The Coaching Inn

Here's Claire with this week's blog ‘A great example of the power of offering a lens without teaching or explaining anything’ #simplifyingcoaching 2 minute read   Sign up here to receive the blog by email every week

Here's Claire with this week's blog ‘What’s too little difference? What’s too much difference?’ #simplifyingcoaching 2 minute read   Sign up here to receive the blog by email every week

Lyssa de Hart talks with Claire Pedrick about her personal and professional journey, including her transition from therapy to coaching and her experiences with dyslexia and ADHD. They explore Lyssa's book, Light Up the Science of Coaching with Metaphors, and its use in facilitating different ways of thinking.    And plenty of rich stuff about the ICF exam and the importance of documenting hours and maintaining records for future accreditations.  Here’s the information about ICF exam prep with Lyssa   Contact Lyssa de Hart https://lyssadehart.com/   Check out this episode on video with subtitles on our YouTube Channel   Coming soon: Using Coaching in the Third Sector and much much more with Mark Bixter   Keywords: coaching journey, ICF exam, metaphors, cognitive load, ICF credentialing, Lyssa deHart, Claire Pedrick

Today Claire Pedrick MCC is talking with author Michael Bungay Stanier who, like Claire, is passionate about simplicity and clarity in his work.  The conversation explores Michael's personal journey and experiences, the importance of self-management and facilitating conversations, and the power of asking questions.    Michael’s new book How To Work With Almost Anyone talks about 'keystone conversation' to discuss how to collaborate effectively before delving into the actual work. It’s like 3D’s rightsizing!   Contact Michael through https://www.mbs.works/

The most frequent question Claire is asked is When are you going to talk about Time to Think at The Coaching Inn ?   So today’s guest is Anne Hathaway.  Anne met Nancy Kline by coincidence in the early 1990s and has been deeply involved in Thinking Environment work since then. The actions we take are only as good as the thinking behind them. And we have an interesting exploration about respect and positive regard.   If you haven’t read Time to Think, take a look!   Contact Anne: www.annehathaway.co.uk   And if you love this episode, please share it and rate it!    Before you go - we’ll never use the podcast to directly sell you anything, but we’re always here for a chat if you are thinking about doing something with us

I went out to my supervision community and asked new coaches: What are you learning? I expected us to talk about business development, and this wonderful group dived straight into what they are learning about the art of coaching - the technical stuff and the human stuff and  a tiny peek at business development.   We talked about Action Learning Set Facilitator Training Pre-Recorded Masterclasses And podcasts with Melissa Hague, Sarah Short and Keeley Vuong White   Thank you Emily Rappitt Febronia Ruocco Kristin Breuss Maria Fernandes Penny van den Berg   They will be back at The Coaching Inn before the end of the year!

Brian Gorman shares his journey to his current role as a coach and VP for program development at Quantuvos and the role of group coaching in driving change and supporting leadership development.    We explore curriculum based group coaching, groups for culture change and the importance of courage and vulnerability. Find out more: www.quantuvos.com www.transforminglives.coach Contact Brian Gorman through Linked In Before you go - we’ll never use the podcast to directly sell you anything, but we’re always here for a chat if you are thinking about doing something with us

Rob Wright's resilience journey moved him from being a self-employed copywriter and graphic designer to becoming an executive and leadership development coach and now a facilitator. He started a resilience practice called Giant Life Skills, focusing on understanding how people flourish during tough times. Listen to Rob’s story and the importance he puts on storytelling and how he has created a menu to bring to his work.   Contact Rob: www.giantlifeskills.com or via LinkedIn   Before you go - we’ll never use the podcast to directly sell you anything, but we’re always here for a chat if you are thinking about doing something with 3D.

