Coaching Supervision is a formal arrangement for coaches to discuss their work with someone who is experienced in coaching and Coaching Supervision. The frequency of the sessions will vary according to the volume of coaching, the experience of the coach, and the nature of their work environment.

It provides a safe and challenging environment that concentrates on what the coach is doing effectively and assisting them to continue to do more of those things.

Coaching Supervision can be delivered in a 2 ways:

Group Coaching Supervision: typically delivered as a half-day session for around six coaches or managers, the particular benefit of Group Coaching Supervision is the insights participants get from considering not only their own coaching work but also the potentially very different styles of others.

One-to-One Coaching Supervision: typically delivered as a one hour session and and focusing on the individual's coaching work.

Coaching Supervision is designed to enable coaches to deliver effective change by supporting the coach in:

• meeting their responsibilities both to the organization and to their individual clients
• learning new skills and approaches tailored to their particular needs and preferences
• being clear about the extent of and boundaries to their competence
• developing new choices when "stuck" in their work
• acquiring new models and frameworks to guide their coaching
• exploring ethical dilemmas in a safe and confidential environment
• understanding the culture or ecology of organisations in which they operate
• knowing how to work effectively within an organizational setting
• controlling the flow of information, particularly 'double bind' information
• being able to combine loyalty to individuals with loyalty to the organisation
• seeing the coaching within the context of the wider organisation's needs.