening at level 3
•Being aware and attentive to non-verbal language, intuition
•Remaining non-judgmental
•Raising awareness and understanding
10. What happens when rapport breaks down?
• Contempt
• Stonewalling
• Defensiveness
• Blame
11. When do these 4 Team Toxins show up?
• What Team Toxins do you encounter most
frequently?
• What Team Toxin are you most likely to use?
• What situations trigger it?
13. Lands Work
•A method for revealing the system
•Recreating the system visually
•Coaching process helps gain overview and deeper understanding
•Moves towards action
18. Creating intentional and conscious relationships
• What have you gained from today?
• What will you apply in your context?
• Come up with at least one way you could increase positivity in your role
19. Thank you for your participation!
You are cordially invited to the networking
lunch in the Brasserie!
Gillian Forrester
& Jan Portillo
9 May 2013
