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A Meta-theory of Coaching Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.analyticnetwork.com Dr Simon Western This presentation is extracts from this book

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The rise of executive coaching Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com Occurrences of Sports coaching and Executive coaching (lower and upper case) as a percentage of all words in a collection of 4.5 million books published in English, 1800-2008 (Source: Google Books)

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The Coaching Journey Post-modern Transient-utilitarian friendship facebook! New Age soul guides & positive psychologists produce the Celebrated Self The post-modern confessional appears: Oprah & Jerry public confessionals New workplace demands bring your whole self to work- (body, mind and soul) New soul guide is required to administer to the celebrated-wounded self Executive and Life Coaching fills this space. Pre-modern Ancient utilitarian friendship Socially sanctioned soul healers: wisdom teachers, shaman, monks, priests The confessional begins to shape the modern reflective self Modern Intimate pairing friendships Talking cure: Psychoanalysis, therapist, counsellors Therapy Culture produces and heals the Wounded Self Performance Coaching, sports psychology, career counsellors & 1-1 consultancy pre-empts coaching Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Pastoral care and the reflective self St Romaulds brief monastic rule Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms never leave it. Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com The Desert Fathers treasured their friends as guides and helpers on their path to virtue Spiritual friendship Aelred of Rievaulx 1110-1167

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The Coaching Journey: Directors of Souls Soul Directors became secularized by Freud and the psychoanalytic priesthood. The modern individual reflective-self slowly evolved. A diverse range of new experts emerged to direct our souls. Monastic life produced a new individual through self- examination, that was generalized through the technology of the confessional that became public. Spiritual Friendship, and soul directors begin to work on the individual self Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com Coaching is a direct descendent of the talking cure, bridging the wounded and celebrated self. A new Soul Director is born!

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The Coaching Sphinx Todays hybrid coach has the: Head of a friend Body of a psychotherapist Feet of a manager Tail of a consultant Face of a priest Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Dominant Discourses of Coaching Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Soul Guide A Mirror to the Soul: Experience Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Psy Expert Technician of the Psyche: Performance Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Managerial Discourse Role coach: Productivity Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Network Coach Emergent Strategist: Connectivity Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Overview of Coaching discourses Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Coaching across the discourses Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Coaching across the discourses Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Coaching is fixed as a distinct activity, at the point where the discourses meet Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com Coaching uniquely works across four domains- it seeks to utilize knowledge and wisdom and to address in parallel individual and social issues

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Network Managerial Soul Guide Psy Expert Which discourse dominates your coaching? (or view of coaching) Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Meta-theory of Coaching Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com The four discourses of coaching provide the map that enables coaching theory to be developed from practice and from its historical roots. However, we also must account for the external influences on coaching as shown in the diagram in the next slide. Together the discourses and external factors create a meta-theory of coaching. A meta-theory is not an integrated theory but a theory of theories. It allows us to examine, critique and explain how coaching practice and theories work. To read more see Coaching and Mentoring a critical text (Western S. 2012 Sage) http://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Mentoring-A-Critical-Text/dp/1848601646

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Meta-theory of Coaching Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com

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Application of Theory to Practice Coaching leaders to act in Good Faith, to create the Good Society Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com Analytic-Network Coaching is a company and network of coaches formed to apply theory to practice: See www.analyticnetwork.com

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Contacts Coaching and Mentoring a Critical Text Western, S. Sage 2012 www.simonwestern.com Web: www.analyticnetwork.comwww.analyticnetwork.com Blog: Leadershipandcoachingpolemic.com Leadership and coaching lessons from world events Follow on Twitter @simonwestern