1st Edition

The Cross-Cultural Coaching Kaleidoscope A Systems Approach to Coaching Amongst Different Cultural Influences

By Jennifer Plaister-Ten Copyright 2016
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    170 Pages
    by Routledge

    Coaching has emerged from a Western, largely Anglo-American, perspective that may not be appropriate across cultures, given the multi-cultural nature of societies and workplaces today and the working practice of virtual teams. This has repercussions for the coaching profession. There is little knowledge about the constituent factors of cross-cultural coaching; or the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to practice in a global market. Therefore, there is little sharing of best practice that in turn has an impact upon coaching competency. This book shows a unique approach to describing the impact of culture in the coaching relationship. It demonstrates how culture can affect our perceptions, thoughts and emotions, influence our choices and impact our behaviour. It identifies the need for the coach to become adept at raising awareness of cultural influences and to reframe psychological constructs often thought to have universal meaning; such as responsibility.

    Series Editor's Foreword , Introduction , The Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope Model: Context, Applicability, and Use , The impact of culture in coaching , Introducing the Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope , The Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope: working with the cultural self , The Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope: working with the external factors , Using the Kaleidoscope , The Kaleidoscope in teams , The body of literature informing the Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope model , Building Competencies , Building culturally derived awareness and culturally appropriate responsibility , The call for cultural understanding in the coaching relationship , Being a cross-cultural coach , Towards collective intelligence , Conclusions and next steps , A summary of the sample of coaches interviewed , Interview guide for the research study , Sample of coaching practitioners, human resource professionals, educators, and students who have explored the use of the Kaleidoscope in practice , Reflective feedback sample from coach exploring the use of the Kaleidoscope in practice

    Biography

    Jennifer Plaister-Ten