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COMENSAnews October 2010
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By Belinda Davies, President of COMENSA
The Best Lightening
Rod for your Protection is your Spine
'A good deal of tyranny
goes by the name of protection.' Crystal Eastman
(1881 - 1928)
We live in a highly regulated
society and it's only going to get worse. In
every instance that regulation seeks to protect
either a particular section of the population
or to protect something that is deemed worthy
of protection, like the environment.
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I'm a member of COMENSA, and as such, it is as much in my interests as it is in yours to know what the organisation does to protect me, my business and my clients. So let's deal with the facts:
As a member, every year
I renew my commitment to the COMENSA
Code of Ethics by signing the Pledge. While
I don't coach or mentor anymore, nevertheless
the core values of the Code of Ethics are universal:
Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence and Justice.
In addition, most of the guiding principles
are just as appropriate for me: Inclusivity,
Dignity, Competence, Integrity and Professionalism
(and I like to think that I walk this talk).
But how does this protect
me, and by extension you? The Code breaks all
of the guiding principles down into quite specific
actions. Have you bothered to read it recently?
For example, I honour the confidentiality of
my client and value the trust that is placed
in me in terms of privileged information. I
continue to develop myself and hone my professional
skills in a bid to keep up to date with the
latest developments in my industry.
I attend industry-specific
training and belong to industry-specific groups
and am in the process of attaining a certification
with PRISA (Public Relations Institute of South
Africa). In other words, I'm making use of every
opportunity to continue my own professional
development (I'll also be at the Ethics training
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We have given
you templates for proposals, templates
for recording your coaching hours,
and many more. We're breaking down
step-by-step what you can do to prepare
your portfolios within the new Member
Criteria & Standards of Competence
(MCSC) Framework so that you can
slot easily into your appropriate
level on the Framework (make
sure you read my second article later
in this month's newsletter on the
MCSC Framework). The MCSC Framework
also outlines in great detail what
the core competences of a coach or
mentor are, so if you aren't clear
on what you should be doing, or the
level at which you should be doing
it, download a copy of the MCSC
Framework now (or carry on reading
my articles). This is a good time
to remind you that our Framework has
been acclaimed internationally as
global best practice, and we have
recently been informed that a thesis
by a WBS student comparing our framework
with those of 4 other (international)
coaching organisations found the COMENSA
Member Criteria & Standards of Competence
Framework to be the most comprehensive
and robust out of the lot!
A final word:
you can take a horse to water, but
you cannot make it drink!
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| P.S.
Members in Durban and Gauteng are in
for a real treat. Leila Riskin is holding
FREE workshops to demonstrate her innovative
"Points of You" Coaching
Game, a tool that can be used in business
and personal coaching. In playing the
game, we dare to say things that we
normally wouldn't say, and we take chances.
Moreover, the play context is a safe
one, enabling each player to choose
how actively to participate and share.
The coaching game has no winners or
losers, but rather stimulates thinking,
discussion, and co-operation. It can
be used in varying ways and adapted
to various groups. It is a fantastic
ice breaker! It is used in prison, Army,
Municipalities, Government, Business,
personal one on one etc. You can get
more info on www.points-of-you.us
or contact Leila on Leila@lifecoachingforresults.co.uk.
The Durban workshop will be taking place
on 11/10/2010 and the Gauteng workshop
on 25/10/2010. See the events
calendar for more details. |
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Practise
safe coaching - Always use protection
By Nick Wilkins and Dr Sunny Stout Rostron Coaches need to
protect themselves from a range of professional risks, such as
accusations of malpractice due to ineffective or damaging interventions,
being caught in a conflict of interest, or divulging confidential
information. |
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Michelle's
Monthly Tip for making the MOST of your COMENSA Membership
By Michelle Clarke, Western Cape Chapter Chair Michelle's
Monthly Tip for making the MOST of your COMENSA Membership: In
one-on-one work, protect your headspace with limited numbers.
At some stage, in the early days of my coaching practice, enthusiastic
to clock what I felt was a respectable number of coaching hours,
and looking to earn a reasonable income, I was coaching anywhere
between 20 to 25 clients a month |
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Resource
for Members - Your Research Website
By Penny Abbot
The Research Portfolio Committee recently reviewed the COMENSA
website pages devoted to Research and found that several updates
were needed. These have now been done, and the pages are once
again accessible to all COMENSA members. Access them via the Member
Resources page once you are logged on. |
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Cracking
the Code: MCSC for Members
By Megan Hudson, Editor-at-large and Code-breaker The first
time a baby opens its eyes and smiles at the world, it builds
rapport and creates relationships (despite the fact that many
of these early smiles are actually grimaces at the passing of
wind). Somewhere along the line, we lose this purity of communication,
and building meaningful, trusting relationships becomes more complex. |
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What
is protection?
By Steve Dold, COMENSA National Treasurer "What is protection?"
