Aboodi Shabi – ICF regional workshop review

A new initiative to bring high-quality coaching workshops to the North of England has been so successful its organisers have begun planning next year’s series!  (See details of our Feb 15th MasterClass on Team Coaching with AoEC Founder and president of the EMCC, John Leary –Joyce.)  The series has been devised and hosted by executive coaches and mentors, LeaderShape, together with the International Coach Federation (ICF.)  The first one-day seminar welcomed individual practitioners as well as corporate attendees, including from the telecoms and aerospace industries, to the renowned Work-Based Learning centre, the University of Chester.

One of the UK’s most senior coaches, Newfield Networks’ Aboodi Shabi, delivered the specialist session “The Art of Masterful Coaching – beyond a set of techniques,” to offer new perspectives to its audience.

Said LeaderShape Director, Danielle Grant: “This hands-on, experiential workshop has brought the highest level of development to senior coaches in our area.  We’ve been delighted by feedback saying this event will be “difficult to beat!”  We will try, however, as the ethos behind the programme is our belief that good intentions regarding work-based learning are often undermined by a lack of training or proper framework.  To this end, the workshop provided accreditation worth 8 CCEUs which can contribute to a prestigious University qualification, including the PGC in Coach-Mentoring and Facilitation in Organisations.  We are launching this executive level course with Chester University in 2012, to offer practitioners the greatest possible support for success.”

Aboodi Shabi, a pioneer and leader in the UK and European Coaching community and founding co-President of the UK ICF, said: It’s invaluable for us to be able to offer access to quality networking and training sessions in the regions to maintain the best outputs in the workplace and individual practice. Those who attend will be enhancing their skills and their ability to cascade them to others.”

CASE STUDY

The masterclass in ontological coaching examined ways to develop deep listening to allow the authentic human being to speak. Focusing practically on the world of work, the day offered both coaching and reflective exercises. Presentations and interactive study explored a framework to understand beyond presenting goals, then to move beyond coaching techniques to discover the true expression of the client.

Northern Workshops

John Leary-Joyce presents next LeaderShape ICF regional coaching Masterclass
Team Coaching Workshop | Feb 15th | University of Chester | 9am – 5pm

LeaderShape is pleased to invite you to its second one-day specialist workshop in the North West of England together with its post-graduate certificate validating body, the University of Chester and the Academy of Executive Coaching.

The Team Coaching MasterClass with the AoEC’s founder and current president of the EMCC, John Leary-Joyce, will help experienced coaches develop team work, drawing on the highest professional and best practice standards. John will outline the complex, systemic approach that demands a much wider range of competencies than individual coaching.

This official ICF Regional Event, offers certified 7 hrs CCEU  for attendance.   

The workshop at the University of Chester is from 9am on February 15th with AoEC Founder John Leary-Joyce. Fee: £140 + VAT.  A £20 discount is available for members of the ICF, EMCC, AoEC, Alumni, students and partners of the University of Chester and for Public/not-for-profit organisations.

For more information:
Please book here or email contact@leadershape.biz for more information.

Celebrity Leadership – Continued (J Terry & M Johnson)

(these are the personal views of John Knights)
Both John Terry and Martin Johnson have been in the news consistently recently. JT is the England football team captain and MJ the just resigned England Rugby Union team manager (and former captain of the world cup winning team in 2003).

Despite what you think of their respective ethics, both are warrior leaders. Warrior leaders are fine when you have a well drilled group that knows exactly what they need to do in a given situation. The role of the leader in that situation is to be a good example and to fire up the emotions, determination and self-belief when things are not going to plan.

Martin Johnson was great at that and could maybe even make the odd short term tactical decision. Leading an organisation in the 21st century is totally different. It is about pull-leadership not push-leadership. It is about creating a team that can excel when the leader (the manager) is not there. It is about being visionary and strategic. I don’t think Johnson ever had the kind of support he needed to help him become the right kind of leader – but maybe Johnson was not enlightened enough to realise he needed that help.

John Terry’s case is simpler. Is he a role model for the youth of the country who look up to the captain of England? If not, he should not be captain. Many a commentator says it is only his ability to lead the England football team that is important. In my view, the captain’s job as a role model is much more important. Surely the morals and attitude of the next generation are more important than whether we win the next match. We should perhaps be looking for the equivalent of a Sam Warburton (current captain of Wales Rugby Union side) who showed great humility when and after being sent off during the recent semi-final of the World Cup.
As Jim Collins says, “Intense Will (Drive) and Humility and the two greatest characteristics of the 21st century leader”. Let that be a first test for any future candidate to lead a national team.

John Knights

Go East Young (Wo)Man – to India

I have just returned from Mumbai after an inspiring week meeting with senior business leaders at a conference on ‘Success through Corporate Sustainability’.

In contrast to the UK, Europe and the US, India is optimistic and there is a real buzz where their business people see a huge opportunity for growth. What is most noteworthy though amongst the business people I met is the importance they are putting on ‘the community’. They understand that sustainable growth in India depends on them sorting out the problems of the community where they are active.

Values = Personal Conscience + Self Determination

Two insights came today while in Mumbai.

I was given a book by Anant Nadkarni (my friend from Tata who is VP for Group Corporate Sustainability) called ‘Power & Love’ by Adam Kahane and later he talked about ‘Integrity and Courage’ as someone’s definition of good leadership.

1st insight is described in the blog; Teachers vs Learners.

The 2nd insight was that these pairs of words offered by Anant fit like a glove with our Transpersonal Leadership definition of Values (as defined in our 8ICOL model) which are broken down into Personal Conscience and Self Determination. Love and Integrity fit into the Personal conscience space whereas Power and Courage are Self Determination characteristics.

So to describe a leader, you do need to have both elements: “Who I am” and “What I am going to do with it”.

John Knights