{"id":1147,"date":"2010-06-04T08:55:35","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T08:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2010-06-04T08:55:35","modified_gmt":"2010-06-04T08:55:35","slug":"big-questions-for-enterprise-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2010\/06\/04\/big-questions-for-enterprise-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Questions for Enterprise Coaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is enterprise to be interpreted narrowly or broadly?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A narrow interpretation would equate enterprise with movement towards self employment or entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0broad\u00a0interpretation would equate enterprise with efficacy, agency and an increased sense of influence and power in shaping one&#8217;s own future. \u00a0With the pursuit of wellbeing and happiness through the exercise of personal responsibility and the skills of association, collaboration and mutuality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is the role of the coach to be limited or expansive?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The limited role of the enterprise coach is as an outreach enterprise evangelist selling the enterprise fairytale and encouraging people into\u00a0workshops\u00a0and mainstream services&#8230;.<\/li>\n<li>The expansive role of the coach is as a provider of person centred transformational relationships, harnessing the potential of people and the community to encourage personal and community development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We seem to be heading towards a position which takes a narrow definition of enterprise and limited role for the coach. \u00a0I believe this will result in communities that are actually much less enterprising \u00a0and entrepreneurial.<\/p>\n<p>If we were to have the courage and ambition to shift to a\u00a0broad\u00a0definition of enterprise and an expansive role for the coach then I\u00a0think\u00a0we may actually have a foundation for the development of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk\/newsroom\/news_releases\/2010\/100518-news-big-society-launch.aspx\">Big Society<\/a>. \u00a0And funnily enough it wouldn&#8217;t cost very much&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1148  aligncenter\" title=\"CoachEnterpriseMatrix\" src=\"http:\/\/localenterprise.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/06\/coachenterprisematrix.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/coachenterprisematrix.png 1042w, http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/coachenterprisematrix-300x262.png 300w, http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/coachenterprisematrix-768x670.png 768w, http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/coachenterprisematrix-1024x893.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some Barriers to Engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/some-barriers-to-engagement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Barriers to Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Working In Community Development Today&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/23\/working-in-community-development-today\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Working In Community Development Today&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is enterprise to be interpreted narrowly or broadly? A narrow interpretation would equate enterprise with movement towards self employment or entrepreneurship. 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