Where will All Hazards Coaching show up?

Written By Brad Ison

The number one concern (or question) I get about All Hazards Coaching is centered around how will the coaching show up in terms of a professional designation, certification, or accreditation?

“To those who have enough education and training coaching is your next step”
— Brad Ison

Some History

In disaster and emergency management experience was king. Then training entered the field followed by post-secondary education.

Over the last decade, or more, it’s been about having a mix of experience, training, and a post-secondary education. Today, having a certification in DEM is becoming very valuable. This is great progression! It shows the evolution of the DEM profession. Ultimately, it will be great to see the DEM professional ladder start with education, then move to training, followed by experience and credentials, we will get there, it takes time.

Where does coaching fit?

So where does coaching show up? The best answer I have so far is unless you become an accredited coach, you won’t get any fancy letters behind your name at the end of an All Hazards Coaching engagement.

But….what you will get is results and experience that will show-up on your resume and in your job performance assessments.

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As you move through the All Hazards Coaching experience you will develop results that you either would never have realized without the coaching or you will take action faster than you would have without coaching.

To those who have enough education and training, coaching is your next step. All Hazards Coaching will help you use what you have to produce results and outcomes, faster. Coaching takes you from your current level of performance to the level you want to be at. It provides results and outcomes that you can highlight on your resume…..so I ask…….What is that worth?

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Author: Brad Ison is a professional disaster and emergency management coach. He’s held various position specific roles in the Alberta Provincial Operations Centre and had decade long career at the Alberta Emergency Management Agency where his focus was on Disaster Recovery and his last role served was as the Director for Training, Accreditation, and Standards.

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