Taking stock: Tales of a coaches’ mistakes, the road to coach development

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, so our thinking and practices must be continuously challenged.

Ethics is fundamental to who we are and how we work with and serve others. How we show up! ! And coaching, a relatively new and diverse helping field of practice with influences from a broad range of domains, has struggled to find its legitimacy: ethics helps towards that desired outcome.

Exploring mistakes and successes helps to develop ethical awareness and learning and are the foundations of professional integrity.

Wendy-Ann Smith will recount a story or two from her own coaching experience that has had profound impact on her thoughts about how the field of coaching applies ethics. She will invite the audience to partner with her in reflecting on the story/ies.