{"id":148,"date":"2008-07-31T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wpdude.com\/test\/?p=148"},"modified":"2008-07-31T15:14:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-31T15:14:00","slug":"coaching-aboodi-shabi-and-the-body-in-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2008\/07\/coaching-aboodi-shabi-and-the-body-in-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching, Aboodi Shabi and The Body in Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I first heard the term \u201clife coach\u201d in California three years ago, coaching has gone from almost unheard of to mainstream in the UK, and I recently attended a talk with one of Britain’s top coaches – Aboodi Shabi.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Initially I had some good experiences in the US with people from the likes of New Ventures West whose creative supportive style I really enjoyed. Over here however a friend\u2019s disparaging comment that, \u201cCoaching is people who don\u2019t know and haven\u2019t done, trying to advise those that do and have\u201d has come to mind on several occasions. I’m not comfortable with or impressed by much of the Neuro Linguistic Programming work I’ve come across, or the \u201cMy ego creates reality\u201d approach as exemplified by The Secret<\/a>. So now I have a mixed opinion. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Rather than criticising what I don’t like I’d rather mention a talk I attended on Tuesday night by Newfield Network<\/a> Aboodi Shabi<\/a> \u201cone of the UK\u2019s senior coaches.\u201d Aboodi Shabi came recommended by a Strozzi <\/a>trained friend and the influence of both Fernando Flores\u2019 linguistics and Richard Strozzi Heckler\u2019s emphasis on the body and practice were both apparent and enjoyable. The theme of the talk was authentic leadership and Aboodi had us discussing what makes someone a good or bad leader with Gordon Brown and Barrack Obama being mentioned by the audience several times as examples. What was reinforced for me was that just having the brains and experience are not enough and that emotion, personal care and inspiration are also very necessary. The role of the body to portray \u201cpresence\u201d came up and to paraphrase Wendy Palmer<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019ve all read the books, so why aren\u2019t we enlightened?\u201d Answer: Practice and embodiment.<\/p>\n

One passing gem from Aboodi Shabi was that a person\u2019s music collection reveals what they embody and that music can be used as a practice. Doh! Why had I never thought of connecting this common sense understanding of music and how I work with language and the body?! Thanks to somatic coach and friend Anthony Davies for the invite.<\/p>\n

Apologies for the picture by the way, I couldn’t resist \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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