This document discusses the benefits of an eclectic approach to coaching. It argues that coaches should not rely solely on one coaching model or methodology. An eclectic approach allows coaches to integrate different coaching styles and techniques based on their experience and the needs of the coachee. Coaches with a diverse toolkit can be more flexible and responsive to the individual journey of each coachee. The article advocates that coaches develop a solid understanding of human behavior in order to apply various coaching approaches and tools contextually for each unique situation.
COACHING TAKES YOU FROM โHOW TO WOWโ
You aspire to achieve specific goals and fulfil your dreams. But working towards goal is not that easy, as you may encounter several how, where, why, when, whom, which etc. questions en-route to success. The inspiration to find solution of these hurdles, odds and rough patches are available through Coaching. The down times can get really down and dishearten you.
Setbacks and disappointments are an integral part of life and there is no escaping them. While you cannot change your circumstances or bypass the hurdles, you can brace yourself up against the difficult times by maintaining a positive & constructive frame of mind and then determine to keep you going against all odds.
When the going gets tough and you are overwhelmed by the rough times, all you need is Coaching to encourage and keep you going. The showcase to inspire the winner in you will do, by unchaining your real potential. Coaching stimuli will lift up your spirits, make you feel high-n-confident and put you back on right action track.
Coaching efficacy: Do coaches deliver what they promise?
People who coach human performance in workplaces operate in a wide variety of ways, with relatively little evaluation reported. The perceptions of a sample of coaches and their clients are reported โ before, during and after coaching. Examples are given of the concerns clients have on promises made and processes used. The concerns of inadequate processes of planning, evaluation and monitoring are explored. The apparent strength of these processes in psychological approaches to coaching is compared with benefits expected or achieved. The lack of clarity of roles, goals and ways of working reduces funder confidence and work opportunities. Making explicit agreements with clients about goals, standards expected and results achieved appear to encourage client and coach to more rapid achievement of goalsโmore and less effective examples of each are examined.
COACHING TAKES YOU FROM โHOW TO WOWโ
You aspire to achieve specific goals and fulfil your dreams. But working towards goal is not that easy, as you may encounter several how, where, why, when, whom, which etc. questions en-route to success. The inspiration to find solution of these hurdles, odds and rough patches are available through Coaching. The down times can get really down and dishearten you.
Setbacks and disappointments are an integral part of life and there is no escaping them. While you cannot change your circumstances or bypass the hurdles, you can brace yourself up against the difficult times by maintaining a positive & constructive frame of mind and then determine to keep you going against all odds.
When the going gets tough and you are overwhelmed by the rough times, all you need is Coaching to encourage and keep you going. The showcase to inspire the winner in you will do, by unchaining your real potential. Coaching stimuli will lift up your spirits, make you feel high-n-confident and put you back on right action track.
Coaching efficacy: Do coaches deliver what they promise?
People who coach human performance in workplaces operate in a wide variety of ways, with relatively little evaluation reported. The perceptions of a sample of coaches and their clients are reported โ before, during and after coaching. Examples are given of the concerns clients have on promises made and processes used. The concerns of inadequate processes of planning, evaluation and monitoring are explored. The apparent strength of these processes in psychological approaches to coaching is compared with benefits expected or achieved. The lack of clarity of roles, goals and ways of working reduces funder confidence and work opportunities. Making explicit agreements with clients about goals, standards expected and results achieved appear to encourage client and coach to more rapid achievement of goalsโmore and less effective examples of each are examined.
.ูุชุงุจ ูุชูุงูู ูู ู ุง ููู ููุชุด ุงูุฃุนู ุงู ู ูุชุถู ู ุงูุฃุจูุงุจ ุงูุชุงููุฉ:
- The business of coaching
- Coaching within organization
- Leveraging the coach investment
- Setting up and running your coaching practice
- Coaching model and approach
Presentation is mainly focused on the coaching center in Bangladesh. I have tried to describe the impact in the student life and tried to use an ideal local academic coaching center.
