Generative Attention: Uncorrupted Silence - Yet the Science Speaks Out

A beautifullly written Event Review from Roddy Millar, Editor of IEDP - International Executive Development Programs, on his experience of Nancy Kline and Paul Brown's presentations at the BACP Coaching Conference on 17 June 2011

Re-routing Behaviour Through Uncorrupted Silence

EVENT REVIEW:We are constantly stressing the critical importance of reflection and thinking time in leadership development programs, it is often these structured moments of thinking space that are the real ‘damascene’ moments on a program, where thoughts come together and ideas are formulated; where participants at last ‘see the light’ around their particular challenges and issues. Nancy Kline is the doyenne of the Thinking Environment approach to coaching. She was speaking at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s inaugural Coaching conference in London on Friday 17th June. Kline’s approach to coaching and leadership development is grounded in the belief that most people have the potential to unlock the solutions to their challenges and barriers from within themselves. They just require the right environment to encourage them to think the issues through – and the confidence to do it.

 
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The full article can be read at http://www.iedp.com/Blog/Re-routing_Behaviour_through_uncorrupted_silence