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3D Ideas 910: Insights
Claire writes: ‘So this week’s insight about transformation also builds on Maurice Maeterlink’s comment that: “It is far more important that one’s life should be perceived than that it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms...
3D Ideas 909: You’ve said it now
Claire writes: “If we aspire to work transformationally, how do we do that? I’ll be sharing some ideas over the next three weeks. They are all built on Maurice Maeterlink’s perceptive comment that: “It is far more important that one’s life should be perceived than...
3D Ideas 908: My favourite
Claire writes: “I don’t know about you, but the combination of covid and on-demand TV this year has provided me an opportunity to indulge my love of forensic pathology. I have watched every episode of BBC’s Silent Witness over the last few months. Only two series to...
3D Ideas 907: Connection
Claire writes: “There’s lots to learn in training events. Delegates make observations or ask questions that get me thinking. I have a sheet on my desk to catch them so that I can process them later without forgetting. We were talking about staying in connection with...
3D Ideas 906: Ella Fitzgerald
Claire writes: “It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it sang Ella Fitzgerald. You can try hard, Don't mean a thing, Take it easy Then your jive will swing. Try too hard in coaching and it becomes all about you. Take it easy, ask questions with a less is...
3D Ideas 905: Don’t Bottle it
Claire writes: “This morning was the final module of Transforming Conversations. It’s the moment when people start to see everything they are unlearning come together and they grasp their courage in both hands. Twice this morning, even more courage would have looked...
3D Ideas 904: Woods and Trees
Claire writes: “It’s interesting, I think, that the closer we are to something the less we see. People often talk about coaching as being a place to see the wood (or in the USA, the forest) for the trees. It’s the ability to facilitate someone else getting a...
3D Ideas 903: Zooming Forwards
Claire writes: “Learning about Zoom and other platforms has been an essential part of lockdown life for many. We have been hosting training there for many years, and there’s still lots to learn! Hiding self-view when you’re coaching means there’s one of you and one of...
3D Ideas 902: Fishing
Ruth writes: “The other day, as I was listening to a conversation, I started thinking about fishing. It sounded like the ‘professional’ in the situation was fishing for an answer, constantly casting their bait into the water, again and again trying to find a question...