It is the second anniversary of David's death & I wanted to share the words of a song, composed by Fraser Wilson, about how David experienced nature

It will be sung by Albion in St Marks Church Sheffield tomorrow and will be recorded for You tube

Invocation II 

Now 

Come 

Pause 

Breathe

Gaze


Wonder

Let go and 

Be Here Now 


Overwhelmed by the wonder of everything

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well 

Be Here Now 

Be still and know that [I am/you are] one

Be still and know that we are all one 

The words will help us all remember David & his special approach to life
Vivxxx

Thank you to Irena for setting up this site, which I have just discovered - what a wonderful surprise!

Thank you all for sharing your memories of David & for your condolences - they are much appreciated and are very comforting

More memories & photos of David have been shared on
https://davidmegginson.muchloved.com

When I am missing him a lot I watch this video of him in action
https://vimeo.com/groups/9196/videos/64623731

I was so blessed to spend a third of a century with David. He lives on in our memories of him and all of his writing
Love & thanks
Viv xx

www.vivienwhitakersculpture.com

David was a very supportive colleague at Sheffield Business School and I also knew him as a great supporter and organiser of Music in the Round in Sheffield. He will be greatly missed, but his contribution to both will live on!

I've only just learnt the sad news that the much admired Prof David Megginson passed away on 21 July 2021. I had the honour of working with David over a number of years as a key member of the CIPD's CPD Working Party. His contributions were significant, his patience and coaching were some of the most valuable I have received in my career. His influence on CIPD Members and those involved in CPD circles was substantial and his legend will remain. RIP Professor.

There was always a lightness in David that I admired. Of course he was smart and skillful, but beyond all of that, I so enjoyed just being around him. He made a big contribution to coaching both in the UK and around the world. He will be sorely missed

When I saw a training program by David Clutterbuck and Peter Hawkins, somehow I suspected that David might have passed away. It was still a shock. A good friend from long ago and a sad loss. Brian's and my condolences to his family and associates.

David inspired me to be better as a human and as a coach. His gentle, caring, and soulful approach welcomed everyone he encountered. He modeled greatness as a coach! I am grateful to have known him. With love and appreciation, Diane

I am so very sorry to read of David's death. - My condolences to Viv. - Sadly we lost touch in recent years but I have such fond memories of him, beginning with my time as a student of his on the 'Humans' course in Sheffield, house-sitting for him on Victoria Rd at a time the house was burgled and only my stuff was stolen, him coming to our wedding and giving us a beautiful book on gardening in which he wrote of 'lovely growing things' referencing his first degree I guess, and then much later sharing together in and around the world of coaching and of faith. - Such a lovely man. I feel very privileged to have known him.

I knew David as a friend and as a student. He became a friend through the Saturday morning running group in Endcliffe Park. He was erudite, a polymath, immensely humane and kind. When he and others set up the Sheffield Hallam Masters degree in coaching and mentoring I signed up enthusiastically, and it was a great learning experience, thanks to David and his colleagues. After graduation our friendship continued actively until a few months before his death. I miss his company enormously. He had such a broad range of interests and an ability to communicate enthusiasm as well as knowledge. I am a better person for his friendship and teaching.

The world feels a sadder place without David's smile. He was an amazing teacher, writer, coach and wonderfully wise and warm human being, who shared his knowledge so generously and gently. My favourite quote on coaching is David's reply to the question "Why have it?" when he simply said  "Who does not appreciate a good listening to".
I am so grateful to have known you - thank you David - rest in peace.

Such very sad news! What a special human being. I have such strong and fond memories of being lucky enough to be taught by and mentored by David. He had a significant impact on my life and I have nothing but respect and appreciation for his time and wisdom. Thank you David and wishing you peace wherever you may be. My thoughts and condolences are with his family. 

I will always remember David for his warmth, sincerity and ability to challenge thinking. He truly helped me to explore and find my place in the coaching world. He will be missed but always remembered and his spirit will live on within all who met him. I send my sincere condolences to his wife and family.

