Tag Archives: Peer coaching

Asking questions that get real answers

Posted in: Career Advice, Reflection, Self-help | March 20, 2013 at 9:00 am , by Tanya Cothran

Tired questions like "How was [insert country here]?" often receive tired answers. Tanya Cothran explains how better, more thoughtful questions can encourage genuine conversation with both personal and professional benefits. ...

Last chance to be part of the Peer Coaching Pilot Program!

Posted in: Coaching | November 30, 2012 at 7:00 am , by Brendan Rigby

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Today, we will close registration and begin matching people one-to-one to get them started on their peer coaching partnership. Brendan gives a snap shot of who has registered so far and encourages everyone, regardless of age or experience, to register and be part of this innovative, experimental and career-changing program....

Welcome to the launch of our Peer Coaching Pilot Program!

Posted in: Coaching | November 21, 2012 at 7:00 am , by WhyDev Team

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WhyDev is excited to announce the launch of its Peer Coaching Pilot Program. This service will match aid workers around the world with a peer to facilitate a peer coaching partnership. There are only 400 places available in this pilot, so don't miss your chance to be part of the...

Who are the peer coaches? Results from the survey revealed

Posted in: Coaching | June 4, 2012 at 6:00 am , by Brendan Rigby

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It is the last week of our crowdfunding campaign, and we are about $5000 short of our goal. In this post, Brendan Rigby reveals the results of the initial survey that kickstarted peer coaching and demonstrates that this idea has enormous potential. Find out who these potential peer coaches are...

How WhyDev’s Peer Coaching Initiative Aims to Help Aid Workers

Posted in: Coaching | June 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm , by Guest Author/s

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In this post, Jaclyn Schiff interviews our own Brendan Rigby about the peer coaching initiative, revealing for the first time results from the original survey that kickstarted the project. This is part of a series of interviews for Pangea, a new online show for people interested in global issues....

Don’t change the message. Change the messenger.

Posted in: Fundraising | May 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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Everything that we do in development is about selling a message. But how do we convince people when a message goes against the grain of what they already believe? As Weh Yeoh argues, framing the argument is important, but even more important is the person who is doing the framing....

On dreams and those who live them

Posted in: Career Advice, Reflection | May 9, 2012 at 12:40 am , by Allison Smith

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As part of a blog link-up on dreams with over 20 other bloggers from around the world, Allison shares her thoughts on how her dreams have found her, and what she’s learned from others living their dreams. Are you living your dream in aid and development?...

Peer coaching: it’s happening, but we need your help

Posted in: Career Advice, Coaching, Reflection, Self-help | April 26, 2012 at 9:00 am , by Weh Yeoh

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Back in February 2012, we announced that we're starting a peer coaching matching service, in partnership with Shana Montesol Johnson of Development Crossroads. We've been overwhelmed by the response, with over 300 people telling us that they wanted to sign up. In order to get this project up and running...

Why I became involved with whydev and why you should too

Posted in: Blogs | March 29, 2012 at 10:57 am , by Allison Smith

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We have a very exciting announcement to make. We’ve been on the whydev journey for 2 years now, and the time has come to expand the team. When whydev was started in May 2010, we weren’t really sure about the direction in which the site would go. Fortunately, whydev has...

The realities of working in development and how we might help

Posted in: China & Development, Coaching | March 1, 2012 at 8:00 am , by Weh Yeoh

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Recently, Weh was featured on Sydney's 2SER's Aidworks program (107.3 FM). On the program, he discussed the realities of working in development within China, and also whydev.org's new peer coaching scheme, set up to support isolated aid and development workers across the globe. Have a listen to the ten minute...

Peer coaching: here’s what the buzz is all about.

Posted in: Coaching | February 9, 2012 at 2:17 am , by Weh Yeoh

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Last week, we published a survey asking for opinions to help us shape our peer coaching service. We were inundated with respondents and we want to share some of the most valuable comments to help shed some light what the buzz is all about, and to encourage others to sign...

Peer coaching: is that something we can interest you in?

Posted in: Coaching | February 2, 2012 at 11:32 am , by Shana Montesol Johnson

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We are excited to announce, through a collaboration between whydev and Development Crossroads, we are launching a peer coaching matching service. We believe that young professionals, graduate students, and others starting out in international development could benefit from peer coaching. We want to develop a service that best matches up...