Drive to Self-expression is Universal

The School of Coaching has a particular responsibility to its clients and Alumni: to build the brand, to raise awareness of what ‘Effective Coaching’ is. Part of this responsibility is to do it globally. 

The acquisition of the business by JMJ Associates, head quartered in Austin, Texas has made a transformational step possible. We now have the resources and the global footprint (JMJ have offices in the US, UK, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and South Africa) to bring life to the dream.

In May and June we have run our first Public Programmes in the US (an Executive Programme for leaders and senior managers) and a Coach’s Programme in Dubai, with a whole sequence of programmes to follow in both locations. We will be open for business in Australia by the end of the year. In all these locations there is also significant corporate interest in what we have to offer. 

The JMJ Middle East office is in Doha, Qatar, last Sunday we led a conference there to a typically diverse audience. While respecting the cultural differences we were determined to push beyond all the stereotypes and ‘perceived wisdom’.  The response was fantastic.  Here is what is more true than ‘difference’: human beings are fundamentally wired-up the same way and that the drive to self-expression is universal, coaching, as we know it, is a force for that.

As a senior H.R. practitioner in the Middle East, your approach to "push beyond all the stereotypes and perceived wisdom" is a fresh breeze across the shifting sands - one that will uncover true potential and performance.
by Tracee White at 2 July 2010 10:50