At this event, organised by the ESADE Alumni Public Management Club, Leonardo Wolk will be talking to us about his experience in the field of coaching and the importance of coaching in terms of public managers' responsibilities. Coaching is a transformational learning process intended to bring the best people to the top, develop professionals’ talent and potential, along with the potential of the organisations to which they belong. A relationship is created between client and coach, and through conversation and dialogue a link is established that leads to self-knowledge, reflection and discovery – oriented towards learning – commitment to action, and accountability and responsibility. Coaching is an increasingly common practice in private and public organisations, and is therefore currently taking on greater significance for public managers. Leonardo Wolk will talk to us about his experience in coaching, and answer the questions put to him by participants during this session on coaching applied to public managers. His answers will help us consider how coaching contributes, or might contribute in the future, to positions of responsibility in public management.
Programme: Welcome session Joan Colom (EMPA ‘03), President of the ESADE Alumni Public Management Club Introduction Tomàs Juste (EMPA ‘03), Board Member of the ESADE Alumni Public Management Club Delivered by the expert in coaching, Leonardo Wolk .
Leonardo Wolk is the author of one of the world's most widely read books on coaching, ‘Coaching. El arte de soplar las brasas’. Originally published in Spanish in 2003, the book is currently in its 8th edition. In 2007, he published ‘Coaching. El arte de soplar las brasas en acción’, in which he presents important theoretical and methodological contributions in addition to a range of exercises, activities and dynamics applied to coaching.
He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Buenos Aires and is founder and director of Leading Group, a consultancy company that delivers executive and organisational coaching courses as well as managerial skill development programmes for high performance team building.
Entrance Fee: Members: Free Non-members: 20 euros Each member may bring a maximum of one guest. For further information: publicmanagement@alumni.esade.edu
