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What's new for narrative coaching and design in 2013

What’s new for narrative coaching and design in 2013

January 16, 2013 · by David B. Drake · in Events & News

2012 ended with a flourish. I ran a Narrative Design Lab for 2013 supervisors and supervision faculty/graduate students in Ljubljana and for 25 supervisors, coaches and HR professionals in Vienna. I also spent a week in the UK introducing the NDL…

What’s new with narrative leadership and coaching

May 15, 2013 · by David B. Drake · in Events & News

I’d like to share two observations I’ve made in recent months as I’ve talked with client and we’ve built our new programs. Organizational clients are wanting more from their coaching and leadership development investments, particularly a tighter connection with strategy…

New dawn for Narrative Coaching

New dawn for Narrative Coaching

October 4, 2012 · by David B. Drake · in Our work

2012 been a time of great change for me personally. As with all powerful rites of passage, the descent into this liminal space has brought me into profound contact with the essential energies of light and dark. It is like…

The power in being 'good-enough'

The power in being ‘good-enough’

May 18, 2012 · by David B. Drake · in Leadership

I recently contributed to an article published by the Australian School of Business, “Effective Leadership: What’s Wrong with Narcissism?“. I was able to draw on my work on attachment theory and leadership development to talk about the reactive patterns coaches…

Stories and Shadows: A New Workshop in Canada

February 22, 2012 · by David B. Drake · in Events & News

photo credit: Artotem One of the aspects of narrative work that has most fascinated me over the years has been what do with all of the shadow stories that don’t quite fit into the larger and more convenient stories about…

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

January 10, 2012 · by David B. Drake · in Mindfulness

photo credit: Andreas Øverland What does this simple photo evoke in you? Among other things, it reminds me of how much of our daily life is a screen onto which we project our narrative frames. Does the photo stir excitement…

What’s the Next Thing that Needs Doing?

July 29, 2011 · by David B. Drake · in Living

photo credit: xoque Do you ever get to the place in your work where you feel like there is too much to do, to remember, to track? I used to pride myself in being able to hold a lot at…

What’s the Difference Between an Orange?

October 23, 2010 · by David B. Drake · in Change

photo credit: Koshyk As you are wont to do when you are young, I had been traveling across thousands of miles of Alaska by thumb and by foot. Near the end of my journey, I came to a small town…

Teams Are Like Cupcakes

July 17, 2010 · by David B. Drake · in Teams

photo credit: ginnerobot One of the trends I’ve noticed with my clients and in other organizations is a need for a greater integration of coaching skills and conversations within teams. The reasons include: the recalibration of the spend on external…

What Do Narrative Coaches Do? Part 5

May 5, 2010 · by David B. Drake · in Narrative practices

Nine ethical guidelines for narrative coaches As part of our due diligence as professionals, it is incumbent upon coaches to be aware of our own unconscious biases and preferences that shape what we see and do with people and the…

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