A simple question which is totally contextually charged. Consider
a security company salesman inspecting a potential customer's
house; a financial planner assessing a client's life cover; a
foreman taking visitors onto a dangerous construction site; without
even venturing into the realm of dating. Protection is different
things to different people. |
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Contracting
for Protection
By
Antoinette Gmeiner and Sandra Perkins If you love her, wear
a cover...No glove, no love...Don't be a fool, cover your tool!
When it comes to protecting our bodies from the oogily boogilies
we're all pretty well versed on the basics. We know the dos and
don'ts. However, when it comes to coaching, some of us may still
be wandering in the dark. It's tricky terrain out there! So what
can we do? |
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Protection:
Some Thoughts
By Ivor Shaskolsky
I have recently returned from an amazing back to nature week in
the Kruger National Park. We were extremely fortunate with our
sightings especially of leopards and even an elusive jackal skulking
off through the bush. I was struck by the many and varied mechanisms
that our animal colleagues employ to protect themselves: their
brilliant designs of camouflage enable them to literally disappear
into the bush, their colours, stripes and variegated patterns.
comprise passive protections. |
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The
Warrior Within
By Maya Rabbat In my personal learning journey as I have
been coaching my clients, I have been struggling with clients
living in a victim mode. It has been very difficult for me to
understand their perspective of the world. I would keep asking
myself: what determines our attitude towards life? What makes
one person look at the glass half full and another at the glass
as being half empty? |
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Once
upon a time
By Marius van Niekerk Many of us grew up in a time of unconscious
protection, and conscious protectionism, knowing that jobs would
be held for us in the future, yet not knowing how the other
half (or 70%) lived some 20km away.
Protection allowed us to flourish and
protectionism allowed us to crumble, as we each had the sunlight
to grow strong but as a small group we would not be strong enough
as the intensity of the storm grew. |
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| Visibility
creates opportunities. |
| As the coaching industry becomes
increasingly competitive, it is more important than ever
to enhance our personal brand and be visible to the widest
possible audience. |
| Coach Directory offers a great
opportunity to become visible on the Internet, allowing
coaches to present themselves in their own unique way,
and focus on their own unique selling points. |
| "Since listing my profile,
the Coach Directory has proved to be an excellent source
of client leads and more recently, client mandates."
Michelle Clarke |
| "I have had three or four
calls via the Coach Directory. I am pitching for business
with someone as we speak actually. The service is working,
congratulations." Mark Smith |
| "I have had between five and
ten calls from the site, of which three have been converted
into business." Felicity Hart |
| "I have personally had 7 queries
directly as a result of the Coach Directory and 4 of these
have converted into coaching clients. I am very happy
with the website and I think that it is user-friendly
and looks fantastic." Liz Witherspoon |
| Make yourself visible. It could
create a whole new world of opportunities |
Coach Directory is offering a 25%
discount to all COMENSA members.
[Click
here for details] |
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In his unconventional book, "Curious"
Dr Todd Kashdan says that we'll have a richer,
more meaningful life if we pursue curiosity instead
of happiness.
Curiosity makes us more mindful
and more insightful. Curiosity facilitates learning
and increases our intelligence. Curiosity gives us greater
mental, emotional and social freedom, makes us more
tolerant and facilitates deeper relationships. Curiosity
makes us more resilient and able to recover from mistakes
and adversity, and improves our overall health.
As you look to nurture greater
curiosity in yourself and others, remember that you'll
make it safer for people to be curious explorers if
you:
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Encourage and reward curious
exploration and experimentation.
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Never punish mistakes and
mishaps.
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Give careful, warm, constructive
feedback.
When last did you acknowledge,
affirm or reward someone in your team or family for
being a curious explorer? How do you respond to mistakes
and mishaps at work and home?
What you focus on and acknowledge
will be affirmed and fueled. Make a commitment this
week to acknowledge someone in your team or family for
their curiosity and willingness to explore and learn.
This coaching tip is extracted
from The Bottom-line on Dr Todd Kashdan's, "Curious"
the latest release at: The Bottom-line Bookclub. COMENSA
Members get an exclusive 40% off when you join
the Bottom-line Bookclub.
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| Eastern Cape |
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| Gauteng |
| Ethics Portfolio
Committee Event:
From External Policeman to the True Power of Internal
Truth:
Experiential Ethical Awareness and Choice Training
9 October 2010 [view]
Gauteng Chapter Event
Marketing your Practice without Spending a Cent
20 October 2010 [view]
Gauteng Chapter Event
Points of You Game Workshop
25 October 2010 [view]
COMENSA National Coach Training
Expo
Friday, 19 November 2010 [view] |
| Kwazulu-Natal |
| KZN
Chapter Event
COMENSA Supervision
15 October 2010 [view]
COMENSA Supervision
Join Graham Kiggan, Kwazulu-Natal Chapter Chair, for
an experiential morning on Coaching Supervision and
get an understanding of its tremendous value to your
practice and professionalism as a coach.
15 October 2010 [view]
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| Western Cape |
| Western
Cape Chapter Event
Conscious Embodiment
12 October 2010 [view] |
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Please note that
the views expressed herein are those of the authors, and not
necessarily those of COMENSA. |
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