Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: the Enactment Principle
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by Andy Smith
1w ago
“The only way to change the world is to live the difference” – Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry The Enactment Principle reminds us that the best way – perhaps the only way – to make… The post Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: the Enactment Principle appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Applying the Wholeness Principle in Coaching (2): Relevant Others
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by Andy Smith
2w ago
Taking Relevant Others Into Account It would be a rare coaching client that only takes their own welfare and needs into account, without regard to what anyone else thinks or feels. Most people have family members, friends, and/or work colleagues… The post Applying the Wholeness Principle in Coaching (2): Relevant Others appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: The Wholeness Principle (part 1)
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by Andy Smith
1M ago
“Wholeness brings out the best in people” The three ‘emergent’ principles of Appreciative Inquiry developed some time after the original five, arising from what practitioners observed and found to work as they facilitated Appreciative Inquiry processes with organisations and communities.… The post Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: The Wholeness Principle (part 1) appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: the Simultaneity Principle
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by Andy Smith
1M ago
“The inquiry is the intervention” Change Starts From the Very First Question Someone new to coaching might think that we should ask questions to help the client explore their situation, at the same time gathering information to clue ourselves in… The post Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: the Simultaneity Principle appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: The Positive Principle
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by Andy Smith
1M ago
“Positive questions lead to positive change” The Paradox of Change Think about a time when change has been forced on you. Particularly if the change came as a shock, the chances are that you didn’t enjoy it much. Maybe, looking… The post Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: The Positive Principle appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: the Poetic Principle
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by Andy Smith
2M ago
“We can choose what we focus on” When I was studying hypnotherapy 30 years ago, a common metaphor for the unconscious mind likened it to a vast, dark storehouse full of treasures and memories, and our conscious awareness as being… The post Principles of Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching: the Poetic Principle appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Applying the Principles of Appreciative Inquiry to Coaching (2): The Anticipatory Principle
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by Andy Smith
2M ago
In a nutshell, the Anticipatory Principle says that people (and human systems on every scale) move in the direction of their images of the future – and the more positive the image of the future, the more likely it is… The post Applying the Principles of Appreciative Inquiry to Coaching (2): The Anticipatory Principle appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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Applying the Principles of Appreciative Inquiry to Coaching (1): The Constructionist Principle
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by Andy Smith
2M ago
According to the theory of social constructionism, the language we use, and the conversations we have, shape our social reality. We make sense of things through conversation with other people. What becomes established as ‘knowledge’ is a broad social agreement… The post Applying the Principles of Appreciative Inquiry to Coaching (1): The Constructionist Principle appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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4 More Reasons Why Leadership Coaches Shouldn’t Give Advice
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by Andy Smith
4M ago
This follows on from last week’s article – you can discover the first 3 reasons that leadership coaches shouldn’t give advice here. And just like in that article, I’m using the term ‘learner’ rather than the more traditional – but misleading… The post 4 More Reasons Why Leadership Coaches Shouldn’t Give Advice appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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3 Reasons Why Leadership Coaches Shouldn’t Give Advice
Coaching Leaders Blog
by Andy Smith
4M ago
Note: I’m going to use the term ‘learner’ throughout this article rather than the more traditional ‘coachee’. I’m not a fan of that term, because it implies being a passive recipient, which is emphatically not what’s going on in the… The post 3 Reasons Why Leadership Coaches Shouldn’t Give Advice appeared first on Coaching Leaders ..read more
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