When I think of David, I recall the bowtie and smile! It somehow represents his 'different' and 'special' chairmanship skills - handling the dynamics and bringing together such disparate personalities as Eric Parsloe, Sir John Whitmore, David Clutterbuck and me - in order to turn some separate mentoring networks into the EMCC. Plus I appreciated his support for me becoming Chair of the truly pan-European Board after he had chaired the somewhat UK-biased Board (14 + 2 expatriates) for the first couple of years of EMCC's existence. Charming seems such a hackneyed word but he really was - charming, considerate, caring - and sadly missed by so many whose lives he touched.

With fond memories and gratitude for David's kindness and generosity in his work with me at Kellogg's, his teaching I enjoyed at Sheffield Hallam and as my coach. My sincere condolences to his family. 

David has always been a role model for me with his minimalist yet exact comments. A kind and wise man who has greatly inspired and practically supported me in my personal and professional development. I will never forget his calm expression and the smile in his eyes with which he approached people.

My memories of David are of an incredible, humble, fun, warm, generous, compassionate and engaging man. And of course rather dapper! His contribution to our profession is huge - the insightfulness, breadth of thinking, gentle and sharp questioning of assumptions and wisdom. David was also a powerful role model, bringing the same courtesy to everything and treating those who were newer to the profession, as I experienced a few times, with the same kindness and interest.  He is irreplaceable and will be sadly missed. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. Thank you David.

It is with great sadness I learn that Professor David Meginsson have passed.
His inner light was compassionate, his words so wise and easy to listen to and always educational. For me he was an important and true role model. What he has done for the coaching community, and EMCC specifically, is more than most.
His kindness, his presence and calmness always left me inspired.
Rest in peace dear David, it has been an honur to know you, I will always remember you with warmth and joy.
Po Lindvall

David's leaves a marvellous legacy that has inspired so many of us in the coaching and mentoring field. I did not have the pleasure of meeting him, but have long admired his work. With sincere condolences to his family and all those who loved him,

Life was richer, deeper and warmer when David was present - he brought joy, insight, a questioning mind, a practical spirituality and great compassion where ever he went and has been and will be missed by many. Thank you David for the light you brought, we will tray and keep it burning bright.

Very sad news. David was an important part of why I signed up to the Sheffiel Hallam MSc Coaching and Mentoring Programme. His contribution was always inspiring but above all he was a lovely human being. A true mentor, his legacy will continue, and I shall raise a glass every year to his memory - especially as I now know we share a birthday. Thank you David. My deep condolences to his family.

Such sad news. David was inspirational as a coaching leader and as a human being. He helped us see the world as it is, not as we would like it to be. Great at debunking myths, with humour and that twinkle in his eye - mischievious even, but much needed mind in these complex and challenging times. Erudite and compassionate, calm and lighthearted, a wonderful mentor. Underneath everything he brought to our industry David was simply a deeply kind and generous human being who carried a lot of love and wonder for the world in his heart. 
Condolences and love to his family, colleagues and friends who have lost a very special person. I am sure you will carry forward many very dear memories. I am sure we all feel the better for knowing him, I do. 
Thank you David.

Thank you David for your inspiration and persistency in this field of such importance to many people's development. My sincere condolences to your family and friends.

My sincere condolences to his family.
Very sad news.
My late mentor Lena (EMCC Sweden) once kindly ask him to send me his new book. No problem at all! He kindly signed it and sent it to me. Whenever we met at EMCC conferences or council meetings we would talk, not just about coaching and mentoring but also about different topics... Always very supportive and kind. I have been truly privileged to learn from him and I am very grateful for all support.

David was generous with his wisdom, energy and support. Thank you for a huge contribution and legacy. He will be greatly missed and condolences and thoughts with his family, friends and colleagues.

David was a good friend and inspiration to our field. Initially through David Clutterbuck and the EMC later the EMCC I came to know David's work and contribution. Open to ideas he was the EMCC Ambassador to the Global Coaching Convention in Dublin in 2008 where his skill at listening and bringing ideas into play from others was in evidence. I always found him supportive and reflective - you could explore ideas and get not just a hearing but an understanding of what you were trying to achieve. Personally and professionally he will be much missed. His contribution will stand.

