Executive coaching situations are explored based on the Author's experience in organizations. Paradoxes in real business / executive coaching cases are presented.

1. A Case-Based Workshop
Mikhail Klarin
ICF ON TOUR EMEA 2015
Coaching beyond Boundaries

2. Paradox
• a statement or proposition that seems self-
contradictory or absurd but in reality
expresses a possible truth
• a signal to attentively explore the
phenomenon for which the contradiction
appeared
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3. Workshop Overview
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• The client/customer paradox
 a case of customer split
• The coach/non-coach roles paradox
 a case of non-coach roles in coaching
• The expert/non-expert stand paradox
 a case of expert vs. non-expert stand
• The development /achievement paradox
 a case of non-standard ‘fire-extinguisher’ operation
• The neutrality/involvement paradox
 a case of ‘neutral involvement’
• The rationality/irrationality paradox
 a case of Resistance, Shadow, and genuine change
• Coaching across paradoxes
 a case for applying ICF professional standards
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4. About Mikhail
• Mikhail Klarin, PhD, BCC, PCC
• Chair, Association of Russian-speaking Coaches
• Co-Chair, Coach Professional Standard Development Group /Russian
Federation.
• Ranked in top five business team builders of Russia in the decade of
2004-2014
• Lead Expert, Institute For Strategy Of Education Development, Russian
Academy of Education
• Executive coach, management, and organizational consultant.
• Founder, Moscow Coaching Supervision Workshop
• Member: ICF, AC
• Member of corporate professional coaching communities: The Center for
Creative Leadership (CCL); Human Systems; Executive Coaching
Connections; EnCompass Global Consulting Network; Nova Terra Coach
Training and Development
• Independent Director, Board, Great Russian Encyclopedia; Board member,
Supervisory Board, Foundation for Educational Innovations at The
National Research University – Higher School of Economics
• Author: coaching, leadership development, management, training, adult
learning, instructional theory, educational methodology, andragogy.
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