Claire writes: “This year, blue tits nested in our bird box. This was a big thing for us. We have owned the bird box for several years, and this is the first time it has been occupied. I can’t describe the joy we have experienced watching the parents flying in and...
A noun or a verb? Claire writes: “On a recent podcast, former actor Mark Bixter talked about how much he loved acting, and how he had fallen out of love with being an actor. It reminded me of a conversation I had with coach and supervisor Jeff Matthews. Jeff...
Claire writes: “I can’t be the only person who dislikes difficult encounters or hard things at work. I still don’t like them, but since I have realised that everyone or every situation is our teacher, it’s felt less worse! Mostly, and not always, that means that...
This month, our guest blogger is Naomi Regan, co-founder of CAPE. Naomi writes: “Early on as a coach one of the big tension points for me was how to support a new (first-time being coached) person to think about what to bring to a session. I was conscious of...
Rebi writes “The appointment started with ‘we want this to be a parent led process’… brilliant I thought. I’m on board with that, as my 11 month old sat on my lap for his development review. However what followed was a series of yes/no questions. As I...
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...
