The Five Maturities
A New Paradigm for Coach Development
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The Five Maturities were developed as a framework for the future of coaching and related practices.
However, in our rapidly changing world, no singular role or profession is enough to address the complex needs we face individually and collectively.
It is time for new practitioners who include yet transcend coaching:
- They focus on their own maturation so they can stand with others to help them do the same.
- They blend inner & outer work, enlightenment & pragmatism, to embody new ways of working.
- They get to the crux of issues using deep intuition and work directly with what is present.
- They bring all of who they are and what they know to work, using what is called for in each moment.
The Five Maturities is a framework to guide the development of ourselves and others as practitioners. In the process, it calls us to expand our thinking around, (1) What is 'coaching?';Ā (2) What does it mean to be a 'coach'?; (3) How do we become a great coach?; and (4) How should we assess coaches?
Introducing TheĀ Guiding Lights RetreatĀ
We launched our first retreat in January and our second one is scheduled for this summer! The retreat is led by David and it offers a safe, generative space for practitioners to restore their inner light so they can do the same in guiding others. Participants are loving the spaciousness and depth of the conversations.
This is an immersive experience based in THE FIVE MATURITIES and THE FIVE GATES (the threshold for each one): Grief, Attachment, Trauma, Embodiment, and Shadow). It offers an opportunity to put down what you no longer need, nourish your soul with others, andĀ discover where you most need to grow.
Learn moreThe Five MaturitiesĀ Report
David has written a lot on developing masterful coaches. The culmination of this work can be found in his groundbreaking report, āThe Five Maturities: A New Paradigm for Coach Developmentā published by The Moment Institute and availableĀ here.
Early support for the paper came from the Institute of Coaching; David ran two standing-room-only sessions on the paper at their 2024 conference.Ā Elements of The Five Maturities have been presented around the world for more than a decade.
The paper identifies why we need to (1) move beyond competency models in assessing and developing coaches; (2) focus on what has the greatest impact on outcomes (hint: client factors), and (3) expand our frames for 'coaches' and ācoachingā, and (4) develop new forms of practice, distinctions in the market, and more mature practitioners.
Access the Report