Blog : 3D Ideas
3D Ideas 976: In the Mess
Claire writes: “It was really icy a couple of weeks ago as I set out on my early morning walk. There was no one around, and I couldn’t see into the next field. I just kept walking. Within half an hour, the mist was beginning to clear, and underneath was an azure...
3D Ideas 975: Cake or Death
Claire writes: “There is a famous sketch where comedian Eddie Izzard asks: ‘What do you choose - cake or death?’ (WARNING it contains offensive language). That sketch comes to mind when I am thinking about how some conversations can be rich, fruitful and useful...
3D Ideas 974 : Highlighter Pen
Claire writes: “You’re going to have an opinion about this week’s blog! When you read a book do you: Keep every page squeaky cleanAnnotate using a sharp pencilSwipe with a highlighter pen!? Whichever your preference, there’s no doubt that skimming a highlighted book...
3D Ideas 973 : Keep it Simple
Claire writes: “After the indulgence of the Christmas season, it seems appropriate to advocate simplifying as we enter a new year! The irony about coaching is that it’s very simple and people often don’t understand what’s different about coaching from other...
3D Ideas 972 : Keep it Clean
Claire writes: “Every time we get to the second practice in our coaching training - Transforming Conversations (Building a Coaching Culture), we hear people working very hard trying not to advise. This sounds messy and causes plenty of confusion. It often starts...
3D Ideas 971 : Be realistic
Claire writes: “It’s not unusual for people to come to one to one conversations hoping that we can help them achieve amazing things! And asking someone what they would like to be different by the end of a conversation can evoke all kinds of answers including: I want...
3D Ideas 970: Remember The Know
Claire writes: “‘How much do we need to remember when someone comes to us for a conversation?’ is something I get asked all the time. My philosophy is that in coaching, people will remember the facts themselves - they’ve lived in x, y, z place and worked for a,b,c. ...
3D Ideas 969 : Try It Out
Claire writes: “The biggest challenge, I think, with talking professions is that we talk about things! Einstein said that ‘you can’t solve a problem in the frame in which it was created’. Given that all sorts get tangled up through words, it’s useful, I think to...
3D Ideas 968 : Back and Forth
Claire writes: “How many times have you been in conversation with someone and thought ‘that’s not what we agreed to talk about’ or ‘that’s not what we said we would do in this conversation’? The temptation is to take them back to the beginning and say ‘when we...
3D Ideas 967: Present Tense
Claire writes: “As part of our preparation to walk The Camino in 2022, my friend Margaret is learning Spanish using the DuoLingo App. She’s learned about 250 words so far that should support us with finding food and shelter. And she’s only learning the present...