Ipdc training 2014 mentoring & coaching skills Bun Sucento
ย
IPDC TRAINING & CONSULTING - FACT SINCE 2000
Trained more than 15,000 participants (Top executives, senior managers, middle managers and professionals) in combined 12 years both in in-house and public programs setting
Served more than 650 major clients across industries, sectors and regions, including Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand.
Run more than 350 different workshops or training programs on yearly basis
Has Partnership with several major training institutions in overseas region.
Behavioral Coaching is a combination of processes, models and methodologies used by coaches to bring about lasting behavioral change on the part of clients
All managers need some guidance on the whys and hows of coaching, but most organizations canโt afford to train them on a large scale, so the least you can do is make an effort to create a culture of coaching. The key is to create a pool of manager-coaches who can be role models, supporters and sustainers of a coaching mindset.
When you select the right people and invest in their development and position them as coaching advocates, you plant the seeds for expanding coaching well beyond the individual manager-direct report relationship. Your role models demonstrate effective coaching both formally and informally, and they help motivate others to use and improve their own coaching capabilities.
Always link the purpose and results of coaching to the business. Managers have to know the business case for coaching and developing others if theyโre to value it and use it effectively. Where is the business headed? What leadership skills are needed to get us there? How should coaches work with direct reports to provide the feedback, information and experiences they need to build those needed skills? Set strategic coaching goals, tactics and measures for the organization as well as including coaching as an individual metric.
5 Types of Modern Mentoring That Can Benefit Your OrganizationKatie Mouton
ย
Modern mentoring goes beyond the traditional one-to-one mentoring model that has been adapted through the years. Traditional mentoring is still popular, but with the increasing number of millennials joining the workforce, organizations are beginning to include more contemporary forms of mentoring. These programs embrace a new approach where everyone is considered equal, rather than senior or junior, and the mentoring environments are more casual or even virtual.
In this webinar, we discussed 5 modern mentoring concepts that can facilitate learning within your organization that is more agile and allows for a larger possibility of knowledge sharing.
Flash Mentoring โ How does it work?
Virtual Mentoring โ What are the pros and cons?
Group Mentoring โ Advantages and Disadvantages.
Reverse Mentoring- How to make this relationship successful.
Speed Mentoring- How is it beneficial?
Coaching Skills for Your Managers and Leaders - Webinar 10.21.14BizLibrary
ย
What are the obligations of managers? It varies from organization to organization based upon a number of factors such as industry, culture, department, skill level of the team, etc. Regardless of the organization, at the very heart of this question lies a dilemma.
www.bizlibrary.com/webinars
Transformational Executive Coaching
Expands peopleโs capacity to take effective action.
Challenges beliefs and assumptions that are responsible for oneโs actions and behaviors.
Examines what one does, why one does what one does, but also who one is. What are the principles upon which one forms identity?
Cornerstone is a Christian school located in Birmingham, Alabama, with an enrollment of approximately 275 low-income children in grades K4 through 8th. Because the school is funded by donations, no income is guaranteedโnot even tuition.
This means each year the administration must raise the entire budget to run the school, in addition to dealing with the demands of a rapidly growing student population and stringent academic standards.They have two administrative departments, Development and Academic, to address the unique issues they face as both aย non-profit and a school.
The school holds academic accreditations with the Association of Christian Schools International (ICSI) and AdvancED Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and is an International Baccalaureate World School.
Tonya shirelle | Life Coaching And Personal Coachingtonyashirelle
ย
Life coaching can be effective in many situations, for example in helping a person's career direction and development, or for personal fulfillment or life change more generally.
.ูุชุงุจ ูุชูุงูู ูู ู ุง ููู ููุชุด ุงูุฃุนู ุงู ู ูุชุถู ู ุงูุฃุจูุงุจ ุงูุชุงููุฉ:
- The business of coaching
- Coaching within organization
- Leveraging the coach investment
- Setting up and running your coaching practice
- Coaching model and approach
Presentation is mainly focused on the coaching center in Bangladesh. I have tried to describe the impact in the student life and tried to use an ideal local academic coaching center.
