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Introduction to Presence-Based Coaching

IAFNA; Atlanta, GA April 12, 2008 1

WBECS 2015 Full Summit Session

Integration of: •  Leadership theory •  Mindfulness •  Interpersonal neurobiology •  Somatics (bodymind) •  Developmental psychology •  Resilience research



!  Coaching competency (essential for resourcefulness of the coach!)

!  Coaching outcome (essential for resourcefulness of the client!)

!  Mundane verbs !  Always available !  Co-arise !  The ground of our living and leading !  Doorways into presence



!  From Kegan !  The fundamental move of adult development !  Taking what we are “subject to” (meaning what

we can’t see because we are inside of it, unaware, like the fish can’t see the pond)

!  And making it “object” (meaning we place it outside of ourselves, we can witness and observe it, we can see it in context)

!  SEEING: recognizing that all our views are subjective, and that we can choose our maps at will (produces clarity)

!  BEING: cultivating mastery over our inner state (produces resilience)

!  DOING: acting in each moment to create the conditions for what we intend. (produces wise action)

Stepping back to witness:



!  Schedule !  Motivations !  Stakeholders !  Roles !  Technical aspects of project !  Organizational structure

Comaford Neuroscience of Engagement

Hawkins Systemic Team

Coaching

Blanchard Elements of

Servant Leadership

Silsbee Presence through

Seeing, Being and Doing

Kaufman P.E.R.F.E.C.T.

Scan Strozzi Five Practices for Leadership

Presence Kegan

Immunity to Change



“Subject to” Seeing !  We accept our maps as

trustworthy !  We see the world

through rose-colored glasses, think it’s pink

!  We see the world through the distinctions of our maps, and it becomes knowable

Seeing is Object !  We see that a map is a

representation, and “not the territory”

!  We see the glasses and that they shape how we see the world

!  We see the map itself as a distinction, and the world as mysterious and complex

!  Coordinator: coordinating team processes and steps

!  Authority: representative of licensing agency !  Partner: connecting with plant execs

increases ownership and receptivity !  Coach: developing leadership !  Synthesizer: taking inputs from multiple

viewpoints and creating an overall picture.



Visit wbecs.com/dougsilsbee for resources, application handout and more details on coaching moves.

…the capacity to be resourceful and creative, to make choices, and to take

effective action no matter what’s going on around us



“The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s own attitude in any

given set of circumstances.” -Viktor Frankl

“Subject to” Being !  We are “inside” our

experience, and don’t have perspective on it.

!  Our attention reacts to phenomena and triggers; our inner state depends on our context

!  Our commitments are unconscious and unquestioned

Being is Object !  We track our experience

and can describe it. !  We de-link our state

from the context, and choose in each moment what to attend to

!  Our commitments are chosen purposefully, and arise from what we care about



“Subject to” Doing !  Actions have an urgency

and future focus; we are already “down the road”

!  Actions arise spontaneously from an unregulated state

!  We take actions with narrow focus and a belief that our actions cause desired results

Doing is Object !  We act in the spacious

present moment, knowing it’s all we get

!  We practice states that naturally give rise to the actions we intend

!  We are conscious of our leadership presence, and that our state is always evoking a future

Seeing !  Explore how client is seeing the situation !  Identify client’s default maps, and revealing

alternatives !  Build capacity to shift perspectives/views quickly

Being !  Include state cultivation practices in coaching !  Design specific practices that build desired states !  Explore what states are supportive, and practice



Doing !  Differentiate what client has control over and

doesn’t have control over !  Build leadership presence through inclusive

awareness of body, others, and context !  Act consistently with the future and the culture

you intend

Visit wbecs.com/dougsilsbee for resources, application handout and more details on coaching moves.

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