by Guest | Jun 5, 2024 | For Coaches, ICF C7 Evokes Awareness, ICF C8 Facilitates Client Growth
This week’s guest blogger is Kim Witten who has been helping Claire simplify even more! Kim writes: “We want our questions to make people think, but about what? When we ask questions that make people think too hard or about the wrong things, we inadvertently use up...
by Guest | Apr 15, 2024 | For Coaches, ICF C2 Embodies a Coaching Mindset, ICF C3 Establishes and Maintains Agreements, ICF C4 Cultivates Trust & Safety, ICF C5 Maintains Presence, ICF C7 Evokes Awareness, ICF C8 Facilitates Client Growth
This month, our guest blogger is Naomi Regan, co-founder of CAPE. Naomi writes: “Early on as a coach one of the big tension points for me was how to support a new (first-time being coached) person to think about what to bring to a session. I was conscious of... by Claire Pedrick | Jan 17, 2022 | Coaching at Work, ICF C5 Maintains Presence, ICF C6 Listens Actively, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “There is a famous sketch where comedian Eddie Izzard asks: ‘What do you choose – cake or death?’ (WARNING it contains offensive language). That sketch comes to mind when I am thinking about how some conversations can be rich, fruitful and...
by Claire Pedrick | Jan 10, 2022 | Coaching at Work, ICF C6 Listens Actively
Claire writes: “You’re going to have an opinion about this week’s blog! When you read a book do you: Keep every page squeaky cleanAnnotate using a sharp pencilSwipe with a highlighter pen!? Whichever your preference, there’s no doubt that skimming a highlighted book... by Claire Pedrick | Nov 22, 2021 | For Coaches, ICF C5 Maintains Presence
Claire writes: “As part of our preparation to walk The Camino in 2022, my friend Margaret is learning Spanish using the DuoLingo App. She’s learned about 250 words so far that should support us with finding food and shelter. And she’s only learning the...