Long time friend of 3D and coach Rachel Erasmus joins Claire at The Coaching Inn this week to talk about being a coach and being a midwife. Lots of connections - sensing, walking, breathing. Find out more about coach as midwife. And midwife as coach. And in the same way that not everyone women needs a midwife to birth a baby, not everyone needs a coach to birth their thinking. Takeaways The convergence of midwifery and coaching in supporting women through significant life events. The importance ...
Oct 11, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Just over a year ago, Katie Muldoon came to The Coaching Inn to talk about what she did in her first year of coaching. Listen back here . And we agreed to do another episode a year on about what she did in her second year. This is worth a listen and is full of surprises! Hear about being a body and having a mind, and lots about learning and integrating learning. Takeaways The importance of internal work in building a coaching business The impact of personal growth on coaching practice and leader...
Oct 04, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Improv Your Life is one of the top 3 coaching books we recommend because it gets into not knowing - and it’s SIMPLE. Pippa Evans has done something huge for the coaching profession without knowing it. We talk about offering something to another person to do with what they will; being in relation to another without losing yourself. And don’t judge a scene until it’s finished - or you have checked out before the end. A great resource for coaches. And you will make your own meaning from what you he...
Sep 27, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Lucy is training with 3D to be a coach and was instrumental in helping Claire deepen connections between music and coaching. Today Lucy and her daughter Amy join Claire Pedrick MCC at The Coaching Inn. Amy is studying Music at university. On ancient improvised music ‘ unless you’re immersed in it, you can’t do it’ ‘It has to go wrong - that’s where the best learning has taken place’ Coaching ‘ is a conversation that’s meant to be felt’ Rightsizing is ‘ like a tuning fork’ Takeaways Coaching and ...
Sep 20, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Kirstie Drummond Papworth comes to The Coaching Inn today to talk with Claire about her new book Compassionate Leadership . We have a wide ranging conversation: What makes compassion powerful? We hear a lot about empathic leadership - how does compassionate leadership connect to this? Aren’t coaches already compassionate? Depth, research, wisdom and tips... Takeaways Compassion has a powerful impact on individuals and organizations, improving well-being, resilience, engagement, and performance. ...
Sep 13, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Today Claire is joined by Claire Davies, Cat Gray and Zane McCormack who share personal stories of chronic fatigue and how that informs their coaching. Contact: Claire Davies Cat Gray Zane McCormack And Claire Pedrick Takeaways Coaching can help individuals with long COVID and chronic fatigue find purpose and navigate the uncertainties of their condition. Healthcare professionals with long COVID face unique challenges due to their active and busy lifestyles being disrupted by fatigue and brain f...
Sep 06, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Meet Lucia Baldelli as she and Claire remember their favourite parts of the book writing process, and share a few nuggets of what’s coming. UPDATE: Books is now available - order here Takeaways Coaching is not just about mastery, but about cultivating qualities and being present in the coaching room. 'The Human Behind the Coach' focuses on the importance of humanity and connection in coaching. Our dreams for the book are to bring more attention to the inside development of coaches and to change ...
Aug 30, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Why accredit as a coach? And what three coaches who have accredited with the International Coaching Federation have learned along the way. Start early Research the process Start recording early Plus lots more… Takeaways Accreditation is a valuable stamp of approval that demonstrates a coach's commitment to professional standards and ethics. The accreditation journey takes time and requires patience and trust in the process. Listening to recordings of coaching sessions and receiving feedback from...
Aug 23, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 34
When Claire met Teri-E a few months ago, and found out she was the world’s first ICF MCC coach, she knew that Teri-E would make a great guest! Listen to Teri-E re-remember some of the insights and events on the way. This is worth listening to - Teri-E’s recollection is that coaching began worldwide and then went to the US. Some great insights in here… as the question has changed from ‘ what is a coach’ to ‘ who is your coach?’. Here is one person’s journey to building a profession that needs to ...
Aug 16, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Claire Pedrick MCC talks to Physiotherapist and author Kevin Hunt about his new book: Pain: The Ultimate Mentor - when our body has wisdom to share with us and how the health hexagon helps us calibrate. Useful for coaches and for people living with persistent pain. Takeaways Persistent pain is often a signal that something in our lifestyle is unsustainable and needs to change. Understanding the six elements of the health hexagon (sleep, diet, exercise, cognitive stimulus, emotional insight, and ...
