Post on 19-Aug-2020
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Paul Schanzer & Ian Govier
The Hero’s Journey
18th Annual Coaching and Mentoring Conference 17-19 November 201 1 – Paris, France
The
Hero's
Journey
- a coaching approach
and technique to help
people thrive in transition
Paul Schanzer & Ian Govier
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Thriving in Transition
CAREER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
The Constants
• Change
• Choice
• Principles (Covey, 2006)
The one indisputable
fact that characterises
organisational life, is that
CHANGE
is inevitable.
(Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe, 2005)
Change is not the same as transition.
Change is situational: the new site,
the new structure, the new team,
the new role, the new procedure.
Transition is the psychological
process people go through to come
to terms with the new situation.
Remember that change is
external & transition is internal.
William Bridges
Choice
The
Hero's
Journey
- a coaching approach
and technique to help
people thrive in transition
• Stories are universal & the same stories appear all over the world
• Stories are wired into our unconscious mind
• We turn to stories to help us make sense of things & for comfort and inspiration
• We often re-write the same stories
S
T
O
R
I
E
S
Epic Stories - then and now
Frankenstein
Jaws
King Kong
Romeo & Juliet
Bonnie & Clyde
Natural Born Killers
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
The
Hero's
Journey
- a coaching approach
and technique to help
people thrive in transition
Stage 1: Hearing a Calling Being pulled in a new direction – change & crises can be a
‘calling’!
Stage 2: Accepting a Calling Confronting a threshold or boundary in your existing abilities or
view of the world.
Stage 3: Crossing the Threshold Moving into new territory which forces you to grow & to find
support & guidance.
Stage 4: Finding a Mentor or a Guardian Obtaining the right support & guidance.
Stage 5: Facing a Challenge or Demon Things which you have to learn to contend with or accept.
Stage 6: Transforming the Demon Developing a new skill or discovering a resource.
Stage 7: Coming Home Creating a new ‘map of the world’ to incorporate the growth & discoveries you have made on your journey.
Mapping
the
Journey
Stage 1. What was (is) the ‘calling’ you heard (are hearing)?
Stage 2. Why did you choose to accept it - did you have a choice? (What choices do you have?)
Stage 3. Describe the new ‘territory’ you entered (are entering).
Stage 4. Who provided (will provide) support / guidance?
Stage 5. What challenge or ‘demon’ did (will) you have to contend with?
Stage 6. How did you (do you intend to) tame or transform the ‘demon’?
Stage 7. Having (when you) ‘come home’, what do you know (will you know) about yourself & the world that you didn’t know before?
Mapping
Your
Journey
- an opportunity to
co-coach each other
Final
Thoughts
How will I
think or act
differently as a result of
this session?
www.emccconference.org
18th Annual Coaching and Mentoring Conference 17-19 November 201 1 – Paris, France
Paul Schanzer & Ian Govier