by Claire Pedrick | Dec 8, 2022 | ICF 02 Establishing The Coaching Agreement, ICF 09 Designing Actions
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...
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 | Jun 6, 2022 | ICF 02 Establishing The Coaching Agreement, ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “I just received a message on LinkedIn asking for thoughts, challenge and insight after a coach worked with someone and had significant questions about whether they had the capacity to think well right now. I wondered whether you’d be interested to hear...
by Guest | Apr 4, 2022 | ICF 02 Establishing The Coaching Agreement, ICF Coaching Competencies
This week’s blog comes from our friend Richard Procter. It’s particularly interesting to us because as we work with more and more coaches trained in different schools, we hear how the word contracting covers absolutely everything from any semi-legal agreement to...
by Claire Pedrick | Feb 7, 2022 | ICF 02 Establishing The Coaching Agreement, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “Continuing last week’s theme of theatre, do you watch the star of the play? Or can you multitask and watch the whole cast? We were watching the Hamilton film over Christmas, and I found myself focussing on one of the extras and watching where she’d...
by Claire Pedrick | Jan 24, 2022 | coaching at work, ICF 02 Establishing The Coaching Agreement, ICF Coaching Competencies
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...
