The Evolution of Coaching (1)
February 9, 2009
I’m having an interesting dialogue with my friend Simone about changes within the coaching profession. In a recent teleclass she said that, at the level of the International Coach Federation (ICF) leadership, -
“Coaching isn’t about accountability anymore. It’s about the evolution and development of the being. The competencies of the framework don’t support the evolution of coaching as a means of development.”
Here is an extract from this call – click the play button to start.
What’s moving in the consciousness now is an understanding that we are progressing beyond personal relationships, away from the minutae of what frames people and keeps them from finding the fullest expression of their being.
We are looking at expanding the beings that we are. And an easy way to do that is to focus on the greatness of what we envision for the whole world. For then we source all that is important to us and all that we seek to achieve together.
By putting aside personal dramas, we can focus on collaborative ventures. A collective vision appeals to people. A collective vision is more quickly and easily attainable – and it has an energetic empowerment in it that reaches through the consciousness to benefit all of us.
So, if we are more concerned with the evolution and development of our beingness, then what do the next steps in the evolution of coaching look like?