The Real Day-to-Day Experiences of Being a Coach

Welcome to the Association for Coaching’s (AC) Newsletter. In this week’s edition:

• Listen to Mark Bixter describe his holistic coaching practices
• Join our Live Coaching Lab: A Six Session Journey with Yannick Jacob
• Read about Coaching in the Operating Theatre

What Made an Actor Become a Compassionate Coach?

Mark Bixter , Leadership and Mental Health Coach and Trainer, joins Rob Lawrence to share how he switched from actor to coach working with charities supporting prisoners, social workers and young people. Mark lives by the idea that everyone, regardless of their profession, social status, religion or race, should be provided with coaching opportunities.

This interview is part of our podcast series Boost Your Coaching Business : a series of conversations with coaches and business experts about their experiences and knowledge on growing and sustaining your coaching business.

"A holistic approach to coaching means making it accessible and beneficial for everyone."

Access Marks’s interview here.

Observe an Entire Coaching Journey from Start to Finish?

Join experienced coach, trainer and supervisor Yannick Jacob ?in this seven-part Live Coaching Lab as he accompanies a client on their coaching journey. You will observe Yannick’s eclectic coaching style, heavily influenced by existential coaching principles and positive psychology. There will also be opportunities to reflect, debrief and ask questions.

You will learn

• How a complete block of coaching (including consultation) may look
• The positive-existential approach to coaching
• What operates in the background when Yannick coaches
• How to set up a coaching engagement and how to close it
• How to invite feedback from a client

Find out more about this live coaching lab here.

(This AC Signature Programme is available to members and non-members)

“There is a huge opportunity for the health-leader-as-coach to make a big difference to the personal and professional development of individual staff, improving team performance and promoting a healthier culture”

Mat Daniel

In the April 2020 edition of Coaching Perspectives magazine, NHS doctors Mat Daniel and Tul Laosakul explain how coaching, combined with leadership, can foster a healthier culture to the benefit of all. In the intense environment of the operating theatre, they introduced coaching techniques as part of their developmental team debriefs. This leader-as-coach approach led to better working relationships and a cultural shift.?

Subscribe to the magazine here to access all past and current editions.

(Members of the Association for Coaching have access to the digital Coaching Perspectives Magazine at all times).

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We hope you enjoyed this newsletter and encourage you to explore our wide variety of resources. If you have any questions or would like to contribute to our podcast, digital learning, or magazine, please email us at?[email protected].

The Association for Coaching (AC) is a leading independent, not-for-profit global professional body dedicated to promoting best practices and raising awareness and standards of coaching worldwide. Our purpose is to inspire and champion coaching excellence, advance the coaching profession and make a sustainable difference to individuals, organizations and society.