

…about my final training for relationship coaching this weekend was a revelation made by the co-leaders near the end of the session. This was our second course led by the same two leaders, David and Sandra. Their compatibility in the front of the room set the tone for both sessions.
It goes without saying that all of the leaders from the Center for Right Relationships handle the material brilliantly. A unique characteristic of this training involves having two leaders for every course. It’s a powerful learning model. Seeing two personality types talking about the same material offers participants a wider range of possibility than having just one instructor.
David and Sandra’s “dance” in the front of the room was so effortless and joyful that it somehow made the challenging material easier to absorb. There was palpable admiration, affection and respect demonstrated throughout the three days.
Near the end of the weekend David told us something that sealed the deal for me as far as this work goes. Although he and Sandra had known each other through the world of coaching, they had never led a class together. When they got the assignment to co-lead, Sandra requested that they hire a relationship coach to help them design their alliance, which they did.
In the advertising world the question that gets asked is, “Will the dog eat the dog food?” It means, what is the company’s confidence in its own products? Not only did Sandra and David ‘eat the dogfood’ they’re pedigree specimens of what I believe is a world-changing practice.


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March 30, 2009 at 9:33 pm
kare Anderson
Jane
I am a long-time admirer of your blog’s mix of sharing slices of your life and/or work – always with an insight – and this is a favorite. I’m going to eat the dog food: Just called Jacob – we are co-presenting a general session at a conference of chamber of conference execs – on profitable partnering – and he agreed that we should involve another speaker/consultant on partnering to consult with us re our what and how we present our session + review our handout & gift pack. This is a man we both admire in this topic yet we had not thought of hiring him. Reading your blog often gives me news-I-can-use. (I’ll bet many of your readers are also non-coaches who find your non-didactic comments relevant.)
March 31, 2009 at 5:21 am
janepollak
@Kare
Thank you! It does require humility to take this action, which I’m learning is one of the best qualities a leader can possess. I appreciate your summation of my messages as ‘news-I-can-use.’ It’s my ambition to keep this useful. It helps me to find the meaning in my day-to-day activities when I view them through the lens of ‘what’s teachable here?’