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 846: Mentoring
Claire writes: “A useful conversation with someone this morning led to them asking me to work with them in a hybrid set of roles. Although the purist definition is that in coaching you never offer in any advice, we have been learning some interesting stuff in these...
3D Ideas 845: Freezing
Claire writes: "I will always remember running a course on how to prepare for an interview when my co-facilitator shared their worst experience with the group. 'The interviewer's first question was: Why have you applied for the job?… and I froze'. Good preparation can...
Church – organisation?movement? or what?
This article about eight metaphors or organisation offers some useful lenses. Whether you agree or disagree with any or all, that's the kind of insight that may generate new thinking?
3D Ideas 844: Shopping
Clare T and Ruth are offering low cost coaching to young people who are at transition points. They work from the office, on the phone and online. If you know young people who would value this, email info@3dcoaching.com to find out more. Clare writes: 'It's that time...
Save or Savour?
Claire writes: "Ruth and I finished Day 4 of Transforming Conversations last week with a group. One of them had struggled with the process from Day 1 saying it felt too cold and businessy. His comment as he left was 'God is really here'. That's a comment we get at...
3D Ideas 843: The Story I’m Making Up
Claire writes: "What a lot of data flies around organisations anecdotal data - what I tell you about someone else which we pretend originally comes from observable data and may not self reported data - what I tell you about myself imagined data - or as Brene Brown...
3D Ideas 842: Half a Centimetre
We are delighted to share that Alexandru Popa has joined the 3D team to deliver systemic board and team development. At the same time, Clare Townsend and Ruth Bennett will be developing some events for young people at decision points as well as offering them 1-1...
3D Ideas 841: Everything is Disposable
Claire writes: "This week in Transforming Conversations we will be exploring the value of changing the medium to have better conversations. Instead of talking through a situation, people will draw it and their colleague will simply notice what they see. I always tell...
3D Ideas 840: Tennis Ball Machine
Claire writes: “Tennis ball machines, I have seen in films, can serve lots of balls as you practice your return. Questions asked at the same pace as a tennis ball machine are quite overwhelming. We often see one question after another launched at the person...