by Claire Pedrick | Sep 18, 2015 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence, ICF C7 Evokes Awareness
Claire writes: “It was check up time for us at the dentist last week. 3 of us sat on the bench with the 4th in the dentist’s chair. Never my favourite occupation, I’m always grateful that he looks and listens. Imagine what it would be like if he just... by Claire Pedrick | Sep 11, 2015 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Claire writes: ‘We spent a great summer day at Aldenham Country Park in 100 Aker Wood. There is even a bridge to play Pooh Sticks – where you drop a twig into a stream and watch it float under the bridge. It goes fast and it goes slowly. When it gets a bit... by Claire Pedrick | Jul 13, 2015 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Nick writes: ‘We often think of coaching as creating a special space for a person to step back, often quite literally, from the pressures of day to day work and life to think about things differently. Indeed, the space we create between us offers a great... by Claire Pedrick | Jun 4, 2015 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Claire writes: “This morning I had a conversation where I was almost silent while the person who was thinking travelled a great distance in their understanding of their situation. At the end of the call he said: “We don’t know how much value we add... by Claire Pedrick | May 22, 2015 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Claire writes: ‘Since we heard John Whittington affirm that useful conversations at work can be very different from helpful conversations, I have been thinking. We give help and it might fulfil a need in the helper. What’s useful might be very different... by Claire Pedrick | May 8, 2015 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Claire writes: “Preparing for a day with a group on fully inhabiting leadership was an opportunity to think about what stops us stepping up? There is plenty to read and courses aplenty. Yet when people still feel they are not quite there, apart from the...