Lifting the Lid on Coaching Supervision

Clare and Steve build on the lockdown metaphor to explore the imperative that we bring all of ourselves to supervision. How are we impacted in all the dimensions of our lives by lockdown and the pandemic? How is it impacting our thinking, our body, our behaviour, our emotions? They propose that supervision isn’t just about the client and the coaching work but is more systemic. Bringing the whole o...

Clare and Steve explore the shared global experience of lockdown. The pandemic has offered us perhaps one of the most widely shared experiences of our generation and our podcasters take some time to lift the lid on this and how as a metaphor it has brought new language, new awareness and new needs for human connection amongst other things. They relate these topics, and more, to the world of coachi...

Clare and Steve explore the ways in which additional interested parties show up in contracting our coaching - line managers, HR, L&D, spouse, parents… They reflect on how little training coaches have for tripartite meetings and how this is certainly a factor in it coming to supervision regularly. They explore examples such as the line manager not showing up (physically or emotionally), the client...

Clare and Steve explore mentor coaching. What is it and how does it work? Recordings, transcripts, competency based feedback, one to one or in groups. Clare, author of a book on mentor coaching, shares her vast experience. They open up the conversation to explore coach training and how we might use mentor coaching and supervision to keep gaining feedback on ourselves as the coach, as we did in tra...

Clare and Steve explore what we are responsible for as coaches. Do you see yourself as a service provider and therefore strive too hard to help your client achieve their goal? Clare brings models such as the drama triangle and the ego state from TA to highlight where we may stray. Could being useful be a better way to be than being helpful? Our podcasters go on to explore what we are responsible f...

Clare and Steve explore what might be stopping coaches from coming to supervision. They explore time and cost. But is supervision just an expense or is it about understanding what value can be gained? How do we decide to invest in ourselves and do we make the same investment choices when attending a course or making a purchase as we do when opting in or out of supervision? If not, what is differen...

Clare and Steve explore the difference between coaching and supervision. Whilst there are many similarities in terms of approach, Clare and Steve discuss some of the similarities and differences when it comes to the relationship, the expertise, the learning and the content of the discussions using a metaphor around a cairn of stones. They talk about the supervisory role to uphold coaching standard...

Clare and Steve explore the topic of whether it is ok to bring commercial or business related questions to supervision. As a coach, can I talk about the balance of my work or about my business set up in supervision? Can I discuss the challenge of turning my coaching into a profitable business, or talk about my marketing with my supervisor? Should I bring to supervision choices that I make to win b...

Clare and Steve explore how we as coaches might get stuck in familiar ‘ruts’. They unpack how supervision might be useful in challenging our thinking. Do we coach similar clients in similar locations, in similar ways? What stops us experimenting? What part does our personal history and consequent alignment to risk taking or familiarity play? Have you tried using familiar tools in unfamiliar contex...

Clare and Steve explore how we as coaches might manage our own energy levels and resource ourselves, as they continue to develop the 'restorative' aspects of what to take to supervision. They discuss energy and the interplay and impact of those rising and falling energy levels for all aspects of our lives, not just coaching. Touching on areas such as self doubt, celebration and success, Clare and...

Clare and Steve continue to develop the theme of what to take to supervision. Their focus this time is on the 'formative' element - the learning that can take place. Rich with examples ranging from boundaries to the winner’s triangle and from working with the body to noticing systemic patterns, Clare and Steve explore how supervisees might come to supervision to learn.

Clare and Steve develop the theme of what to take to supervision. We talk further about those ‘normative’ aspects which ensure our work is ethical and professional. We explore boundaries between coaching and counselling, accounting for organisational rules and procedures, as well as safety - How we might be alert to the potential for physical, mental and psychological harm to ourselves or our clie...

The one with the backpack. Clare and Steve explore what we might bring to supervision as a supervisee. They cover boundaries, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, collusion, successes and much more. They also explore what it means to show up as a supervisee, with our client work in service of that rather than instead of that. They start to explore what it means to develop a reflexive practice a...

So, you have a supervision session approaching - maybe your first, maybe not? How do you prepare for your supervision? Clare and Steve discover they have a very different approach. As supervisors they share how they might help their supervisees to ‘check in’ and be fully present for the supervision. This podcast is supported by: The Association of Coaching Supervisors https://www.associationofcoac...

Clare and Steve share their own stories of their first experience of coaching supervision as novice coaches; they go on to explore peer supervision, co-coaching, supervision ‘lite’, group supervision and one to one supervision so that you can plan a route into supervision that’s right for you. This podcast is supported by: The Association of Coaching Supervisors https://www.associationofcoachingsu...

Steve explores the origins of supervision and he and Clare use that to inform a conversation about the reflective safe space supervision offers, resourcing the coach whilst offering learning and wisdom. They debunk the idea that supervision is about policing the coach’s work and begin to lift the lid on how effective use of supervision allows the coach to develop their self awareness and hence the...

Introducing this podcast series, Clare Norman and Steve Ridgley discuss their experiences of Coaching Supervision - good and bad! They discuss how coaches make the most from supervision, how to help them to understand what it feels like and the kind of things you might bring to supervision. Helping you to get underneath the surface so you get a better picture of what supervision is, what it isn't...