Speaker
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Nick BoltonFounder and CEO of Animas Centre for CoachingNick is the founder and CEO of Animas Centre for Coaching, the global leader in transformational coach training.
A philosophically oriented coach and coaching supervisor, he is fascinated by how we make sense of ourselves in the world and the mental paradigms we operate from that shape our experience and actions.
Nick established Animas in 2008 to provide training in innovative approaches to coaching that built on psychological and philosophical principles. Over time, Nick developed his thinking further around transformative coaching delivering a number of presentations on philosophical perspectives on coaching and human change.
Nick has coached since the early 2000s, firstly working within the public sector through his own education and training business before becoming a personal coach, group coach, business mentor and coaching trainer.
Passionate about best practice and deepening coaching practice, Nick also established the International Centre for Coaching Supervision to provide high-quality supervision training around the world.
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Thursday, 12th December 2024
- Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Neither Gods Nor Their Playthings: Personal Agency and Systemic Forces in Transformative Coaching
Overview
As coaches, we often work within the complex interplay of personal agency and the larger systemic forces shaping our clients’ lives.
How can we empower clients to recognise and harness their personal agency, while also understanding and navigating the social, economic, and cultural forces that may impact their paths?
In this thought-provoking lecture, Animas founder, Nick Bolton will deliver his first presentation in 12 months to explore how transformative coaching embraces this delicate balance, guiding clients towards a clearer understanding of their own potential within real-world limitations.
Using inspiring frameworks, such as Albert Camus’s The Myth of Sisyphus and Viktor Frankl’s insights on choice, Nick will discuss how to honour individual agency whilst recognising the reality of systemic forces in the coaching journey.
What You’ll Explore:
Insights into Navigating the Agency/Systemic Forces Dichotomy: Develop a nuanced perspective on how self-determination and external structures co-exist and impact client choices and well-being.
Practical Coaching Strategies: Learn techniques to help clients explore their own beliefs around agency, recognise where their power lies, and strengthen resilience as they encounter external challenges.
Inspirational Frameworks: Discover powerful metaphors and concepts to foster a “both/and” perspective, allowing clients to find meaning and possibility within their current realities.
Join us for this session and deepen your ability to support clients in clarifying what is within their control, strengthening their self-awareness, and embracing a balanced and empowered outlook on their lives.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enrich your practice with fresh insights and tools for helping clients navigate the dynamic tension between personal power and the world around them.
About Nick Bolton
Nick Bolton is the founder of Animas Centre for Coaching, the International Centre for Coaching Supervision and the forthcoming international school, Coloqia.
His approach to coaching evolved from traditional performance models to an integrative, existential framework, giving rise to the transformative coaching model used to train thousands of coaches worldwide.
An avid thinker, Nick brings his expertise in philosophy, psychology, and coaching to his lectures and books and his work continues to deepen understanding within the coaching community on the role of the core principles of coaching and dialogue.