Ipdc training 2014 mentoring & coaching skills Bun Sucento
ย
IPDC TRAINING & CONSULTING - FACT SINCE 2000
Trained more than 15,000 participants (Top executives, senior managers, middle managers and professionals) in combined 12 years both in in-house and public programs setting
Served more than 650 major clients across industries, sectors and regions, including Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand.
Run more than 350 different workshops or training programs on yearly basis
Has Partnership with several major training institutions in overseas region.
Behavioral Coaching is a combination of processes, models and methodologies used by coaches to bring about lasting behavioral change on the part of clients
All managers need some guidance on the whys and hows of coaching, but most organizations canโt afford to train them on a large scale, so the least you can do is make an effort to create a culture of coaching. The key is to create a pool of manager-coaches who can be role models, supporters and sustainers of a coaching mindset.
When you select the right people and invest in their development and position them as coaching advocates, you plant the seeds for expanding coaching well beyond the individual manager-direct report relationship. Your role models demonstrate effective coaching both formally and informally, and they help motivate others to use and improve their own coaching capabilities.
Always link the purpose and results of coaching to the business. Managers have to know the business case for coaching and developing others if theyโre to value it and use it effectively. Where is the business headed? What leadership skills are needed to get us there? How should coaches work with direct reports to provide the feedback, information and experiences they need to build those needed skills? Set strategic coaching goals, tactics and measures for the organization as well as including coaching as an individual metric.
5 Types of Modern Mentoring That Can Benefit Your OrganizationKatie Mouton
ย
Modern mentoring goes beyond the traditional one-to-one mentoring model that has been adapted through the years. Traditional mentoring is still popular, but with the increasing number of millennials joining the workforce, organizations are beginning to include more contemporary forms of mentoring. These programs embrace a new approach where everyone is considered equal, rather than senior or junior, and the mentoring environments are more casual or even virtual.
In this webinar, we discussed 5 modern mentoring concepts that can facilitate learning within your organization that is more agile and allows for a larger possibility of knowledge sharing.
Flash Mentoring โ How does it work?
Virtual Mentoring โ What are the pros and cons?
Group Mentoring โ Advantages and Disadvantages.
Reverse Mentoring- How to make this relationship successful.
Speed Mentoring- How is it beneficial?
Coaching Skills for Your Managers and Leaders - Webinar 10.21.14BizLibrary
ย
What are the obligations of managers? It varies from organization to organization based upon a number of factors such as industry, culture, department, skill level of the team, etc. Regardless of the organization, at the very heart of this question lies a dilemma.
www.bizlibrary.com/webinars
Transformational Executive Coaching
Expands peopleโs capacity to take effective action.
Challenges beliefs and assumptions that are responsible for oneโs actions and behaviors.
Examines what one does, why one does what one does, but also who one is. What are the principles upon which one forms identity?
Cornerstone is a Christian school located in Birmingham, Alabama, with an enrollment of approximately 275 low-income children in grades K4 through 8th. Because the school is funded by donations, no income is guaranteedโnot even tuition.
This means each year the administration must raise the entire budget to run the school, in addition to dealing with the demands of a rapidly growing student population and stringent academic standards.They have two administrative departments, Development and Academic, to address the unique issues they face as both aย non-profit and a school.
The school holds academic accreditations with the Association of Christian Schools International (ICSI) and AdvancED Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and is an International Baccalaureate World School.
Tonya shirelle | Life Coaching And Personal Coachingtonyashirelle
ย
Life coaching can be effective in many situations, for example in helping a person's career direction and development, or for personal fulfillment or life change more generally.
The Different Types of Coaching Styles | Issac QureshiIssac Qureshi
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Issac Qureshi is known for being a determined and persistent individual who works hard for his clients. After graduating from Liverpool University with a degree in Social & Economic History, he pursued a postgraduate degree in Marketing at Canterbury University in 2003.
Through his extensive experience in various areas of business, including negotiation and team management, Issac has been able to achieve highly effective results. He also has a deep understanding of the financial risks involved in running a business. His work experience in the stock market has led to him becoming a founding partner of both Hemingway UAE and Ogilvy & Haart.
