Resisting and Becoming

Resisting and Becoming

During the ACTO 2020 conference two questions were posed:

  1. What are you resisting?
  2. What are you becoming?

The power of reflecting on these two questions is amazing.

Throughout the world and certainly throughout the coaching profession there are many conversations around the ethics of diversity and inclusion.  If we resist engaging on this topic, what are we becoming?  How can we effectively engage and support? Resisting and Becoming

Tim Wise has a great article at https://medium.com/@timjwise/code-of-ethics-for-white-anti-racists-103914639dd7 and in his Code of Ethics for White Anti-Racists gives 10 suggestions for stronger solidarity.  He talks about acknowledging privilege, developing and deepening connections, being ready to change how we do things, develop accountability structures, give credit for the source of knowledge, share access and resources, donate, get involved, connect our work with our beliefs, practice self-care.

Ibram X. Kendi wrote a wonderful book (reviewed in this blog previously) that provides additional insight and awareness, How to Be an Antiracist.

What are the key takeaways for coaches, coach trainers, and those participating in coach training?  Learn more about diversity.  Seek to understand your clients, their culture, and how they have been and are impacted by biases – theirs and those of others.  Seek to be aware of personal biases and how they show up.  Be aware and learn so that we can be culturally sensitive and ensure we effectively support clients.

 

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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