2017年CRI China, UK beef up cooperation on leadership coaching

 

China and the UK have further strengthened their cooperation on leadership coaching, after both sides signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the International Coaching Summit held at King's College in Cambridge.

With the theme of “Bridging China Coaching Culture into the World,” the one-day forum¹ has attracted dozens of Chinese and British professors to conduct thorough discussions on the value and latest application of coaching science, as well as the trend of industry development.

The signing of the agreement demonstrates that the two countries' coaching professions are committed to complying with the core competence² standards and professional qualification accreditation³ system.

"One of the reasons I think it is very important is that we have reached a consensus⁴ over the certification standards and system that did not exist in China in the past. China's coaching system and course certification system can be completely consistent with those of the Association for Coaching. Therefore, China's standards can first be based on international standards before developing the characteristics of our own coaches," said Li Jinghong, founder⁵ of the China Coach Federation⁶, which organized of the event. 

As a co-organizer of the forum, the London-based Association for Coaching (AC) says it places great emphasis on the opportunities for cooperation with its Chinese counterparts.

"I think that one of the fundamental approaches for AC is that we take collaborative approach to everything. We love to listen, to learn. We have learnt mindset. And I think that's a wonderful thing. I think in terms of partnership's forming and developing we are always about to learn coaching. Cross-cultural experience is taught not one-way, the coaching works," said Darren Robson, a coach mentor⁷ at AC. 

In recent years, coaching services have been widely used to support leadership improvement and organizational development. They also play an active role in supporting individuals in their life planning.

"Executive professional leadership coaching is about 25 years old. So, if we think about a millennium⁸ of time, 25 is actually a small amount of time. It's really the first year of its growth. So I think the executive professional coaching is a baby, it's a tiny infant. It's going to grow, it's going to develop," added Robson. 

Leadership coaching is a rapidly emerging industry in the world. It originates from the practice of sports coaching. After decades of development, it has formed a relatively⁹ complete theoretical system and experience-oriented approach.

Normally through one-to-one periodic service, it effectively enhances the trainees¹⁰' sense of responsibility, self-confidence and motivation, so as to achieve positive goals such as supporting personal growth, enriching life experience and enhancing team performance.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。

3 accreditation   

n.委派，信赖，鉴定合格

参考例句：

• a letter of accreditation 一份合格证明书
• This paper gives an overview of the Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) in High Level Architecture(HLA). 对基于高层体系结构(High Level Architecture,简称HLA)的仿真系统的校核、验证与确认(Verification, Validation and Accreditation,简称VV&A)问题进行了详细的介绍及分析。 来自互联网

4 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

5 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

6 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

7 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

8 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

9 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

10 trainees   

新兵( trainee的名词复数 )； 练习生； 接受训练的人； 训练中的动物

参考例句：

• We've taken on our full complement of new trainees. 我们招收的新学员已经满额了。
• The trainees were put through an assault course. 受训人员接受了突击训练课程。