Aug 09, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 32
"When I put away checking the boxes, I just dived into their eyes and let their eyes take me wherever it needed to go." This week Claire is in conversation with coach and psychiatrist Dr Mark Goulston. Mark is co-founder of the Deeper Coaching Institute and specialises in unblocking, unlocking and freeing high potential executives to reach their full potential when other conventional coaching approaches have failed. They cover all sorts, including listening, surgical empathy, connecting, feeling...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 31
One of the chapters in The Human Behind The Coach is The Dance of Coaching. What does that mean? What is dancing in the moment? Today Claire is in conversation with coach and former professional dancer Dr Gary Crotaz. Hear Gary’s story on The Unlock Moment . Here we talk about partner dancing, connection and flow in coaching. Some questions we are taking away: What are the 5 points of connection in coaching? What are contortions in coaching? Takeaways Coaching and dancing both require a deep sen...
Jul 26, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 30
An open table this week: What got you started and what keeps you coaching? A great conversation bringing a wide variety of experiences. takeaways Coaching is a purposeful and rewarding profession that allows coaches to help others achieve things they may not think are possible. The coaching process is key, and coaches should focus on facilitating insights and empowering clients to find their own solutions. Coaches should separate their ego from the coaching session and recognize that the impact ...
Jul 19, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 29
"We get daily drowned with other people's idea of success." Today Claire is talking with coach and author Ed Haddon about his book The Modern Maverick . We talk about B-Corp, success, community and establishing a life that works for you, your family and friends, your work, community and the world. Here’s Bronnie Ware’s book which inspired Ed’s work: The Top Five regrets of the Dying Contact Ed through www.themodernmaverick.com and https://www.haddoncoaching.com/who Keywords friendship, coaching,...
Jul 12, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 28
3D’s Rebi Hedger is back from maternity leave (congratulations). Today Rebi is talking with Claire about the gift to an organisation of returning to work after a long break, why filling in the back story isn’t necessarily the most useful thing after a break. And she talks about her experience with maternity coach Rachel Erasmus ( rachelsusanerasmus@gmail.com ) Takeaways Coaching can help individuals navigate the challenges of returning to work after maternity leave or other extended breaks. Orga...
Jul 05, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 27
As Claire and Lucia were finishing T he Human behind the Coach , Kim made a comment on a Linked In post that connected with what we were thinking. Kim is a linguist and a coach - what’s the connection? So we said come along to The Coaching Inn and let’s talk about the sound of coaching. Contact Kim through LinkedIn or her website http://www.witten.kim/ Keywords coaching, linguistics, communication, sound of coaching, coaching techniques, coaching conversations, meaning making, coaching insights,...
Jun 28, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 26
After a LinkedIn about poetry, we simply had to bring people together to go deeper! Today Claire is in conversation with Cristina Matei James Allport Lisa Di Matteo Naomi Ward Ross Nichols Offering poetry in coaching allows people to make their own meaning. It’s a canvas for the human experience. Some of the writing we refer to is Catherine Rundell : Super Infinite David Whyte: Start Close In Louise Gluck: The Wild Iris Mary Oliver: The Summer Day Rumi TS Eliot: Little Gidding Tupac Shakur: In t...
Jun 21, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Today Claire is joined by coach and business psychologist William McKee to talk about psychometrics and coaching - the psychometrics industry, the popular nonsense and how to be wise. Here is the Open Table Claire and William hosted after this episode. Big Five Research Contact William McKee If you like this episode, subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform to hear new episodes as they drop. Coming Up: Next: Coaching and Poetry Open Table Soon: The Modern Maverick with Ed Ha...
Jun 14, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 47
If you heard Claire’s interview with Ruth Davey you’ll know that they talked about feeling heard and feeling seen. There was plenty of chat about it on our social media so today, Claire is in conversation with Nicola Peers - Instagram peers.n Simon Foster Paula Smith Kim Witten We talk about the Zulu greeting Sawubona: All my attention is with you. I see you and I allow myself to discover your needs, to see your fears, to identify your mistakes and accept them. I accept you for what you are and ...
Jun 07, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Robert Stephenson comes back to The Coaching Inn to talk about his journey stepping out of the concrete jungle, what he is learning about firewalking (a long time after he started Fan The Flames), and a whole lot more. Books we talk about: I Found my Tribe The Human Behind The Coach Takeaways Exploring who we are on the inside is essential for becoming better coaches. Vulnerability and asking for help are important aspects of personal and professional growth. Finding our tribe and belonging can ...
