Integral Coaching Blog

Forever Jung

2012-05-17T15:54:42-07:00

Using a question posed by Carl Jung, James introduces a new way to get to the core of a client's worldview. How might it fit into your coaching?

Allowing The Mystery Back In

2012-03-08T06:00:00-08:00

Labeling one another is endemic to human interaction. But, unfortunately, labels may also slow or stop our learning, encourage error, and keep us from seeing something really beautiful: A Mysterious Human Being.

Playing with Time

2012-02-09T07:00:00-08:00

What if we were actually able to control time, or at least our experience of it? Could changing the pace of our inner world effect what happens in the outer?

Winter Reflections on Destiny

2012-01-26T13:13:50-08:00

The winter issue of Distinctions, out now, invites us to reflect on the compelling topic of destiny.

Mindfulness in Leadership

2012-01-04T16:45:00-08:00

The mindfulness-based Personal Excellence Program begun at Genentech by Pam Weiss and Todd Pierce offers a new way of developing truly effective leaders--and speaks to the importance of our work as coaches.

Keeping New Year’s Resolutions by Allowing Time for Change

2011-12-30T14:24:28-08:00

Why does change take so long? Part of the reason is that as we set resolutions, we can’t help but bring the conditioning of speed and efficiency that we’ve learned elsewhere in our culture, particularly at work. We are not conditioned to let things take time to unfold, because typically we are punished for not being fast. We are told more is required, sooner. All of which is to say, change takes “a long time” because our yardstick for “a long time” is pretty short.

We can't live like this anymore

2011-12-01T18:39:16-08:00

The United States has the worst child abuse among industrialized nations. This is a dark and disorienting revelation of how we are living. We are clearly focusing on the wrong things: winning sports or winning elections rather than taking care of those people who are fully dependent upon us. What can we do? How can we be so that this ends?

My “Ideal Client” Shadow

2011-11-18T10:23:54-08:00

There is a shadowy element at play when we choose our clients. Often, we choose people who are facing what we are facing or have faced. So each time we serve, we must acknowledge a part of ourselves that may feel unresolved.

The Agony of Conscious Incompetence

2011-10-12T15:06:14-07:00

It can be painful when we become aware of the ways in which we want to change, but haven't yet made the shift.

London Calling

2011-10-07T11:48:16-07:00

An interview with faculty member Justin Wise ahead of the return of the Professional Coaching Course to London in November.