May ICF-CF Meeting (Tampa): When Either/Or Won’t Do: Engaging the Power of Both/And for Sustainable Coaching Impact - 1.5 CCEU: Core Competency (CC)

When Either/Or Won’t Do: Engaging the Power of Both/And for Sustainable Coaching Impact

May 17 (Tampa)

* Please note that the walk-in fee is $40 for both members and guests.  

Presenter:  Ann Deaton

Objectives:

The pull of competing commitments goes by many names: polarity, paradox, wicked problem, tension. Our clients all experience them: choosing between a rich home life and a successful career; the reality of what is and the dream of what could be; being a confident leader or a humble one. When clients show up feeling stuck in the mire of Either/Or dilemmas, we do them a disservice when we don’t explore the possibility, and often the necessity, of Both/And solutions. Absent this choice, our coaching clients often cycle through the same challenges over and over again.

In this experiential session, participants will have the opportunity to identify several polarities that show up for coaches, and those that your clients bring to coaching. You will learn the clarifying structure of a Polarity Map and learn how to create and navigate through several maps together.  

Participants will learn:

• To develop an understanding of the concept of polarity thinking
• To listen for polarities in their coaching
• To gain experience in mapping key coaching polarities

Key Takeaways:

• A framework for exploring complex challenges
• An experience of learning in community
• A concept that you’ll discover you’ve been benefitting from all your life
• A chapter from VUCA Tools, as a coach works with a team to navigate polarities
• Resources for continuing to grow your knowledge and skills

About the Presenter: 

Ann is a leadership and team coach. Her strength is creating the kinds of rich and open conversations that expand perspectives and holds clients accountable to act and realize their goals.

Ann earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, specializing in health psychology and neuropsychology. After a healthcare career, she pursued coach training with the Newfield Network and earned her PCC. In addition to work with individual clients and teams, Ann facilitates leadership and coaching skills development for corporate, government and university clients. 

She has authored two books: VUCA Tools for a VUCA World: Developing Leaders and Teams for Sustainable Results and Being Coached: Group and Team Coaching from the Inside.

1.5 CCEU: Core Competency (CC)