Revisiting how mentoring can be integrated into organisational learning strategies in the modern, digital workplace.
This article originally appeared in Training & Development magazine October 2015 Vol 42 No 5, published by the Australian Institute of Training and Development.
Coaching and mentoring can inspire and empower people, build commitment, increase productivity, grow talent, and promote success. They are essential elements of modern managerial practice. However, many organizations still have not established related schemes. By not doing so, they also fail to capitalize on the experience and knowledge that seasoned personnel can pass on.
Mentoring & your nursery. Nursery Management Today article september 2013Alex Clapson
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A short article on bringing Mentoring into the workplace, published in the September / October 2013 issue of Nursery Management Today. Change Management / Coaching / Business Organisation / Employee Engagement / Human Resources / Efficiency
Enterprise Excellence is Inclusive Excellence.pdfKaiNexus
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Enterprise excellence and inclusive excellence are closely linked, and real-world challenges have shown that both are essential to the success of any organization. To achieve enterprise excellence, organizations must focus on improving their operations and processes while creating an inclusive environment that engages everyone. In this interactive session, the facilitator will highlight commonly established business practices and how they limit our ability to engage everyone every day. More importantly, though, participants will likely gain increased awareness of what we can do differently to maximize enterprise excellence through deliberate inclusion.
What is Enterprise Excellence?
Enterprise Excellence is a holistic approach that's aimed at achieving world-class performance across all aspects of the organization.
What might I learn?
A way to engage all in creating Inclusive Excellence. Lessons from the US military and their parallels to the story of Harry Potter. How belt systems and CI teams can destroy inclusive practices. How leadership language invites people to the party. There are three things leaders can do to engage everyone every day: maximizing psychological safety to create environments where folks learn, contribute, and challenge the status quo.
Who might benefit? Anyone and everyone leading folks from the shop floor to top floor.
Dr. William Harvey is a seasoned Operations Leader with extensive experience in chemical processing, manufacturing, and operations management. At Michelman, he currently oversees multiple sites, leading teams in strategic planning and coaching/practicing continuous improvement. William is set to start his eighth year of teaching at the University of Cincinnati where he teaches marketing, finance, and management. William holds various certifications in change management, quality, leadership, operational excellence, team building, and DiSC, among others.
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HR recruiter services offer top talents to companies according to their specific needs. They handle all recruitment tasks from job posting to onboarding and help companies concentrate on their business growth. With their expertise and years of experience, they streamline the hiring process and save time and resources for the company.
Unveiling the Secrets How Does Generative AI Work.pdfSam H
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At its core, generative artificial intelligence relies on the concept of generative models, which serve as engines that churn out entirely new data resembling their training data. It is like a sculptor who has studied so many forms found in nature and then uses this knowledge to create sculptures from his imagination that have never been seen before anywhere else. If taken to cyberspace, gans work almost the same way.
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A personal brand exploration presentation summarizes an individual's unique qualities and goals, covering strengths, values, passions, and target audience. It helps individuals understand what makes them stand out, their desired image, and how they aim to achieve it.
Affordable Stationery Printing Services in Jaipur | Navpack n PrintNavpack & Print
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Looking for professional printing services in Jaipur? Navpack n Print offers high-quality and affordable stationery printing for all your business needs. Stand out with custom stationery designs and fast turnaround times. Contact us today for a quote!
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๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ (๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ) is a professional event agency that includes experts in the event-organizing market in Vietnam, Korea, and ASEAN countries. We provide unlimited types of events from Music concerts, Fan meetings, and Culture festivals to Corporate events, Internal company events, Golf tournaments, MICE events, and Exhibitions.