May 31, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Claire went to a workshop that Ruth Davey ran about seeing differently. She was so intrigued that she invited Ruth to come and talk more about noticing. It’s a great conversation - and Claire gets a new insight into what coaching is! A fun take on looking, and mindful photography. Ruth discusses the power of mindful photography and the art of noticing. She shares insights on reframing, systemic thinking, and the impact of seeing differently. The conversation explores the connection between seein...
May 24, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Sam Isaacson is back for another visit to The Coaching Inn to talk with Claire Pedrick about coaching apprenticeships. This is Sam, so we also talk about coaching and technology, risk in coaching, and what Sam is learning from working in organisations about building a coaching culture. Contact Sam through Linked In and his website www.isaacson.uk The Institute for Apprenticeships: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/coaching-professional-v1-0 Keywords coaching, a...
May 17, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Today, Claire talks to Geraldine Gallacher about her new book Coaching Women - Changing The System Not The Person . Geraldine has many years experience as an executive coach and brings together her experience and research in inclusive leadership and coaching. Contact Geraldine And check out www.executive-coaching.co.uk for research and some great resources Keywords coaching, women empowerment, systemic change, gender equity, leadership, diversity, coaching techniques, parental transition, execut...
May 10, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Our friend Nathan Whitbread was talking about inclusion to Amanda Forecast from The Visitor Business. They recognised that exploring welcome and inclusion in a different context might allow us to make meaning of what is useful in coaching. So they came to The Coaching Inn for a coffee and a chat Coaches are hosts - people host us and we host them in shared space. We’d love to hear what you think? Contact Amanda Forecast http://www.thevisitorbusiness.co.uk/ Nathan Whitbread http://www.theneurodiv...
May 03, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Lesley Roberts joins Claire Pedrick MCC at The Coaching Inn today to talk about walking and coaching and more. Lesley started her coaching journey walking and talking in the Sottish hills while she was a student. She went on to coach young people at risk using the outdoors as a medium before a corporate career with Mars Inc. She is an EMCC Senior Practitioner and is the proud winner of the Global EMCC Coaching Award for her ‘Getting Started’ and ‘Nature as Co-Facilitator’ coaching programmes. Le...
Apr 26, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Influencer, coach and friend of 3D Alex Swallow emailed Claire saying ‘ You really must meet Jo Wright’. So we invited her for a drink at The Coaching Inn. He was right. Jo is co-founder of Coaching Culture and brings energy, insight and wisdom about building a coaching culture in organisations. Contact Jo through Linked In Keywords coaching, coaching culture, leadership, self-awareness, personal development, change management, coaching qualifications, coaching conversations, digital solutions, ...
Apr 19, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Today Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with Katharine St John-Brooks about her journey around Internal Coaching, thrillers and Katharine’s (hopefully upcoming) novel about a rather interesting coach called Faith. Katharine’s book: Internal Coaching: The Inside Story Contact Katharine through LinkedIn Keywords coaching, internal coaching, ethics, supervision, coaching strategy, coaching culture, professional development, coaching skills, coaching workshops, coaching conversations...
Apr 12, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Today Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with Syrus Lowe and Antony Quinn from www.thecommunicationpractice.com where they use drama as a way of building inclusive cultures. We talk about lived learning and lived experience. Contact Syrus Lowe Antony Quinn Keywords coaching, roleplay, facilitation, communication, diversity, inclusion, vulnerability, curiosity, drama-based training, online training...
Apr 05, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Josephine Knowles emailed info@3dcoaching.com : ‘I was listening to you and Nishe this morning and I wondered whether to be brave and contact you. Then you mentioned Tango and I thought – YES! I wondered if you were up for thinking some more about the e of STOKeRS and the R - in terms of power and partnership I feel like I’ve had some insights!’ We always share invitations like this through Linked In so there’s plenty of people round the table today. This is a rich conversation about not being e...
Mar 29, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Today Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with Emmy award winning television journalist and coach Jane Hanson who has spent over 30 years helping people learn to communicate better. There’s plenty of tips about creating great video content. And we explore why it matters to be vulnerable and, in the words of Nadia Bolz-Weber why this is about speaking from our scars not our wounds. Takeaways Know your audience and tailor your message to resonate with them. Focus on your purpose and create short...
Mar 22, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 12