Joy Harcup and Helen Hopper both have extensive experience of being on and working with boards.  Noticing that good dynamics were what made the difference, Joy realised that there was a book to be written.  She was looking for a co-author with a psychology background, and met Helen on a leadership retreat in Rajasthan.   Find out about what they have learned on the way, especially the importance of how people defend themselves against pressure.   Find out more: Read the book  Contact through LinkedIn - Joy Harcup and Helen Hopper

While some professional bodies like ICF have a very pure definition of coaching, it's common for people coming to coaching to be unclear what we offer.  Sometimes the organisation has commissioned you to do a combination of coaching and mentoring. What's ethical? What's partnership? What's useful?    Today Claire is joined by Michael Kell who emailed info@3dcoaching.com with an idea to have this conversation Gary Crotaz Mark Mercer Matthew Rayward Nathan Whitbread Ivan Yong Before you go - we’ll never use the podcast to directly sell you anything, but we’re always here for a chat if you are thinking about doing something with us

Robbie Swale is back at The Coaching Inn today to think about the coaching business flywheel and how important it is to be open to tweak and learn as we grow a coaching business. This episode is full of ideas. Since their first podcast together, Claire and Robbie realised that they live near each other and now enjoy walking and talking in the Malvern Hills.  If you are or would like to be a member of Claire’s supervision community, you’ll be interested to know that it was inspired by Robbie’s work. Here is Robbie’s article: 8 Lessons From The First Five Years of My Coaching Business   If you want to experience Robbie more, check out The Coach’s Journey where you can download more information about the coaching business flywheel. Or connect on Linked In 

Claire saw a post about on Linked In from Kay Young about how Kay disliked the word mastery.  Sharing her dislike of the word, Claire invited Kay to The Coaching Inn to find out more.    Kay shares her experience of dialogue and relationship building in her recent accreditation with APECS. We talk about  the liberation that comes for coaches when they discover a sense of 'enoughness' rather than being  'not good enough yet'. We explore the potential of coaching to affect systemic change or social justice on a person-by-person basis. Instead of mastery, perhaps there is a more humble approach to personal development? In a recent coach training hosted by coach Naomi Ward at The International School Bremen, one of the delegates described the journey to coaching as going from hero to zero.   Here is a poem which Kay wrote at the retreat   More words…   Breathing more deeply as I head up the drive towards The Farm. Immersing myself in the landscape. The sense of space, silence, stillness. Hearing the wind chimes chanting their sacred sound. Whispering: it’s time to surrender, to let go, to call off the search. I knew, deep in my bones, I’d never been more ready. It happened without effort. Effortless, really. This capacity to see and feel another Beautiful human soul. I cried quiet tears Of joy. What a gift. This seeing. Really seeing. Being seen followed. On a BIG screen. With no place to hide; And no interest in hiding. The words that were spoken, Emerged from my heart and soul Birthed by the mystery of life itself. Some weeks on, I notice A sense of space, silence and stillness lingers on. Despite life intervening. I say less. Ask less. Plan less. And I feel more; and notice more. I have a sense that surrendering is finding its place; Deep within my heart, blood and bones. It’s taken an entire lifetime.   Contact Kay Young through Linked In   We also talked about Nick Askew’s Soul Biography course and a recent podcast with Mark Goulston.   Let’s leave the final word with Parker Palmer: "The human soul doesn't want to be fixed, it simply wants to be seen and heard. The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient and shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can help it, the soul will stay in hiding. But if we are willing to sit quietly and wait for a while, the soul may show itself".

