Supervision: What is Disconnected That Needs to be Connected?

The School of Coaching has always placed a strong professional emphasis on regular supervision and in our continuing commitment three of our Faculty (Executive Coaches) are undertaking further development and certification in Supervision. We would like to share their learning journey with you on such an important coaching topic over the coming months.

The Supervision Foundation course re-emphasised the ‘Seven Eyed Model of Supervision’ that is introduced and used in The School’s Coach’s Programme for peer supervision. During the course we disassembled the constituent parts of the model, became clear on intent and reassembled to supervise holistically. A timely reminder; was to provide the supervision that the coach needs and not the supervision that the Supervisor wants to give, a perfect mirror of the School’s ‘following interest’ approach. A major theme of the training programme is to be alert to what is disconnected that needs to be connected whether that be within the coach, the coachee, the client organisation, the supervisor and the relationships between them, with the intention of raising performance in all parties. 

Watch out for our future blogs as our training continues and in between time we would like to hear any thoughts or questions you have in relation to supervision.

I'm delighted that this important issue of supervision has been chosen for a blog and further blogs will be very much welcomed as your training continues. Good supervision is crucial for the coach to properly serve the coachee and good supervisors are worth their weight in gold. Sadly there are still some coaches that feel it is unnecessary so highlighting this in a blog will serve as a timely reminder for some I hope to refresh their relationship with their supervisor.
by Lesley McMahon at 7 February 2012 19:03