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The world of search engine optimization (SEO) is buzzing with discussions after Google confirmed that around 2,500 leaked internal documents related to its Search feature are indeed authentic. The revelation has sparked significant concerns within the SEO community. The leaked documents were initially reported by SEO experts Rand Fishkin and Mike King, igniting widespread analysis and discourse. For More Info:- https://news.arihantwebtech.com/search-disrupted-googles-leaked-documents-rock-the-seo-world/
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It is crucial for the taxpayers to understand about the TDS Return Filing Due Date, so that they can fulfill your TDS obligations efficiently. Taxpayers can avoid penalties by sticking to the deadlines and by accurate filing of TDS. Timely filing of TDS will make sure about the availability of tax credits. You can also seek the professional guidance of experts like Legal Pillers for timely filing of the TDS Return.
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This 60-minute webinar, sponsored by Adobe, was delivered for the Training Mag Network. It explored the five elements of SPARK: Storytelling, Purpose, Action, Relationships, and Kudos. Knowing how to tell a well-structured story is key to building long-term memory. Stating a clear purpose that doesn't take away from the discovery learning process is critical. Ensuring that people move from theory to practical application is imperative. Creating strong social learning is the key to commitment and engagement. Validating and affirming participants' comments is the way to create a positive learning environment.
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Marvin neemt je in deze presentatie mee in de voordelen van non-endemic advertising op retail media netwerken. Hij brengt ook de uitdagingen in beeld die de markt op dit moment heeft op het gebied van retail media voor niet-leveranciers.
Retail media wordt gezien als het nieuwe advertising-medium en ook mediabureaus richten massaal retail media-afdelingen op. Merken die niet in de betreffende winkel liggen staan ook nog niet in de rij om op de retail media netwerken te adverteren. Marvin belicht de uitdagingen die er zijn om echt aansluiting te vinden op die markt van non-endemic advertising.
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Explore the world of the Taurus zodiac sign. Learn about their stability, determination, and appreciation for beauty. Discover how Taureans' grounded nature and hardworking mindset define their unique personality.
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A case for eclectic coaching - HR Future cover story Jan 2013
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Eclectic coaching and the dangers of a one-model approach.
By Dr Stanley Arumugam
Journey to
great coaching
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ne of the most liberating moments for
me as a coach was getting to the place
of choosing a style and approach to
coaching that aligns with who I am. At the
end of the day, the coach has only their personhood
to share with the other in an enabling journey. Itโs
more than tools, techniques and models. The key
coaching question is, โHow can I be fully present to
my coachee on their journey?"
Recently I took up a generous bursary offer from
one of the countryโs business schools to enrol for
their Professional Certificate in Coaching. I have
coached and counselled for many years, having
trained as a psychologist, consulted and worked in
organisation development. Over all that time I did not
brand myself as a coach. As I stepped into a new
organisational role which had a substantial aspect of
coaching, I felt the need to refresh my professional
competence in what is a massive, burgeoning new
discipline or market, depending on your perspective.
One of my big anxieties was my lack of knowledge
and โcertificationโ in all of the new coaching
methods. If you do a search on Google, you
can easily be overwhelmed by the hundreds of
methodologies, tools and techniques, each claiming
to be the holy grail of coaching practice. I felt quite
out of the scene in this regard joining the programme
with a slight trepidation of being straight jacketed
into the Schoolโs way of coaching.
Refreshingly our facilitators took us on an
inside-out journey as coaches; understanding
human dynamics, our biases in how we observe
the world and what it teaches us about us in the
coaching role. Through the programme we had
exposure to various, alternative coaching models
and practices, not any time being told that this or
that is the right or the only way. My biggest take-
away was the freedom and permission to develop
a coaching practice that is integrated with my
values, knowledge, skills and experience, whilst still
maintaining the highest standards of professional
competence.
One of my big
anxieties was my lack
of knowledge and
โcertificationโ in all of the
new coaching methods.
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ON THE COVER COVER STORY
Connecting you to global expertise...
While competing in a
rapidly changing business
environment, organisations
must respond to the
challenges of globalisation.
Have you grasped the nettle?
Are your business strategies
locally and globally aligned?
This is what is considered an โeclectic approachโ.
