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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
