by Claire Pedrick | Nov 17, 2022 | ICF 09 Designing Actions
Ruth has just been doing some work in North Wales. She writes: “I’m sitting here watching this majestic river. I’m captivated by the very still smooth water before it hits the rocks and crashes loudly down into the flow. At other points the water laps up the shore....
by Guest | Nov 3, 2022 | ICF 10 Planning and Goal Setting, ICF 11 Managing Progress and Accountability, ICF Coaching Competencies
After the success of guest bloggers during Claire’s sabbatical, we have decided to invite a guest blogger once a month. This week, here’s Lis Whybrow who supports people who may be dying, suffering loss or grief, encouraging them to navigate what’s important so...
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 Guest | Oct 15, 2022 | ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire is just back from sabbatical, so here is our last guest blogger for now, coach Nicky Chambers. It’s been such fun hosting our guests that we will have a guest slot once a month! Nicky writes: “‘Take your clothes off, coach in the dark, coach over the phone,...
by Guest | Oct 6, 2022 | ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
While Claire is on sabbatical, we will be hearing from a guest blogger each week. This week’s guest blogger is coach and supervisor Beatrice Zornek. Beatrice writes: “Balance is the natural order of things. In relationships, when one part pulls away, the other part...
