by Nathan Whitbread | Sep 20, 2024 | For Coaches, For Thinkers, ICF C4 Cultivates Trust & Safety, ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Nathan writes, “We recently had our fence replaced, a project we had put off for quite some time, mainly because of the cost and the complexity of making sure that it was in the right place. My thoughts of the boundary were different from my neighbour’s. As a...
by Claire Pedrick | Sep 20, 2024 | For Coaches, For Thinkers
Claire writes: “It’s just over 2 years since I set off from Santander to walk The Camino. If you’re a follower of blogs or my books you’ll know that I sustained an injury. I still finished that walk, though! And for two years I have been committing to walk...
by Claire Pedrick | Sep 20, 2024 | For Coaches, For Thinkers
Claire writes: ‘In the 1980’s as a teacher in a rural secondary school in Kenya, I kept a diary every day for 2.5 years. For the last 40 years, these multiple volumes have moved with me from house to house. I have never opened them. Slowly sorting through boxes...
by Su Blanch | Sep 18, 2024 | For Thinkers
Su writes, “One of the ways we use coaching in organisations is through Action Learning Sets, which we describe as many-to-one coaching. It takes some real commitment and discipline for learning set members to put aside their enthusiasm for telling other people...
by Claire Pedrick | Aug 21, 2024 | For Coaches, For Thinkers
Claire writes: “I am on an improv course for fun. One of my coursemates was talking about Qigong. When she taught Qigong, she used to encourage her students to try softer instead of trying harder. Or invite them to reduce their effort by 10%. I’m going to use...
by Su Blanch | Aug 6, 2024 | For Thinkers
Su writes, “This week, I had a “chat” appointment with someone curious about how coaching might help them. Such requests come to us a lot, as people seek coaching for various reasons and have different levels of understanding about what it really...
