The lecture was presented at the 12th International Conference of Coaching Psychology - Spain 2022.
The main intention of this presentation is:
- To renew the understanding of coaching, especially in regard to the dialogical relationship
- On the basis of radical changes in our societies and organizations to argue for coaching as a fellow-human companionship with moments of symmetry in the relationship between both parts
- To present key dimensions for the building the dialogical relationship in coaching and other transformative conversations:
1. The dialogical dimension
2. The narrative-collaborative dimension
3. The value dimension
4. Feedback as collaborative and outcome-oriented practice.
To show the importance of relationship with a ‘human face’ is the most important influencing factor in coaching, a factor that is also recognized with growing interest and evidence in both psychotherapy and coaching research.