Claire writes: “I’ve always joked that in facilitation, the power is in the pen. You are the one who gets to write on the flipchart. In dialogue, who is taking the notes? If it’s you, what power is that giving you? Notes help you listen better? Maybe! And The...
Claire writes: “I loved doing the podcast with Katie Lewis from 9 others and totally recommend their book. It’s full of common sense tips. There are a few insights that are useful for anyone who goes to work especially if you have responsibility or run the...
Ruth writes, “The brand new Student’s Union I had known in Oxford is no more. The building that was the height of modern in my era of bops and raves has been demolished to make way for a new teaching block. The old Manor House stands there just the...
Claire writes: “When I started my sabbatical at the end of July last year, I was in the middle of coaching two different people who were in the middle of change. We’d been meeting reasonably often so a 10 week gap felt to them like a big space. In our July sessions,...
This month’s guest blogger is coach Nathan Whitbread, The Neurodivergent Coach, Nathan writes: “What on earth is capacity, and why is it so important? Capacity can be a scary word and one that employers, supervisors and managers can find concerning. It can be helpful...
Claire writes: “I often write about using time checks to manage the conversation and to make sure that we do what we need to do so that the person we are talking with feels heard – and gets new insights into their own stuff. There’s a bit of an art in...
