The benefits of Super-Vision are just as valuable for coaches as they are other professionals who want to be the best version of themselves. Our Super-Vision groups help you to develop a growing self awareness, personal well-being, and professionalism.
Author: Doug Montgomery
Doug interviews three experienced coaches about their experiences of supervision, what they value and why they keep coming back for more.
Liz and Doug discuss the benefits of joining a reflective Super-Vision group.
Doug and Liz discuss the variety of topics they have encountered in their Super-Vision groups. They explain how group Super-Vision can benefit leaders, coaches, and HR professionals. Accessing the collective wisdom of the group allows participants to realise the other options available to them.
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Light and Shadow
Our reflection sessions use images of the seasons to encourage self-awareness, drawing on the metaphors of each season as a way of relating to and accessing participants’ inner worlds. Although…
We all have one view of the world. Our view of the world. And we tend to stick with our narrative and interpretations, which we carry into the workplace.
But what if there was a way to see things with the benefit of 7 fresh eyes?
Are you an expert in your field?
Have you recently been promoted to manage and lead?
Have you had to adapt and are now relying on your people skills and relationships more than your core expertise?
If so, I know how challenging that can be! Read on to discover a hidden gem…
“My finger was hovering over the key, my heart was racing, my stomach tightening into a small tight knot, my toes curling, my eyes looking away from the screen. What was going on?” Struggling to send an email, Doug is confronted by some old demons. He reflects on how supervision and coaching has helped him cope in these kinds of situations.
Feedback has the power to liberate and enable and keep people on track to great performance. Unfortunately, if neglected, it will potentially encourage increasingly poor performance and debilitate and freeze people under pressure so they cannot perform at their best. So how can we best use this tool?
As a coachee or supervisee we can think we are ready to take a metaphorical plunge into a professional or personal issue with our coach or supervisor. We may even arrive in the session with great intention. And then find the water is just too cold and painfully uncomfortable to take the next step. Remembering a cold morning swim, Doug explores how we can create the right conditions for us to ‘take the plunge’.