Ethics
All the professional bodies have their own ethics codes – ICF, EMCC, Association for Coaching … and then you add that to the complexity of working in organisations where there are lots of questions and no easy answers.

2021 Ethics Special
This is a brilliant bumper episode from The Coaching Inn

Ethicability by Roger Steare
Everyone should read this - there’s just enough in it to really help us ask the ethical questions.

Masterclass 2.8 Ethics
Ethics is in everything, listen to this masterclass with Claire Pedrick MCC.

In conversation with Kirsty Elderton - Disaster Ethics
Claire Pedrick MCC is talking to Kirsty Elderton about disaster ethics
What do you need to be thinking about?
Scenario, Clients, Action & Reflection
Other useful Resources
3D Ideas 946: Mirroring
Claire writes: “Most listening books talk about the value of mirroring - reflecting back what people told you. Too much of that can end up slowing down the conversation and it can look like you’re going to do something with what they are saying… whereas coaching is...
3D Ideas 945: Which Version?
Claire writes: “Asking someone a question like ‘How was your holiday?’ can bring a variety of responses from: Great thanks We went camping We went camping to the New Forest and also got to the beach. It was great to read and relax… We went camping to the New...
3D Ideas 944: Check In
Claire writes: “It’s a fantasy, I think, that we can start having a one hour (or even 5 minute) conversation about you and that I will know whether it’s serving you or not. I have to ask you. Checking in is the only way to manage the time and the focus of a...
3D Ideas 943: Superheroes
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...
3D Ideas 942: Improv Insights
Claire writes: “Loving Twitter and LinkedIn for book recommendations at the moment. That’s how I found myself listening to Pippa Evans new book Improv Your Life. It’s through exploring improv with my friend Stuart Reid that I have done some deep learning about tone. ...
3D Ideas 941: Real Observable Data
Claire writes: “I’m a great advocate of reflective practice, and there is nothing like real observable data to develop our skill fast. One of the coaches I mentor asked me last week what to listen for in a recording of your own conversations - or of someone else’s. I...
3D Ideas 940: Accidentally Disempowering
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...
3D Ideas 939: The Man in the Drain
Last week, we launched the #3DBookGroup with drinks at our virtual pub, The Coaching Inn. Our first book is Simplifying Coaching. If we like it, we will read other books together over time! Every week, we read a chapter. Ask your questions and share observations in...
3D Ideas 938: Making Meaning from Eggs
Claire writes: “It’s been on my mind for a while that as much as we might try to make meaning for someone else, we can’t. They can only make meaning for themselves. Alex is reading, at the moment, Accelerating Performance by Price and Toye. This is fabulous, I think:...