Very happy to participate as a sponsor of the CONANREH2021, annual congress of ANREH – National Association of Human Resources of Panama, with the theme “Designing the Future of Organisations” and contributing to the development of learning and creating value for people and organisations, reflecting on challenges and exploring opportunities.
This article was originally published in the newspaper “La Estrella” and is part of a biweekly column from the ICF Panama Chapter to disseminate what Professional Coaching is. It seeks to inform, create more awareness and differentiate professional coaching, in which the Coach is governed by ethical principles and is continually improving his or her skills.
The International Coaching Federation (ICF), founded in 1995, is committed to advancing the coaching profession, which is why it has defined a model of key competencies with high ethical standards.
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Coaching in times of Uncertainty
To define the role and how Professional Coaching can support in times of uncertainty, instability and change, such as what COVID19 brings us, we need to keep in mind the definition of Coaching, according to the ICF – International Coaching Federation.
Coaching is a process of alliance with clients in which it is promoted through a reflective process. the stimulation of thought and creativity, seeking the maximization of personal and professional potential.
In the coaching process the focus is on the FUTURE, it is focused on developing SOLUTIONS for the future, with how questions. It supports the client in defining and focusing on their purpose, in building their vision, in evaluating current resources and those that need to be developed, in taking actions in accordance with their objectives.
We listen to what the Client is or is not saying, promoting support for the client’s self-expression; that evokes or awakens consciousness, facilitating the client’s understanding and learning through the use of tools and techniques such as powerful questions, silence, metaphor or analogy.
In the coaching process we recognise the emotions present at each moment without negative or positive connotations, we promote reflection on the areas or dimensions in which they are in the client’s control, jointly co-creating the state of mind that makes it possible to create solutions for the future.
Coaching is not Psychotherapy As mentioned in our article published in this column on March 1, 2020, in accordance with the ICF code of ethics, we refer clients to health professionals when we see warning indicators. We do not work in the space of panic, anxiety or depression, but we do work in the space of discomfort which is also a space of creativity and learning.
It is a process that can be carried out VIRTUALLY with effectiveness in results and well-being. Trust can be generated in the same way, and in some virtual processes the reflective process and communication can enhance the coachee’s learning.
Professional coaches work from SERVICE and CURIOSITY and are comfortable with Not KNOWING, which prepares them to support in situations of change and uncertainty. Discover more about the Coach Mentality in the article published in this column on March 15.
From the international and local ICF we work creating spaces for the development of the skills of our members, providing them with tools that allow them to be better Coaches in different contexts. We work locally with the support of an entire international structure to develop ourselves as professionals for the benefit of our clients.
The coaching process being a process of stimulating thought and creativity, from the vision of the desired future to the implementation of actions in the present that create solutions for that future, it can support, in this time of COVID19, among others:
The coaching process is not mentoring, it does not indicate what actions or decisions the client should take, it facilitates growth, to transform learning, knowledge and vision into action, promoting the client’s autonomy.
The author is ACC (ICF Associated Certified Coach), Coach in professional development, leadership and teams processes and member of the Board of Directors of ICF Panama.
This article was originally published in the newspaper “La Estrella” and is part of a biweekly column that we will have from the ICF Panama Chapter to spread what professional Coaching is. It seeks to inform, create more awareness and differentiate professional coaching, in which the Coach is governed by ethical principles and is continually improving his or her skills.
Coaching is defined by the ICF International Coach Federation as a process of alliance with clients in which the stimulation of thinking and creativity is promoted, seeking to maximise personal and professional potential, “professional coaching is based on an association with clients in a process of reflective and creative support that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential”…
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Recently attending a webinar by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith on the topic “leadership yesterday, today and tomorrow” and discussing leadership in educational media, motivated me to dedicate this article to the topic of leadership and its role in today’s society.
The current challenges of a global, complex, changing and diverse world demand different leadership.
The leader is no longer understood as a task-focused superior being who provides structure and direction but as a facilitator who is involved in dialogue and the participation of all.
“The leader of the past knew how to say, the leader of the future will know how to ask,” is a quote from Peter Drucker. For Paul Hersey “leadership is working with and through others to achieve objectives.”
Peter Hawkins tells us that the very concept of intelligence today is evolving. The concept of intelligence progressed from the intelligence quotient IQ to the emotional quotient EQ, and currently we are moving to the WeQ, that is, to the concept of collaborative intelligence.
The leader of the future demonstrates high interest, simultaneously in tasks or objectives and in people, and his behaviour changes according to what is required by the situation.
It is advisable to analyse the level of preparation of the teams, the autonomy in the decision and the level of power, prior to choosing the leadership style or the decision-making style.
Peter Hawkins believes that the people who will be most successful in the future will be those who have the greatest skills in establishing connections.
This reminds me of a quote from Jared Weiner at APEDE’s 2017 CADE Annual Executive Conference, “Soft skills like relationship building, collaboration, empathy, and cultural sensitivity will become the currency of the highest order. People with hybrid skills – high technological skill and deep social sensitivity – will win in the future.”
Global thinking, cultural and intercultural diversity, alliance building, intelligent technological knowledge and shared leadership (the leader as facilitator) are emerging dimensions of the global leader of the future, in the global leadership assessment model of MGSCC – Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching.
This MGSCC model is an interesting evaluation to serve as the basis for a coaching process for leadership development, in a structured, measurable and inclusive process of the stakeholders or people of interest around the leader, since leadership only truly exists when it is recognised. The model provides the structure and direction and the coach is a facilitator of learning.
Fatima Ribeiro