CoachingOurselves was born out of the desire to change the practice of management and we seek out authors who are committed to the same. We are excited to now include Otto Scharmer and Eva Pomeroy of the Presencing Institute as our newest authors. The Presencing Institute co-creates labs and programs to support and scale profound societal innovation.
We would like to share an excellent article written by Scharmer and Pomeroy. This article discusses the concept of “action confidence” and how this is cultivated through holding spaces designed to increase certain qualities of relationships, especially that of resonance:
“The key leadership challenge of our times is to cultivate transformative eco-system learning, which means nurturing connection, creativity, and innovation at all levels of the system. So how do we do this? What is it that gives people the confidence to step into new, uncharted territories?
One thing we do know is that action confidence doesn’t come purely from the outside. Setting targets for other people to reach does not foster confidence. Neither do rewards and punishments. While incentives may motivate action, they do not motivate action confidence. Nor does it originate entirely from within. Action confidence is not just a subjective state of mind, disconnected from what happens around me. It’s related to a quality of relationship between system and self …”
To read the rest of the article, click here.
On November 30th 2021, we offered this CoachingOurselves module “Awareness-Based Systems Change: Planting Seeds for Change” by Otto Scharmer and Eva Pomeroy at our one of our free public peer learning sessions.
It was a special opportunity to experience their topic and engage in small group discussions with professionals from around the globe. We are thrilled that Eva Pomeroy joined us after the module to answer any questions and continue the conversation.
