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S4 Episode 7: Personal Development Coaching in Sport with Elizabeth Egan

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.

 

Takeaways

• Coaching conversations with athletes should focus on the person, not just the sport.
• Creating space and allowing for vulnerability is essential in coaching.
  Not knowing everything is okay; the coach's role is to facilitate the client's thinking.
• The book 'Personal Development Coaching in Sport' provides a comprehensive guide for practitioners and highlights the relevance of coaching skills in the sports world.

 

Contact Elizabeth through her website or Linked In.

 

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Keywords

coaching, personal development, sport, athletes, vulnerability, space, not knowing, book, practitioners, ethics, psychological approaches, common topics

 

 

S4 Episode 6 The K in STOKeRS with the 3D Coach Mentors

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 and listening to 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 tennis ball machine

• 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

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Personal Development Coaching in Sport with Elizabeth Egan

Soon: Coaching - Soul or Mastery with Kay Young

Key Words

coaching, Stokers method, coaching conversation, beginning, middle, end, coaching skills, technical check-ins, rightsizing

 

S4 Episode 5: Endings in Coaching with Derek Hill

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/

 

And contact claire@3dcoaching.com

 

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Coming up: 

Next: The K in STOKeRS with the 3D Coach Mentors

 

Soon: Coaching through Burnout with Michael Levitt

 

Keywords

endings, coaching relationships, power, challenges, emotions, structured approach, intentional, supportive, respectful, Claire Pedrick, Goodbye model

 

 

S4 Episode 4: What’s the Connection between Coaching and Home Education? With Kate Caroe

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 has home 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. Kate also discusses the connection between meaning-making and the Out of the Box approach to education. The conversation highlights the significance of relationships, enjoyment, and being present in the learning journey.

 

Contact Kate through www.outoftheboxstories.org 

 

Keywords

homeschooling, coaching, education, trust, curiosity, play, meaning-making, Out of the Box

 

S4 Episode 3: Using Archetypes in Coaching with Joanna Lindenbaum

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/

 

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Keywords

coaching, archetypes, impact, journey, ritual, Carl Jung, victim, judge, needy one, normalizing, growth, self-compassion

 

 

S4 Episode 2: Business Builder for Coaches - Do I need a Virtual Assistant? with Kathy Soulsby

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 

 

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Keywords

virtual assistant, VA, outsourcing, business support, hiring a VA, finding the right fit

S4 Episode 1: Courage in Coaching with Melissa Hague

Today, Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with Melissa Hague who brings extensive experience in organisational life and a desire to support people to engage in their wor places with courage and vulnerability. 

 

Melissa is a certified Dare to Lead facilitator, and has ‘Melissa-d’ her work by doing the inner work that enables her to facilitate other people to do theirs. If you’re interested in the dance of coaching, and how to not be in control with courage, this is definitely one to listen to.

 

Courage is a critical quality of coaches - now more than ever. If our choice as coaches is to run for the hills when the conversation gets tough, we will definitely be replaced by AI.

 

Contact Melissa Hague through Linked In or http://www.melissahague.com/

 

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Business Builder for Coaches: Do I need a Virtual Assistant?

Soon: Endings in Coaching with Derek Hill

Key Words

coaching, courage, vulnerability, Brené Brown, everyday moments, choice, values, grounded confidence

S3 Episode 52: The Human Behind The Leader with Samreen McGregor

In the final episode of 2023, Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with Samreen McGregor about her experiences growing up in Venezuela and the UK, the challenges of being a global citizen, a third culture child and mother and her work as a consultant and executive coach. This has given her a unique perspective to working on the margins of organisations.

Samreen started in private banking and then transitioned into consulting and leadership coaching. Her son’s treatment for a brain tumour shifted her perspective and priorities. We explore the benefit of providing a safe space in the workplace to acknowledge wounds and scars. She has written Leader Awakened to help others navigate life more consciously and connect with their own humanity. Lots of connections to the work Claire has been doing in the last few years.