This week, Claire is talking to Michael Levitt.  A former Health Care leader, Michael burned out in 2009. He talks about lessons learned and some strategies to avoid burnout - useful for anyone encountering burnout themselves or with others.   We also talk about the Kevin Hunt podcast about listening to our bodies. Contact Michael and get a free PDF copy of his book through https://breakfastleadership.teachable.com/p/burnout-proof-your-life/

Today, Claire is in conversation with Patrick Regan about the work he is doing with Brighter Days.  Find out about Patrick’s journey from working with young people in London, through his own experience of being broken, to the work he is doing now around mental health.   Patrick designed a wellbeing course, inspired by the Japanese art form Kinsugi, which emphasizes resilience, honesty, forgiveness, and other key life skills. The course grew during the pandemic, with over 10,000 people completing it. Patrick's new book is all about connection, vulnerability, and community power.   We talk about other conversations at The Coaching Inn with Kay Young (coming soon) Kirsty Papworth Mark Goulston And the new story in the UK that has been made into a TV show: Mr Bates V The Post Office   Contact Patrick Regan through www.brighterdays.life Read more in Patrick’s book Brighter Days

Behind every athlete is a human.  Today Claire is talking to Elizabeth Egan about her journey into personal development coaching in sport.  Lots to think about this week around working with young people, and the differences between our work and sports coaching.   Elizabeth has written an excellent reference guide, with Rob Clift and Carly Jones that you can find on her website https://www.somuchmore.ie/ . It’s a wonderful guide for any kind of coach.   Contact Elizabeth through her website or Linked In.  

At our last mentors meeting we thought it would be fun to invite you into our conversation from time to time.   Today, Claire Pedrick is in conversation with Ruth Bennett PCC and Zoe Dickinson PCC about what we are learning from technical check ins with coaches - looking at recordings of their work.   We talk about • Making the rightsizing questions normal • The Importance of Asking 'How Will You Know' • Connecting with what people are saying so we don’t sound like a machine gun • Adapting tone in different parts of the conversation   If you like this episode, we’d love you to share it with one other coach. And if you’d like to talk more about any of the things you heard in the podcast, we are on LinkedIn and at the end of info@3dcoaching.com

Today Claire is talking with Derek Hill about the research he has done into endings in coaching. At 3D Coaching, we find that this topic comes up more than almost anything else in our coaching supervision community.   We talk about intimacy and belonging, how different people engage in ending the relationship and Derek generously shares some of his learning. His Henley Insight Guide on Goodbyes is available to anyone subscribed to Henley Live.  And it’s also available to download in my supervision community.   And if you’re left curious about ending a session well, check out my 1 hour pre-recorded masterclass https://www.3dcoaching.com/shop/masterclass-2-6-facilitating-client-growth/ You can have 10% off if you use the code DEREK.   Contact Derek Hill through Linked In or https://www.hi5coaching.com/

Sometimes the best learning about coaching comes when we talk about something else and then make our own meaning.  Claire met Kate Caroe at the Out of The Box/ Deep Talk conference in September 2023. Over coffee, Kate shared some of the connections she was making between Home Education and Coaching. So we invited her to come to The Coaching Inn and talk more.   Kate hashome educated her 6 children and learned about how to facilitate them to do their own learning, how to keep out of the way, to be present, and how to avoid squashing innate curiosity.   Contact Kate through www.outoftheboxstories.org 

Claire is known for her opinion of much of the use of  tools and techniques in coaching. And she’s up to be challenged.  So when Joanna Lindenbaum from the Applied Depth Institute asked whether we wanted to talk about using resistance archetypes in coaching, we pulled up a chair at The Coaching Inn and said let’s talk!. We talk about resistance in coaching, and what you notice. There’s mention of systemic practice and ritual. This is about noticing and naming - as an offer, in partnership. There’s a subtle difference when done well from typecasting or diagnosing. Brene Brown says that the opposite of pathologising is normalising. Listen to some of the ways we can normalise and be human. Contact Joanna https://applieddepthinstitute.com/contact/

Today’s guest is Virtual Assistant and author Kathy Soulsby.  Kathy has just published How to Work with a Virtual Assistant: Outsource Everything but Your Brilliance. If you are wondering about getting support and don’t know how, listen in! This episode is full of insights about what to outsource and how to do it. Kathy started as a VA in 2014 and now leads a team of 30.   Contact Kathy Soulsby through Linked In or www.personallyvirtual.co.uk