by Claire Pedrick | Dec 6, 2021 | ICF 08 Creating Awareness
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... by Claire Pedrick | Jul 12, 2021 | ICF 08 Creating Awareness
Claire writes: “Returning to last week’s theme of interrupting, I am often asked ‘how do you know if someone is thinking?’. When people are in flow in their thinking, they are more likely to be disfluent in their speech. This sounds like hesitation, talking staccato,... by Claire Pedrick | Jul 5, 2021 | ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF 07 Direct Communication, ICF 08 Creating Awareness
Thanks to Stuart who has given his permission, with the agreement of ‘Jane’ to share what happened when he harnessed the courage to interrupt her speaking. This is so different from the habit many of us have acquired which is to talk and interrupt someone’s thinking:... by Claire Pedrick | Apr 22, 2021 | ICF 08 Creating Awareness
Claire writes: “It’s been on my mind for a while that as much as we might try to make meaning for someone else, we can’t. They can only make meaning for themselves. Alex is reading, at the moment, Accelerating Performance by Price and Toye. This is fabulous, I think:... by Claire Pedrick | Mar 19, 2021 | ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF 08 Creating Awareness
Claire writes: “Half a dozen people last week recommended that I read The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stainer. It’s just come out and they wanted to see if I agreed with what he says, and if it’s similar to Simplifying Coaching. Well, I love its simplicity, agree... by Claire Pedrick | Jan 8, 2021 | ICF 08 Creating Awareness
Claire writes: “So England is in lockdown again. Version 3.0. For various complicated reasons, we have found ourselves living in a different house in each lockdown. On one level that’s annoying because in our in-between home we don’t have access to most of our books...