 

Takeaways

• Belonging and inclusion are important for individuals who have an international upbringing and may struggle with feeling rooted.
• Trauma in the workplace can impact how leaders interact with others, and it is important to acknowledge and address these experiences.
• Speaking from scars, rather than wounds, allows for authentic and meaningful connections in the workplace.
• Being present and embodying one's experiences can lead to personal growth and a more conscious approach to leadership.
• The book 'Leader Awakened' encourages readers to reflect on their journey, connect with their humanity, and navigate life with a conscious compass.

Contact Samreen through

• Linked In
• www.turmericgroup.com
• www.leaderawakened.co.uk

Keywords

Samreen McGregor, Leader Awakened, international upbringing, belonging, inclusion, trauma in the workplace, speaking from scars, being present, conscious compass

S3 Episode 51: Open Table - Psychometrics and Ethics in Coaching

In June 2023, William McKee came to The Coaching Inn to talk about psychometrics in coaching.  Here is is. It’s our second most popular episode this year and has received lots of feedback and evoked conversation. So we invited William back with some people who expressed interest in going deeper.  And that's exactly what we did!

We explore the connection between the ethics of coaching and the ethics of using a psychometric tool; the useful and the sacred; psychometrics as power tools and more.  Well worth a listen, and we’d love to hear what you think. Please comment in the chat.

Today’s guests were:

• William McKee
• Jamie Adam
• Jon Barton
• Liz Price
• Richard Bennett
• Richard Procter

Continue the conversation in Claire’s supervision community

Takeaways

• The use of psychometrics in coaching should be based on evidence and reliability.
• Practitioners should be cautious of using tools that may lead to self-delusion rather than self-awareness.
• Ethical practice is crucial in the coaching industry, especially when working with vulnerable clients.
• Psychometric tools should be used as a means to ask questions rather than provide prescriptive answers.
• The power dynamics between coaches and clients should be carefully considered when introducing psychometrics.
• Psychometric vendors should be scrutinized for their claims and the validity of their tools. Psychometric tools often lack validity and reliability, and coaches should be cautious about using them.
• Coaches should be transparent with clients about the limitations of psychometric tools and the fluidity of personality.
• Ethical use of psychometric tools requires critical thinking and careful consideration of their validity and the potential harm they can cause.
• Training for coaches in using psychometric tools should include a thorough understanding of statistical reasoning and clear communication of the limitations of the tools.
• Personality is not fixed, and coaches should emphasize the potential for growth and change.
• The use of psychometric tools should be approached with an open mind and a focus on the individual's unique needs and goals.

Keywords

psychometrics, coaching, evidence-based, self-delusion, ethical practice, reliability, validity, vulnerability, power dynamics, psychometric tools, ethics, limitations, validity, reliability, training, harm, transparency, fluidity of personality, ethical use, caution, critical thinking

 

S3 Episode 50: Deep Talk in Coaching with Tuula Valkonen

Today Claire is in conversation with Tuula Valkonen, the founder of Deep Talk. They met when Claire delivered the keynote address at the Deep Talk/Out of The Box conference in September and they made lots of connections between Tuula’s work and ours.  Today’s podcast is on our YouTube channel as well as our audio channels because there is much to watch as Tuula facilitates Claire to explore using the Deep Talk method.

 

We explore the origins of Tuula’s work as a working counsellor, linguist and play specialist.  She brings the richest and simplest of all these things to her work. A question integrated into Tuula’s work is: I wonder, is it good enough? A liberating question for every coach - our work only needs to be good enough for today!

Find more about Tuula’s work from https://outoftheboxstories.org/

 

Takeaways

• Deep Talk is a simple and powerful method that uses ancient stories to help individuals and communities connect with their inner language and find their best language.
• Deep Talk creates a safe and playful space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
• Deep Talk can have a profound impact in organizations and communities by enabling people to be themselves and fostering authentic connections.
• Working counseling is about helping people be themselves and learn dialogical language.
• Inner child work is an important aspect of Deep Talk, allowing individuals to connect with their playful and curious nature.

Keywords

Deep Talk, coaching, inner language, community, storytelling, inner child work, working counseling, Out of The Box