What is a CoachRetreat

CoachRetreat is a one day workshop to experience coaching techniques.

The CoachRetreat on Saturday is an investment, like a hobby, so we're not here to push ourselves too hard 😅.

It's a space to:

• Practice something you're not comfortable with, or push the boundaries of your comfort zone.
• Try, try, and try again, because failure doesn't exist. Remember the "baby pose": take a step, fall, laugh, get up, take three steps (yay!!), fall again, get up again with encouragement from others… and off we go!
• Or maybe failing is part of the experience. We could argue if you did not fail at CoachRetreat, CoachRetreat failed you.
• And when you fail, we make sure you feel supported, so you dare to try again, again and again until you are happy ...
• Because failing does not make you a failure...
• Change your perspective to revisit the same issue.
• Experience what it's like to be paired with other coaches.
• Put yourself in the shoes of a coachee.
• Observe in silence.
• And, ultimately, discover yourself and surprise yourself.

CoachRetreat was created as a mix of Coaching Dojo and Code Retreat

Rachel Davies has put in place a wonderful model about Coaching DoJos. That is a great way to experiment with coaching during a conference (as it’s a short workshop).

The idea is to improve as a coach, using the code retreat framework of “persisting by repeat and change techniques” to handle a “problem”.

Coaching DoJo

One stop session, it goes this way:

• I have a problem (kata).
• A pair (or team) of coaches coach me – in a free coaching style way – to realize what the issues and possible solutions are.
• The observers give feedback about the coaching style and suggest improvements.
• End of the session.

Coach Retreat

Lasts a full day with time-boxed sessions focused on the same topic.