The AC Podcast 256: The Craft, The Being, The Art: How Supervision Can Genuinely Foster Coach Development
What if coach supervision wasn’t just about reflecting—but about completely rethinking how you grow? In this episode, host Helen O’Grady speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Crosse about how coach supervision can foster real coach development – a dynamic, critically reflexive practice that meets coaches exactly where they are. Drawing on her research, Elizabeth introduces a practical typology for growth through three distinct lenses: the craft of coaching, self-work (the internal work) and the art of coaching (the external learning that comes through coaching). Together, they explore the non-linear, cyclical nature of coach development, and how supervision encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and self-awareness for more effective, holistic coaching.
Elizabeth also shares insights from her Developmental Mindset Inventory— a tool designed to help coaches and supervisors assess and expand their developmental approach. She explains how supervision can meet coaches where they are, balancing professional capability with personal capacity, and turning learning into meaningful growth. This episode is both a framework for practice and an invitation to slow down, notice what resonates, and engage with your own evolving developmental path.
You will learn:
· Why supervision must support both professional capability (knowledge and skills) and personal capacity (navigating complexity).
· That development is not about adding more apps — it’s about upgrading your system
· How to be critically reflexive instead of just reflective
"For me, development is something like happiness; you cannot guarantee you'll be happy, but you can do things that are more likely to enhance your ability."
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