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"THERE IS A TIME FOR EACH AND EVERY THING" from Germany raises the guestion Do Acceleration and Boundless Work Lead to Accelerated and Boundless Coaching? He argues that a supervisor or coach can only be considered as competent if he (she) is able to take care of himself (herself) in this time of fast acceleration, understood as a sweeping social trend. Ihis thesis he develops in steps, taking recourse to Foucaults concept of self-care?. He focuses secondly on the “courage for truth”, and thirdly on “critique”, understood as the art not to be governed so much. He concludes that in accelerating times, it is crucial that coaching serves as an appeal to self-care, promoting critical reflection in line with the practice of freedom. In a second theoretical approach, Volker Walpuski, also from Germany invites us to ergonomic findings, thereby also focusing on acceleration in labour. His contribution is entitled Always on — Dealing with a Constant Availability — an experience revolutionising our daily lives and our working conditions. With ubiquitous computing, reality and virtuality merge, overcoming the contrast between them. Thus boundaries are blurred in multiple ways. Total availability influences the organisation of work and has various health effects. In consequence it becomes a serious topic for health sustaining programs. Although the red threads are recognized, organisations find it difficult to handle the problem because of its hidden contradictions. Walpuski very concretely points out these contradictions, explaining the various interests and perspectives. He goes on tot demonstrate the influence of this post-modern phenomenon on supervisory and coaching processes, and why and how supervisors and coaches are affected by it. With this contribution we change the topic and take on the perspective of development: DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERVISION AND COACHING IN EUROPE Two articles are combined under this heading. Heidemarie Müller-Riedlhuber from Austria raises the question How Do We Describe What We Are Doing? Supervision and Coaching in the Context of European Competence Orientation. The title indicates how we are dealing with policy instruments of public interest. Competences and learning outcomes are important means to facilitate transparency as well as increased comparability of professional profiles with regard to the mobility of learners and workers within Europe. Ihus the article leads into the European policy development, outlining 3 Michel Foucault, Histoire de la sexualité 3: Le souci de soi, Paris, Gallimard, 1984. + ]7 +
