by Claire Pedrick | Apr 11, 2022 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “What is it, I wonder, in conversations that makes people defer to the person they think is holding the power? When I go to the doctor, I’ll defer to their wisdom. The same when the solicitor is trying to make sure that the will I am signing is what I...
by Claire Pedrick | Mar 28, 2022 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “The acronym WAIT has popped up in our blog before. It’s a great question: Why am I talking? As I listen to recordings of other people having conversations, the most common thing that I notice is that the coach/ mentor/ manager is talking a...
by Claire Pedrick | Mar 21, 2022 | ICF C7 Evokes Awareness, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “I’ve talked a lot in previous blogs about how we can’t make meaning for someone else – they can only make meaning for themselves. In the last few months, I’ve noticed that in most coaching conversations, there is one significant question that...
by Claire Pedrick | Jun 7, 2021 | ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Claire writes: “Wherever did we get the idea that our roles require us to be superheroes? Superhero-ing looks like line managers feeling they need to fix the problems they perceive colleagues bring to them. It looks like coaches feeling like they need to attain...
by Claire Pedrick | May 17, 2021 | 3D Coaching, ICF C4 Cultivates Trust & Safety
Claire writes: “‘Assume good intent’ is a great attitude when it comes to working with people. And ‘first do no harm’ is a philosophy in medicine. When it comes to any role that requires us to have conversations with others, attitude, philosophy and ethics are...
