Susan Britton MCCICF Award-Winning Coach Educator, Neuroscience-Informed ICF/SHRM Coach Training, INSEAD Executive Masters in Change, Advocate for Evolutionary Shift from “Red Zone” to “Blue Zone” for Leaders, Coaches & Fellow Humans

What Is Coaching Through Resistance? | Episode 1 - The Academies Coaching Resistance Series

Name: What Is Coaching Through Resistance? | Episode 1 - The Academies Coaching Resistance Series
Uploaded: 2022-07-08T07:00:16+00:00
Duration: 1 min 21 s
Channel: Susan Britton MCC
Description: In this opening segment of the Coaching Resistance series, Susan Britton MCC explains that resistance is a natural and essential part of any change…

8 Jul 2022 · 1 min

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In this opening segment of the Coaching Resistance series, Susan Britton MCC explains that resistance is a natural and essential part of any change process. She argues that when coaches stop reacting to resistance and instead reframe it as a normal, helpful signal, their effectiveness increases dramatically. Britton shares two illustrative quotes—one linking the intensity of pain to the degree of resistance to the present moment, and Vernon Howard’s reminder that the problem lies in our reaction, not others’ actions. She urges coaches to treat resistance as an ally, to welcome and work with it as a vital ingredient for growth, and cautions that missing or reacting to resistance can undermine the coaching process.

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So as I said earlier, resistance is inherent in any type of change. When we remove our reaction to the resistance and we reframe the resistance as actually something normal and helpful, then everything changes. We can be much more effective as coaches. And I wanted to share just a couple of quotes here that— and feel like they really represent what we're talking about. The intensity of the pain "Depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment." And Vernon Howard said, "The problem is not what other people think, do, or say. It is your reaction." So those are beautiful words of wisdom and food for thought. So as we approach this as coaches, beginning to think about resistance actually as one of our allies. We welcome it. We want to work with it. We want to recognize it's an essential ingredient for growth and change. And let's think for a minute about what happens if the coach misses the resistance or avoids it, like I mentioned earlier, or reacts to the resistance.