What is the role and purpose of supervision?

Summary Aims of supervision Types of supervision Supervision and externally resourced executive coaches Managing supervision Using a supervisor Aims of supervision In the workplace, the term “supervision” is usually applied to line management, where the supervisor takes overall responsibility for the work of direct reports. In coaching and mentoring, supervision is much more about supporting (more…)

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Benefits of coaching

Measurements of the impact of coaching consistently show a high return on investment from successful creation of a coaching culture within teams and from executive coaching. The picture with regard to life coaching and basic “sheep dip” training of line managers as coaches is much less clear. Creating a coaching culture in the team has (more…)

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Restarting the mentoring relationship

Mentoring relationships “go quiet” for a wide variety of reasons, many of them positive. For example: And that’s where the problem may lie. Both mentor and mentee may feel some anxiety in approaching the other. This anxiety may stem in part from embarrassment that they let the mentoring relationship slip off their radar; and partly...

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