Today we celebrate Coaching is… CHANGE
As coaches we change through learning. We gather for a Book Club specifically focused on new learning for coaches. Join our host and ICF-CF member Rachel Simeone @ 7 pm on Zoom - sign up at http://www.icf-cf.com/ and explore the concepts of Helping People Change by Richard Boyatzis.
In this powerful, practical book, emotional intelligence expert Richard Boyatzis and Weatherhead School of Management colleagues Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten present a clear and hopeful message. The way to help someone learn and change, they say, cannot be focused primarily on fixing problems, but instead must connect to that person's positive vision of themselves or an inspiring dream or goal they've long held. This is what great coaches do--they know that people draw energy from their visions and dreams, and that same energy sustains their efforts to change; even through difficult times. In contrast, problem-centered approaches trigger physiological responses that make a person defensive and less open to new ideas.
The authors use rich and moving real-life stories, as well as decades of original research, to show how this distinctively positive mode of coaching—what they call "coaching with compassion"--opens people up to thinking creatively and helps them to learn and grow in meaningful and sustainable ways.
Join us for an evening of insight and growth.
