I use the practice of making photographs to sharpen the presence, listening, and questioning required to coach…
You may have noticed a number of LinkedIn members posting their International Coaching Federation (ICF) digital badges with an invitation to “view my verified achievement.” Upon clicking on the badge, you will find independent verification that these individuals belong to ICF, a recognized organization among others seeking to govern its professional members through established standards. You will also find that these individuals have enrolled in or completed basic coaching training, and a commitment to abide by the ICF Code of Ethics. Is that enough in selecting a coach to work with?
The future of education rests with the experts in the classroom, not in the bureaucracy. School Districts would be served by repurposing administrators as “Chiefs of Questioning and Listening,” “Innovation Provocateurs,” or simply as “Illuminators,” all shining light on the bright ideas shadowed by today’s suffocating organizational structure.
Recently addressing a group on leadership, I borrowed from an excellent MIT Sloan offering, and a subsequent innovation@work blog I contributed to along with the faculty. The blog offers insights between “making” a photograph (no, not a picture), leadership, and what value coaches can potentially bring to their clients…
