by Edna Murdoch CSA Co Founder and Director and Elaine Patterson CSA Faculty member

"WHO you are is HOW you coach” or supervise or work, is the Coaching Supervision Academy's defining mantra.

This is grounded in over 15 years practice, observation and research which has consistently demonstrated that the skillful use of self-as-instrument is the key determining factor in succesful outcomes for the client. O'Brien  CEO of Hanover (cited in Scharmer 2012) reflected.

“The success of any intervention depends on the interior condition of the intervener”.

But what does this apparently simple but very profound phrase actually mean? This paper seeks to unpack it's multiple layers of meaning for its practical application to practice.