ABSTRACT
In writing this chapter I invite you into the idea that cultivating the self as the instrument of our work is as important as expanding our repertoire of tools and techniques. For me, the heart of supervisory work is paying attention to the “who” we are being – the self. In my years of working as a coach supervisor I have found that the most powerful tool we have is the self we are, and using ourselves well is critical to the interventions we make with our supervisee. Being able to bring our whole self to our work enables more depth in the conversation (Cheung-Judge and Holbeche, 2011).
