"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.”
Catherine Adamson
“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
Recent Posts
March 2021 member meetings
Our next members’ meetings are on: Facebook Live Wednesday 17 February – 18:30 when Geoff Ashton will help us explore “Making work meaningful” and Thursday 25 February – 13:00 when Debbie Connors subject is “My worst coaching session ever – what happened and what I learnt” plus Zoom Tuesday 16 March from 18:30 when Bryony…
Read MoreGrowing through uncertainty – online events 9 – 13 November
In response to the uncertainty that continues to test and challenge us and our organisations, with the help of our members, Coaching York offered tips, tools, knowledge and information about how to manage during these times whilst continuing to move forward. Rob Cooper: How to stand out in the job market. For anyone looking for…
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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.
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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…
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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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