Who we are
The European Co-Active Coaching Community (ECCC) is a voluntary alliance of coaches with diverse backgrounds, skills, experiences and dreams. We have come together for mutual support, learning and growth. What we have in common is our desire to make a meaningful difference in the world by inspiring people to live lives of radical fulfilment. We have all received training from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI). We share common values of aliveness, creativity, honesty, fun, and a balance between ‘being’ and ‘doing’. Our community is a forum for self-expression, inspiration, collaboration, idea generation, skills exchange, and social interaction. The community was set up in 2004 by a Foundation Group whose purpose was to help inspire and support the interests of the community as a whole.
This website was created to faciliate the promotion and booking of ECCC events.
Our purpose:
To develop and sustain a European community of effective and prosperous co-active coaches.
Our vision:
To lead the integration of coaching into society so that coaching plays an inspirational role in everyday life.
Guiding Principles:
- We are a self-managing, co-active and voluntary community of coaches and friends who support each other’s professional and personal development.
- We stimulate the sharing of resources, the development of opportunities, and act as an ongoing forum for learning and social interaction.
- We honour and respect the intellectual property of our fellow members.
- We aim to live lives of radical fulfilment, integrity and aliveness.
- We are committed to stringent standards of professional coaching training.
- We believe that people are naturally creative, resourceful and whole.
- We combine fun with purpose.
- We support, care for, and champion the greater good in each other and our clients.
- We honour the principles of sustainability and seek to build a community that encourages diversity.
Foundation Group Members were: Kyle Newman, Andy Chapman, Colette King, Tony Parry, Martin Carver, Richard House, Tina de Meeus, Margaret O'Keeffe, and Leanne Lowish.
COMMUNITY BUILDING METAPHOR – THE GEESE
(How we might work together to create community)
“As each goose flaps its wings, it creates a uplift for the birds following it. By flying in V-formation, the whole flock adds 71 per cent greater flying range than if a bird flew alone.
Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front.
When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into formation and another goose flies at the point position.
The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those in front to keep up their speed
When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it is able to fly again or it dies. Then they launch out on their own with another formation to catch up with the flock”
(This extract was actually found by Dr. Dina Glouberman on the Internet and not attributed to any particular author)