Coaching Culture

During the expert session, Raul Aparici, a coach and facilitator, engages the audience through interactive exercises using the Mentimeter app, thought-provoking questions, and self-reflection activities. Raul shares insights on building a coaching culture, including the significance of emotional intelligence, active listening, and psychological safety in coaching conversations. The audience is encouraged to reflect on their own experiences and practices while learning from Raul's expertise.

• Cultivating Self-Awareness and Presence: Reflecting on our current state of mind is crucial for effective coaching interactions. Building a coaching culture involves being present and fully engaged in every conversation to achieve better outcomes.
• Strengthening Relationships at Work and Beyond: Investing emotionally in others can lead to personal growth, improved collaboration, and a positive work environment. Coaching conversations built on strong relationships are essential for effective communication and resolving interpersonal conflicts.
• Adopting a Holistic Approach to Interpersonal Conflicts: When dealing with conflicts, it's important to consider all contributing factors and focus on active listening and open questioning to explore underlying emotions and motivations. Creating psychologically safe work environments where individuals feel free to express themselves openly fosters trust, empathy, and authenticity.

In this expert session, Raul Aparici, a renowned coach, facilitator, program director for coaching psychology at Burbeck University of London, and psychotherapist, delves into the topic of building a coaching culture. 

Raul explains that as a coach, his role is to facilitate self-discovery rather than dictating solutions. He invites participants to reflect on what a coaching culture would mean for them and shares the significance of being fully present in every conversation for achieving optimal outcomes. Raul emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and encourages participants to share their current state of mind.

Raul discusses how context plays a critical role in shaping our behavior and emphasizes that coaching can be applied to various aspects of life. He encourages participants to respond differently when encountering common challenges, such as workload and unmet expectations, by being present, listening attentively, and seeking to understand rather than reacting impulsively.

Raul shares insights into the history of coaching, from ancient friendships to modern-day psychotherapy and sports coaching, ultimately explaining that workplace coaching is about providing individuals with space to develop and bringing their best selves to work daily. 

Raul emphasizes the importance of building strong relationships at work and in life as they contribute significantly to personal growth and better collaboration. When individuals struggle to connect with colleagues or bosses, it can negatively impact their work performance. He shares that coach-like conversations are essential for resolving conflicts and maintaining emotional wellbeing.

Aparici introduces the International Coaching Federation's definition of coaching as a partnership for facilitating creative processes, emphasizing its non-directive nature. He explains the distinctions between coaching and mentoring, managing, therapy, and training and invites participants to ponder their theoretical perspectives on human experiences. He emphasizes the importance of active listening, being present in conversations, and asking open questions for effective communication and conflict resolution. He also introduces the concept of psychological safety in coaching conversations, highlighting its significance in creating an environment where individuals feel safe to express themselves freely.

Raul concludes by encouraging participants to adopt a coaching attitude and conversation skills for more effective communication in all aspects of life. He emphasizes the importance of self-compassion, openness, active listening, and curiosity as essential skills for internalizing a coaching culture.

Moving Procrastinations into Focus

In busy times we all tend to put off choices. Procrastination is therefore recognizable for everyone. But where does it come from and why do we do it? In this highly practical, interactive and experiential session, we will discover: -Why do our brains like to procrastinate-What drives our procrastination-The different types of boredom -How we can be more compassionate towards ourselves and our working process -How to focus in seven easy steps!

• I really liked ... good examples and approach.
• I really enjoyed the pace, the anonymized Menti interaction... not just a lecture, but looked really a friendly non-judgemental talk filled with very good intel!