Memories of David... who will be so missed

His joy and energy...

Memories of the EMCC Bilbao conference: A brilliant and energetic dancer who could boogie with the best of them at last night conference discos, a keen barefoot runner who I had the privilege of enjoying some early morning runs, a mutual fan of foraging and mycology where we had fun taking turns to remember the latin names of the funghi in the evening meal's risotto, glorying in the wonders of the field maple which mingled in the hedges of his plot of wildness and weeds.

His compassionate disruption...

Holding the coaching world to account, challenging it to look deeply into itself, not hide behind its sacred cows - I remember his playful session title 'does contracting make us smaller?' and have shared that quote many times, as well as 'good mentors coach and good coaches mentor'.

There was always a twinkle in his eye, a feeling of mischief just below the surface, the joyous bow ties. He shared his love of Mentor in Odysseus, the symbolism of the swallow as a spirit guide. Perhaps he now too has taken the form of a swallow, and in the words of Homer, has flown up to perch on the roof beam of the smoke-darkened hall.

It will take a long time to process this loss - he was a polymath, a rare creature to grace the coaching world, which would not have been born without him.

With my sincere thanks for your thought leadership; and your gentle spirit. My deep condolences to family, friends and close colleagues, Ngā mihi manaakitanga (greetings of deep respect and appreciation)

I did not have the joy of knowing Professor David Megginson personally only through his published work.

My warmest condolances to his family and close ones!

Such sad news. I had the pleasure of sitting next to David at a conference dinner. He told me that his job was to listen to the 20 ideas David Clutterbuck had and to work out which 1 of the 20 was good, so they could incorporate it into the books they wrote together. He did a brilliant job.

This is such sad news. I remember the first time I met David who was facilitating a thinking circle at a leadership event. I had never experienced such warm listening and such a relaxed generosity of presence before. He inspired me to become a coach and continued to delight with his kind, inclusive approach when teaching and conversing at open space events. I feel very lucky to have known him. A truly exceptional role model to so many. He will be deeply missed.

David Megginson’s work was my first introduction to deep and meaningful coaching. He was and will continue to be an inspiration to many people . Through his work, so many people have been supported to change their lives for the better. He will be a great loss to the coaching community.

I remember David for the power of his thinking, his ability to bring challenge with humanity, and the deep values which informed how he met the world and everyone he encountered. The twinkle in his eye as he took on the accepted orthodoxy, and the importance of the work he did in developing coaching and mentoring as a discipline. He inspired me and many others.

I am so sad to hear this news. I met David a couple of times early on in my coach development. I was something of a "fan-girl" and couldn't quite believe I was talking to such a leading guru of the Coaching & Mentoring world, but he was so down to earth and generous in conversation and interested in my goals. I will always remember him with gratitude and respect.

I knew David well and worked with him at Sheffield Hallam for over 20 years. He was instrumental in getting me involved in coaching & mentoring work in the first place and was one of my supervisors on my Doctorate. He was also very supportive to me personally through difficult times in my life and overall a very decent and kind human being. As a fellow teacher, writer, researcher and academic, his enthusiasm was infectious. I ran many C & M events both within the University and outside with David and always enjoyed and got something out of working with him. I grew to enjoy his stories & vignettes even though I'd heard them many times before! His contribution to the coaching & mentoring field has been immense and I know that many people in it, like me will feel his loss quite keenly. I feel, though, that he has left a significant legacy for us all through his impact on those of us that knew him.

I have many fond memories of David. He was a pioneer and eager to offer challenging insights to others, whilst he was also a humble learner in many different settings. I will truly miss him.

David’s legacy goes far beyond the magnificent contribution he has made to the profession in terms of his writing and thinking. The extraordinary generosity he showed to everyone around him – always willing to give his time, his thoughtfulness, his kindness and his wisdom – made him a wonderful role model, and a tremendous influence on my life as a coach. Thank you David.

My sincere condolences to his wife, Family, Friends and everyone who knew him, his actions and his work make him an unforgettable person, RIP

My sincere condolences to his family and those close to him.