Institute of Coaching
The Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring scientific integrity in the field of coaching. Our mission is to disseminate the best coaching science and empower you to catalyze positive change in yourself, your community, and the world around you.
Leading and Coaching Across Cultures 2024
Learn to systematically integrate culture into your coaching with individuals, teams, and organizations to make the most of alternative cultural perspectives for expanded awareness, greater creativity, and increased unity. Traditional coaching has implicitly reflected particular norms, values and basic assumptions that do not necessarily hold true ...A New Hierarchy of Needs
Scott Barry Kaufman will present his research on self-actualization, revising Maslow’s famous “hierarchy of needs” for the 21st century. He will argue that the revised hierarchy of needs provides a useful framework for what he calls “self-actualization coaching.” He will review each of the needs and discuss how a deep integration of them all is necessary ...Age Diversity: Why it Matters for Coaches
It is well documented that a diverse workforce is very critical to overall performance, productivity, and profitability. Yet, there is an area of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that is often overlooked, but extremely valuable. And that is AGE. Also for the first time in history, there are now up to as many as five generations in today’s workforce. ...Anti-racism in coaching: How far have we travelled since 2021?
The research report Racial Justice, Equity and Belonging in Coaching by Charmaine Roche and Jonathan Passmore was published in October 2021. The report, with its recommendations for change, broke the silence on systemic racism as an issue in the coaching industry/profession and kicked off a global conversation. This webinar will explore what the impact ...Are You (and Your Clients) Solving the Right Problems?
A crucial aspect of successful coaching is to understand what problem the client is really facing - which is rarely the same problem that the client thinks it is. In this webinar, Harvard Business Press author Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg will share the method from his latest book, "What's Your Problem", showing how you can quickly and effectively work ...Authenticity, Self Disclosure, and Diving Deep: Evidence-Based Practices for Transformative Coaching
A lively, interactive discussion as Dr. Patrick Williams guides a presentation and discussion on the power of emotional awareness and courageous vulnerability in coaching, what he metaphorically calls “Getting Naked with Your Clothes On". Getting Naked (with your clothes on) demonstrates and provides clear ways to incorporate appropriate self-disclosure ...Balancing the Scales: Time Theft, Workplace Policies, and Women’s Well-Being
Women often find themselves navigating conflicting demands between their professional and personal lives. As organizations tighten policies around productivity and time management, the flexibility women need to balance work and home responsibilities is increasingly restricted. This webinar, led by Dr Gena Chang-Campbell, explores how practices like ...
Becoming Recognized for your Coaching Expertise
You're great at what you do and now it's time to ensure even more people recognize it. Dorie Clark - Harvard Business Review author and Duke University executive education professor - will share practical strategies to help you build a following around your ideas and ensure you're viewed as an expert, not a commodity.Becoming the Ultimate Professional Coach: Critical Reflection, Ethical Integrity and Coach Maturity
If we were to ask the question "Are you an ethical coach?" Then "Yes", is of course our initial answer. We like to believe we are. Yet the coaching landscape, like all of life, is fluid and so our thinking and practices are required to be continuously challenged. Ethics is fundamental to who we are as people, how we work with and serve others. How we ...Better Conversations: Curating Purpose, Possibilities, and Progress with the Dialogic Orientation Quadrant (DOQ)
We live in conversations. In fact, the word, conversation, itself used to mean “dwelling place” in the 14th century. We dwell in many conversations with ourselves and others; the ones we wish we had differently, the ones we hope to have. Some of those conversations are life affirming and some not so much. What makes the difference? In the session, ...
