
Grow the Coach Newsletter
#122 Growthecoach.com is live + coaching chemistry masterclass
I am very pleased to announce the launch of my new website – growthecoach.com. If you are a coach looking to elevate your coaching practice, Grow the Coach offers tailored supervision designed to support your professional development and help you navigate the challenges of coaching. With a blend of individual and group supervision, I provide fresh perspectives, emotional support, and practical wisdom to enhance your connection with clients.
#121 You are only one thought away from clarity
The idea fits with philosophies and practices focused on mindfulness, awareness, and certain spiritual traditions. It suggests that sometimes, a single shift in perspective, a sudden insight, or a moment of stillness can lead to profound understanding.
#120 Questions: What’s the point of coaching supervision?
Answer: It depends where you’re looking from.
Supervisors, coaches, their clients an the profession all see supervision slightly differently. How can we bring these perspectives together to discover the universal point of coaching supervision?
#119 Coaching Self Belief: A Sailor’s Yarn
How does anyone become anything? Here is a tale about an aspiring CEO who draws on his sailing experience to realise he has the self belief to be captain of the crew.
#118 Demystifying coaching supervision
Many coaches hesitate to engage in supervision, seeing it as costly or overly evaluative. But what if it’s the missing piece that could enhance your coaching practice in ways you haven’t considered?
Join me on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, as I demystify coaching supervision, challenge common misconceptions, and introduce the NEEDS framework - a practical approach to intentional supervision interventions.
#117 A Parable
This article tells a story of a clockmaker and a priest who each rely on the other for the accurate time. While the parable highlights a charming, interconnected relationship, it also serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of grounding practices in verified, independent evidence. By doing so, coaches can avoid the pitfalls of circular reasoning and ensure that their coaching practice is truly effective and reliable.
#116 What are your coaching bright spots and are they serving you?
I’m sure we have all heard of having ‘blind spots’ in our personal and professional lives. In coaching, 'blind spots' refer to moments where personal biases or processes interfere with professional practice. There arealso ‘deaf’, ‘dumb’ and ‘bright’ spots too. How aware are you of your blind, deaf, dumb, and in particular bright spots?
#115 How do you reflect on your coaching practice?
Here’s an idea for structuring your reflective practice. It’s called the Four Territories of Experience and is a framework that can be used to prepare for supervision. In this article I set out a selection of reflective questions to get you started.
#114 Unlocking the full potential of coaching supervision
In this article, I advocate for clearer coaching supervision explanations, share insights from my journey into the heart of supervision, and introduce the NEEDS framework that shows how supervisors intentionally choose their interventions.
#113 How to manage psychological distance in team coaching
The issue: You have been hired to coach a team within an organisational setting. The manager of the team is the sponsor of the coaching. The manager will not be taking part in team coaching sessions. You have agreed to have six team coaching sessions, and to check in with the manager after three of the sessions have been completed.
#112 Can coaches offer their clients a ‘safe’ space?
In coaching, the idea of a 'safe' space refers to creating an environment where clients feel comfortable and secure enough to openly express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns without fear of judgment. Such a space is founded on mutual trust, and respect.
#111 Invest in your coaching development through group supervision for £40 per month.
The survey results are in: group supervision gives you "all you need"
Grow the Coach exists to provide an affordable blend of online individual and group supervision for coaches at all stages of their development. Many coaches choose group supervision because there are benefits from reflecting on their practice with a group of practitioners rather than their supervisor alone and, because it is more affordable than individual supervision, it represents an excellent entry point to coaching supervision.
#110 Are you supervision curious?
Readers of this newsletter will be well aware that I believe in coaching supervision as the best way to maintain an appropriate ethical attitude, and to take care of your ongoing coaching development and your own and your clients’ well-being. You are probably also aware that I believe as a profession we need to do more to encourage coaches to engage in coaching supervision. This extends to the professional bodies and to training providers.
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