S1 Episode 48: Power and the Dance of Coaching with Jose Knowles

Today Claire is talking with Josephine Knowles who emailed info@3dcoaching.com with a question: I would love to reflect on how coaching can be useful in terms of power and powerlessness and working with those facing survival sex/sexual exploitation So we said come to The Coaching Inn and let’s talk…

Jose is also a teacher of Argentinian Tango so there's some great insights on partnership and coaching as a dance. 'We need to get over ourselves. And then start working with people'

“If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” - Lilla Watson

Takeaways

• Coaching can be a valuable tool in working with individuals facing powerlessness and trauma, as it offers a partnership approach that empowers rather than disempowers.
• The coach's role is to hold space for the client, honoring their personal power and allowing them to explore their own insights and solutions.
• Coaching is an art that requires presence, connection, and improvisation, similar to Argentine tango.
• Coaches should reflect on their own power and privilege, and approach coaching with humility and a focus on the other person's needs.
• It is important to ask clients what they need in each moment and co-create the coaching process with them.
• Coaching is not about fixing or rescuing, but about empowering clients to find their own path forward.

Some links

• 3D's Transforming Conversations
• Coaching is like the Argentine Tango - an art where every moment is improvised
• Josephine Knowles

If you have a question about an aspect of coaching where you’d like to dig deeper, let’s talk at The Coaching Inn. Email us on info@3dcoaching.com Thinking about this together out loud will enable other coaches to learn and make their own meaning.

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Keywords

dance of coaching, coaching, power, powerlessness, survival, trauma, partnership, holding space, Argentine tango, connection, improvisation, sensing, reflection, privilege, humility, dance of coaching