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The AC Podcast

171: Polarity Thinking: The Wisdom of Resistance

Jan 1, 2024
48:48

Beena Sharma, President of the Vertical Development Academy, joins our host Felicity Dwyer for an in-depth and fascinating discussion on Polarity Thinking in Vertical Development. Beena explains that polarity thinking exists unconsciously in all of us and is an incredible agent for change when it becomes explicit. She shares the wisdom contained in resistance, which is part of polarity thinking, defining it as a coaching tool that applies across all coaching frameworks. Beena describes how to integrate it with vertical development to help people develop greater maturity and ability to operate in a complex world.

You will learn:

·       What polarity thinking and vertical development is

·       It’s impact on individuals, organizations and society as a whole

·       Six powerful examples of polarities within coaches themselves

 

For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 

https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_coaching-the-whole-person-podcast-series-polarity-thinking-vertical-development

 

“The dance between two poles that are both positive, both are needed and our capacity to masterfully dance and integrate them is what polarity thinking is about.”

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