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How  to  get  out  of  the  way  to  let  research  and  innova7on  happen  

‘Coaching  is  unlocking  people’s  poten3al  to  maximize  their  own  performance’    

(Timothy  Gallwey)                

What  is  coaching?  

Performance  =  Poten3al  -­‐  Interference  

As  you  define  it!  

‘Coaching  is  chiefly  about  discovery,  awareness,  and  choice’    

(Laura  Whitworth  and  colleagues)    

How  coaching  works  

•  Goal  oriented  •  Asks  Powerful  ques3ons  •  Provokes  awareness,  choice,  trust  •  Experiments  through  ac3on  and  inquiry  •  Works  with  the  whole  person  

NOTE  :  A  coach  does  not  ....  Just  listen  ….  just  empathise….  analyse  ….or  advise  

Your  experience  ….what  if?    

What  is  your  experience  now?    

How  do  you  want  it  to  be?      

What  small  step  can  you  take  to  get  closer?    What  can  you  do?  How  can  you  be?          

 

Core    Coaching  applied  to  research  and  innova7on  

Developing  Researchers  

Enabling  the  researcher  within  

Research  Leadership  

Performance  =  Poten3al  -­‐  Interference  

Skills  and    Competencies  

Values  and    iden7ty  

Connec7vity  

Confidence   Mo3va3on  

Focus  

Clarity    

Enjoyment  

Balance  

Rela3ng  

Crea3vity  

Decisiveness  

Wri3ng  

Bid  Development  

Presen3ng  

Networking  

Career  progression  

Project  Management  

Leading  

Fulfillment  

Intellectual  Fitness  

Publishing    

Being  a  researcher  The  doing  Research  

Resilience  

Impact  

Planning  

What’s  important  …  what  if?    

 What  would  it  enable  if  you  moved  more  

towards  one  or  the  other?  What  would  give  you  energy?  What’s  one  ac9on  you  could  take?  

 

For  yourself?    

For  other  people?  

The  Peer2Peer  coaching  programme  

Aims:    -­‐  Make  progress  on  personal  goals,  performance  and  development  

-­‐  Learn  core  coaching  skills  and  techniques  -­‐  Create  different  kinds  of  conversa3ons  build  rela3onships  through  the  research  community  

Peer2Peer  coaching  -­‐  Interac3ve  and  experien3al:  not  a  single  powerpoint!  

-­‐  Emphasis  on  prac3cing  skills  -­‐  Directly  applies  to  your  work  -­‐  Fun,  challenging,  and  exhaus3ng!  -­‐  Whole  group,  small  group,  and  pairs    

You  will  …  •  Work  on  personal  and  professional  goals  •  Put  what  is  really  important  into  prac3ce  •  Find  mo3va3on  by  exploring  your  stretch  •  Have  accountability  to  meet  your  commitments  •  Iden3fy  depth  in  your  ac3ons  •  Learn  to  step  out  of  your  own  way  •  Work  with  perspec3ve  to  be  crea3ve  •  Tap  into  your  intui3on  •  Look  differently  at  rela3onships      

and  more!  

“It  was  an  experience  that  I  was  a  li]le  dubious  about  ini3ally  but  as  I  learnt  to  'take  part'  has  been  one  of  the  most  valuable  programmes  that  I  have  par3cipated  in.    It  has  been  helpful  in  giving  me  skills  both  in  my  work  and  also  my  personal  life  and  the  sharing  of  experience  both  as  a  coach  and  a  'coachee'    allowed  me  to  experience  both  sides  of  the  coin  so  to  speak.”  

“I  now  have  skills  that  will  help  me  to  challenge  and  guide  my  colleagues  and  also  help  me  as  a  person  to  think  differently.  I  now  look  for  op3ons  quite  naturally  and  do  not  see  everything  as  a  barrier  but  as  a  challenge  which  can  be  approached  from  every  angle.  I  am  learning  to  'feel'  more  confident  and  less  'powerless'  and  also  to  think  about  my  'gremlins'  as  being  controllable  -­‐  these  haven't  gone  away  but  I  have  skills  to  control  them.”  

“I  have  found  the  whole  experience  to  have  helped  me  in  ways  that  I  would  never  have  an3cipated.  I  would  recommend  the  programme  certainly  in  the  context  in  which  this  has  been  offered  to  my  group  but  to  be  prepared  to  realise  how  powerful  coaching  can  be  in  both  your  work  and  personal  life.  Thank  you  so  very  much  for  allowing  me  to  par3cipate”  

“I  have  found  the  programme  of  immense  help  and  one  of  the  best  things  I  have  ever  done  for  my  personal  and  professional  development.”  

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 What  perspec7ve  are  you  taking?      

‘Holding  back’  

Where  do  you  need  to  hold  back  less?  Where  do  you  need  to  hold  back  more?  What  will  you  do  to  make  the  difference?  

"If  you  say  it  is  not  possible,  then  you  have  closed  a  door.  If  you  say  it  is  possible,  you  have  also  closed  a  door.  If  you  say  'let's  find  out',  then  you  are  open  to  it,  eager  to  find  out"    

 (Krishnamur3)  

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