Coaching York is a flourishing community of coaches serving the community
We are a social enterprise
"Coaching York is a community asset, a social enterprise enabling people to
have new and different conversations in their communities. City of York
Council have benefited from their advice as we have developed coaching
skills to support our organisational development"
Nigel Burchell, Workforce Development Manager, City of York Council
“You will be joining what is probably the most active and best coaching group in the UK,”
Professor Bob Garvey, Hon President
“There is a richness of education and professional development for coaches here in York. Through our events diary, we make it visible at a glance. We also encourage more coaches to lead events or join the education group,”
Catherine Adamson, CY CPD group
“When I moved from London to York it felt like the most wonderful serendipity to find this thriving community of coaches to join. I love being able to make things happen under the CY umbrella!”
Joanne Rule, CY communications group.
Recent Posts
If you didn’t get the chance to dial into Harriet Kretschmar’s webinar on How to become a mindful leader in agile times, here it is! Some great concepts and case study from Germany. Thanks Harriet.
Read MoreSeptember 23 member meeting
Our six weekly engagement programme is now up and running from August 13th with the aim to provide networking and showcasing for members throughout the year. September 23rd is our next member only event via Zoom. There are two sessions available which will provide time to connect with colleagues and focus on using social media…
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Janette Poole shares from her webinar on fruit, sport, rivers, and resilience. Which way do you bounce? The focus of my recent webinar was exploring whether you’re more of a tomato or a tennis ball when it comes to resilience. The word resilience comes from the Latin ‘resilire’ which means ‘to leap back’; this is…
Read MoreOnline catch up 13 August 2020
Join us online on August 13th as we support each other through the Covid-19 crisis As part of more regular engagement following the success of ICW we are offering an online opportunity to share thinking and to help generate forward plans and ideas as we support each other through the continuing challenges of the…
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During International Coaching week I was delighted to share two webinars on The Power of Coaching With Nature. Given the challenging times that we are all going through with COVID-19, it seems to me that now more than ever people need to be able to get out into nature and learn to re-connect with themselves. …
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The shifting meaning of ‘coaching’ Both from experience and from research, it is clear that the meaning of coaching is shifting. This is not really surprising as coaching is a social construction and as such it is constructed by people from practice! Much of what is said about coaching is written or spoken in terms…
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Maintaining Positive Energy and Emotion in these Challenging Times In his 2020 ICW webinar, Jez shares his experience of life in lockdown, what he discovered there, and how that can support resilience in any challenging time. Managing your own emotional bunting How many days have we been in lockdown? I have lost count. How many…
Read MoreTom Wright’s video for Indie York
Tom Wright is one of a number of our members who are supporting Indie York (York Independent businesses, https://www.indieyork.co.uk/ ). Tom produced this video to introduce our offer to the c 200 members of Indie York. Thanks Tom.
Read MoreTime to pass the baton – a note from Peter Lumley
“It feels like we’ve been playing musical chairs. The music has stopped and now we all need to stay where we are.” As I write today, in the light of the latest restrictions as a result of the corona virus, this comment from my colleague and coach Tom Wright probably sums up how a…
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