Approaching Difference Differently: Practices for transforming leadership conversations

NEW BOOK and CARD DECK with accompanying Vintage Stamps Sets and Candles from Elaine Patterson and Friends from the Centre of Reflection and Creativity Welcome to ‘Homecomings: 52 Ways Back to Ourselves’ – a collection of reflective soliloquys and creative resources intended to inspire you come home to yourself again and again. About the Book…. It is my hope that this collection of 52 soliloquys – with their supporting creative and journaling practices – can inspire you to explore what it means to belong, and how you can come home to yourself again and again as a foundational and invitational heart-based practice for our times. This has never been more necessary or more important if we are to discover or reclaim how we can live – in the midst of all that is happening for us personally and on the global stage – with joy, beauty, generosity, compassion, courage, kindness, wonder, reciprocity, wisdom and grace. This collection started life as handwritten journal entries and musings – with supporting creative invitations and journaling prompts – over a two-year period during the COVID lockdowns in the UK. They are now shared with love to stimulate your own exploration of the many different ways in which you can find yourself. As Karyn Prentice Author of ‘Nature’s Way – Designing the Life you Want through the Lens of Nature and the Five Seasons’ writes in the Foreword…. “From Stilling to Solitude and from Self to Soul this book is a bow to the art of imagination, to deep reflection, and to the radiance of finding the lights of home on, the kettle whistling and warm music saying, ‘Welcome Back”. How to Order…. To order the book at £15.00 GBP and the card set at £20.00 GBP plus package and postage please email elaine@reflect2create.com or visit Elaine’s Bookshop on her website at www.centreforreflectionandcreativity.org The book is also available in print at £15.00 GBP from Amazon or any other online book sellers or an e-version at £12.00 GBP is available at Amazon, Apple Books or Kobo books. An audio book will also be out soon. A set of the bespoke vintage stamps which were made to illustrate the book and accompanying Journal are available from Alessandra from “Send Love from Paris” in her ‘Homecomings’ Section in her Etsy shop at https://sendlovefromparis.etsy.com Accompanying scented candles for you to journal by are available from London based Georgina at BellaMae Candles at https://bellamaes.co.uk

by Viv Chitty , CSA Accredited Supervisor: A completely new way of considering energy in executive coaching, the concept of Optimal Energy® is based on original research. The book is an essential resource for practitioners who want to effectively address energy with their clients and enable them to take action to optimise their energy in and out of work. Suboptimal energy levels in senior executives, although rarely considered, can negatively impact efficacy, feelings, behaviour and self-awareness both at work and in coaching sessions. But what is optimal energy? This needs to be addressed by executive coaches, but how? Coaching for Optimal Energy answers these questions and challenges previous thinking on the subject. Viv Chitty is a highly experienced executive coach, with over 20 years’ experience, and a coach supervisor. She runs a coaching consultancy and is passionate about working with senior clients who have multiple challenges to face. "This rigorously researched book is a gift to practitioners, clients and organisations addressing the often ignored territory of 'human energy in the context of the workplace'. Viv Chitty asserts that having optimal energy is essential for high performance and she is right. Many aspects of energy are thoroughly addressed here: physiological, emotional and cognitive including stress - all fundamentally important in life and in business." Edna Murdoch , Director, Coaching Supervision Academy

CSA book chapter contributors are Lynne De Lay, Leanne Lowish, Theodora Fitzsimmons, Sarah Evans, Jackie Arnold, and Ken Giglio. This edited collection brings together an impressive and international array of coaching supervisors to highlight the unique cultural and contextual aspects of coaching supervision in the Americas, exploring current theory, research, and practice. Offering fresh insights into a growing field, Francine Campone, Joel DiGirolamo, Damian Goldvarg, and Lily Seto expertly present the nuances of coaching supervision principles and practices in the Americas. The book is organized into three parts. Part 1 introduces the range of cultures and values that inform approaches to and beliefs about coaching supervision in the Americas, such as racial justice, working with indigenous communities, and providing culturally sensitive coaching supervision. Part 2 presents adaptations of coaching supervision models and methods to align with Americas contexts, as well as uniquely introducing an original model for coaching supervision rooted in an Americas perspective. Incorporating theory with practitioner’s experiences throughout, Part 3 presents chapters that offers avenues for increasing awareness and interest in coaching supervision in the Americas, including chapters on coach wellbeing and the developmental journey of the coach. Coaching supervisors work across borders and boundaries, and this book will extend supervisors’ understanding of the various contexts in which they are working. It is essential reading for coaching supervisors, educators, trainers, mentors, and coaches, and it will be of interest to practitioners and graduate students in organizational development and those who oversee internal coaching programs.