by Claire Pedrick | Aug 6, 2012 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness
We invited other coaches to share their thoughts with us. Marion Foreman is a personal trainer and fitness coach. We met her on Coaching for Excellence. Marion writes: “Today we went for a walk, nothing odd about that – we do it a lot. It’s a 5 mile circular... by Claire Pedrick | May 4, 2012 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness
Jane writes: “We just had some feedback from a senior leader who attended a development day with us about behaving assertively. They said that ‘the real play was invaluable, and doing it from my ‘antagonist’ and ‘observer’ perspectives gave us a host of... by Claire Pedrick | Jan 9, 2012 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness, ICF C8 Facilitates Client Growth
Jane writes: “At the end of a management development programme I attended many years ago the facilitator drew a tombstone on the flip chart which bore the legend ‘Knew it but didn’t do it’. The message was clear – go out and put what you’ve learned into... by Claire Pedrick | Nov 8, 2011 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness
When you start saying: ‘Help me to understand’, you are no longer coaching or reviewing. You are looking for information for yourself. TS Elliot described coaching/ review in his poem Little Gidding ‘You are not here to verify, instruct yourself, or... by Claire Pedrick | Oct 3, 2011 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness, ICF C8 Facilitates Client Growth
Jane writes: “Sometimes when a client has a ‘light bulb’ during a coaching conversation they feel ready to stop. Their sense of relief at understanding something that they hadn’t understood before may suggest to them that they know exactly what they now need to do. ... by Claire Pedrick | Mar 11, 2011 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness
Claire writes: ‘How many times have you tried to have a conversation with someone – at work or at home – and it has turned either into an argument or a monologue? We have learned two things over the years about good conversations. You only get one...