Executive Sparring & Mentoring - Christian Bahrmann

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I’ve often been asked, „What’s the difference between coaching and sparring?“

From a coaching perspective, here’s my short take:

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3/ In the meantime, let me explain how this fits into my work at The Family. First of all, I’m already doing some executive sparring with three groups of people:

My colleagues at The Family. What happened with Oussama during those early lunches at Les Éditeurs now happens at the scale of our entire firm. I’m the one everyone comes to when they’re co

About 90% of your effectiveness as a sparring partner derives from the depth of your appreciative world view, developed and expressed through critical reading, writing, podcasts, and talks. Only about 10% depends on your in-session sparring skills.

Tom Critchlow • Sparring & Tenure for Indie Consultants

Here is the big idea to keep in mind: About 90% of your effectiveness as a sparring partner derives from the depth of your appreciative worldview, developed and expressed through critical reading, writing, podcasts, and talks. Only about 10% depends on your in-session sparring skills. In this, sparring skill is similar to negotiation skill. In nego

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These two loops—both of which are metacognitive OODA loops with the sparring serving as an orientation activity for both parties—are at the heart of sparring. Where this beautiful symmetry breaks down is in the relative value of the two loops. The client’s loop passes through the real world. The sparring partner’s loop passes through the adjacent-p