What a difference a coach makes!

ABSTRACT

This paper explores the critical difference a certified Action Learning Coach makes to the outcomes of the Action Learning process, which underscores WIAL’s insistence that the coach is indispensable to achieving breakthrough solutions with Action Learning. Real-life coaching examples are used to illustrate three key benefits of having a coach: the positive impact of the coach’s trust on the group’s growth and ability to achieve spectacular results; keeping the group productively bonded while protecting the diversity necessary for attaining winning solutions and ensuring that there is learning at individual, group, and organizational levels.

KEYWORDS:

• Action Learning coaching
• inclusive problem-solving

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Verieux Vow Mourillon

Verieux Vow Mourillon, FCIPD, GPHR, MALC, Leadership and Organization Development Consultant, Barbados. Verieux Vow Mourillon is a Master Action Learning Coach (MALC) who also holds the GPHR and FCIPD designations. With over twenty-five years of experience leading HR and organization development in various organizations, Vow now consults widely in the private sector, public sector and non-governmental organizations in leadership development, team building and creating the capacity for implementing change.