http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stjdirectory.htm Weekly article on Cognitive Coaching(SM) on the Center for Cognitive Coaching(SM) Web site. en Copyright 2008 Center for Cognitive Coaching(SM) Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:50:00 EST Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:10:00 EST education staff development mentoring coaching instructional coaching None http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/images/feedstj.jpg 144 38 http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stjdirectory.htm 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Holonomy, coined by Arthur Koestler, refers to the science of integrating parts within wholes. While each of us strives to develop autonomy, we cannot exist without connection to a larger whole. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/journey.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-30-2008.htm Group coaching is a relatively new application of the Cognitive Coaching^SM work. Few groups are familiar with the concept. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-23-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-23-2008.htm Many experienced Training Associates are exploring the concept of group coaching. Group coaching usually involves mediating the thinking of a small group of 3-10. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-16-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-16-2008.htm This week we continue to explore the thinking of Peter Pruyn and his exploration of time and attention. He offers a quote from Gandhi to seed our thoughts: "There is more to life than increasing its speed." http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-9-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-9-2008.htm Linda Stone, former Apple and Microsoft executive, coined the term "continuous partial attention." Peter Pruyn offers food for thought regarding this concept in his writing in The Systems Thinker. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-2-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-2-2008.htm The second Cognitive Coaching(SM) capability is, "Set aside unproductive patterns of listening, responding and inquiring." We all have natural tendencies to be judgmental in our listening. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-26-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-26-2008.htm In questioning as a coach, we ask about content in two domains. One is content that is external; it is outside the person. Examples are the meeting, the lesson, the workshop, the student, the parent-teacher conference. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-19-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-19-2008.htm Asking questions that truly mediate thinking requires consciousness and craftsmanship on the part of the coach. One element of an invitational question is plural forms. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-12-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-12-2008.htm A story is told in the Cognitive Coaching(SM) textbook by authors, Costa and Garmston. "We find a useful metaphor for the essence of Cognitive Coaching in the story of a boy watching a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis...." http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-5-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-5-2008.htm The cognitive shift strategy, "Pose a data search," addresses both consciousness and craftsmanship, elevating those States of Mind. We know the human brain is not organized for detail, but instead for remembering themes and generalizations. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-28-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-28-2008.htm Cognitive coaches frequently use data to mediate thinking. The Planning and Reflecting Conversation Maps specifically invite use of data. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-21-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-21-2008.htm Mastery of Cognitive Coaching(SM) is truly a life long journey. The work pays off in rich rewards of deepening our relationships and communications while serving others to become self-directed. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-14-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-14-2008.htm Integrating the processes of Cognitive Coaching(SM) into one's identity and adopting it as a way of working can be challenging. For most, it requires unlearning old patterns and habits and replacing them with new skills and behaviors. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-7-2008.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-7-2008.htm