by Claire Pedrick | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Claire writes: “It’s been a few weeks since I wrote about The Camino. I’m now busy learning Spanish because I recognise that a) it will be an advantage next time and b) it is not OK for me to expect others always to revert to English. A couple of days before the end...
by Claire Pedrick | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am loving having a new boss! Su has been encouraging me to clear out my electronic files and I found this which I wrote about 5 years ago and never used. So here it is! I have just finished some mentor coaching with a great coach. In our final conversation,...
by Claire Pedrick | Oct 27, 2022 | ICF 02 Establishing The Coaching Agreement, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “When I listen to people having conversations, and am asked to give feedback, the biggest pushback is when I notice that the conversation is too wide open and it is not clear enough- What are we doing today?- How shall we do it?- How will we know we...
by Claire Pedrick | Oct 20, 2022 | ICF 08 Creating Awareness, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “I’ve never been a fan of role play. In conversation, when the facilitator (coach or whatever is your role) invites the person we are talking with to role play a situation, we can get in a great big mess. We abandon the role we were in and start acting...
by Claire Pedrick | Sep 8, 2022 | facilitating learning and results, ICF 09 Designing Actions, ICF 10 Planning and Goal Setting, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “As you read this I will be somewhere west of Bilbao, walking the Camino Nortes and heading towards Santiago de Compostela. It’s been a year of preparation. What’s the least I can possibly take given that it will be on my back for almost 6 weeks....