I first came across this approach as a young
student psychologist. After spending an entire year
learning multiple therapies from client centred to
gestalt to transactional analysis to psychodynamic
and the list went on, I left the masters programme
with a toolkit of therapies, each proven and valid in
their own right. How do you assess which therapy
is best for which client? As a young psychologist
I ritually followed the different therapeutic
modalities which made sense to me and seemed
to have value for my clients. With time I started
experimenting with different approaches starting
from where the client was in their journey and
using tools, techniques and insights from different
therapeutic modalities that would serve the clients
journey.
As I gained confidence in my role as an enabler
and partner to my clientโs development and growth, I
became less attached to the label of my therapeutic
modality. Over time I learned that counselling and
therapy is not about me but it is about my client. Itโs
only as an expert and specialist that I depend wholly
on my toolbox of fancy gadgets which can quickly
become a straightjacket my client needs to fit into.
This can lead me into the danger of ritualistically
following the coaching and I feel job well done when
my client ends up speaking the same language as
me!
This is my unease with the many new coaching
programmes which have captured an obvious gap
in the market. Many coaching companies teach their
coaches, sometimes in a crash course a set of tools
and techniques which become the branded way of
coaching. These coaches struggle to work effectively
and confidently outside this branded approach and
inevitably make disciples of their coachees in that
particular brand of coaching.
What is essential in my view is a solid grounding
in behavioural understanding. Iโm not advocating
all coaches become psychologists but at least to
have a fundamental grasp of human behaviour
so that any model or approach is contextualised
and understood as a small part of making sense
of human complexity. If all you have is a hammer,
then everything becomes a nail. If all you have is a
template, then that becomes the lens of the world,
people and growth. Even the most experienced
therapists will acknowledge that they are often
stumped with the mystery of human behaviour.
This is a good place to be as a coach, where we
regard each of our coachees as people created in
the image of God on a journey on which they have
invited us to join them. We serve our coachees not
our brand.
Professor David Clutterbuck, who has co-
authored 14 coaching books and has trained
coaches over many years, observes in his article,
โThe Liberated Coachโ that there is a danger in a
one-model-approach to coaching. He has seen
how coaching can become mechanistic; critical
cues to the client context are missed or ignored
and the client can easily become manipulated to
fit the coachโs agenda. He observes how many
coaches religiously follow the simplistic GROW
model and are unable or unaware of what is
happening in the life of the coachee at that present
time. Clutterbuck makes a useful comparison
of four levels of coaching maturity in coaching
conversations, described as follows:
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Becoming a mature coach is a journey, where
there is less reliance on tools and techniques and
more confidence in being in the moment with the
coachee, fully present in the service of a fellow
human being. The eclectic approach to coaching
is not mix and match or fruit salad; it is thoughtful,
integrated and systemic in nature. At the end of
the day, studies show that the major indicator of
therapeutic effectiveness is not how smart the
therapist/coach is or their fancy set of tools and
techniques. The relationship of mutual respect,
unconditional regard and commitment to bringing
out the best in the other is what makes the
biggest difference.
Why has coaching zoomed ahead of psycho-
therapy, and refreshingly so? Itโs because it started
off as being accessible, not elitist and offering people
especially in the workplace a much needed space
for positive conversation focused on growth and the
future. Coaching is goal directed, generally shorter
than therapy, is less stigmatised and has opened up
a deeper appreciation of attitudes and behavioural
skills as the competitive advantage for organisations.
One-model approaches entrench an expert โ patient
approach which competent coaches must guard
against.
COACHING APPROACH STYLE CRITICAL QUESTIONS
Models-based Control How do I take them where I think they
need to go?
Process-based Contain How do I give enough control to the
client and still retain a purposeful
conversation?
Philosophy-based Facilitate How do I contextualise the clientโs issue
within the perspective of my philosophy
or discipline?
Managed-eclectic Enable Are we both relaxed enough to allow
the issue and the solution to emerge in
whatever way they will?
Do I need to apply any techniques or
processes at all?
Dr Stanley Arumugam is a Leadership Advisor at Action Aid International, www.actionaid.org/south-africa.
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