The Coaching Inn

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...

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...

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....

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 empowermen...

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...

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...

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, pers...

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...

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 tr...

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 Link...

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 Kn...

Building on Claire and Su’s conversation in this season’s Episode 1, coach Liz Ogborne emailed to say can we have a deeper conversation about how we talk about coaching. So we did.  ‘What would it be like if’... ‘so that you can…’   Contact Liz: www.lizogborne.coach or via LinkedIn    Key Words coaching, coaching conversations, client needs, coaching expectations, positive language, coaching descr...

Claire Pedrick MCC is joined at The Coaching Inn by Duncan Partridge. Duncan has spent his career in education. He is now trained as a coach and uses a coaching style to enhance CPD in schools   His book is: Coaching for Educators - How to transform CPD in your school Contact Duncan through Linked In   Key Words coaching, education, professional development, instructional coaching, imposter syndro...

Today, publisher Alison Jones joins Claire at The Coaching Inn to talk about her new book: Exploratory Writing - Everyday Magic for Life and Work . This is a great way to coach yourself. And there’s some great nuggets in here for trainers, facilitators and anyone who works with people.   Contact Alison Jones https://twitter.com/bookstothesky https://www.instagram.com/bookstothesky_/ https://www.ti...

Today Claire is talking with The Coaching Club. They emailed info@3dcoaching.com with a question about challenge. So we said come to The Coaching Inn and let’s talk…   Some links Transforming Conversations Contact the office if you've done 3D's Transforming Conversations or Building a Coaching Culture and we will send you an invitation to practice sessions.   Contact our guests: Barbara McNish Bec...

Ivan Yong and Elena Bucciero met through EMCC (European and Mentoring and Coaching Council). They began having a conversation on Linked In about coaching and faith and tagged Claire - who said come to The Coaching Inn and let’s talk!   We talk about waiting, hope, faith, love and more.  Whether or not you have a Christian faith, there are things here to stimulate your thinking.   Contact us throug...

‘We offer and they choose’ says Kathryn Mannix in her latest book Listen. Today Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with doctor and author Kathryn Mannix about listening, what we can learn in coaching from being open about ordinary dying and why the opening question is the only one you can learn.   Kathryn’s books are Listen With the End in Mind   Here is Kathryn’s  TED talk: What happens as we...

Alex Swallow, The Influence Expert, introduced Robbie Swale to The Coaching Inn. Today he speaks with Claire about personal branding and more:  How to be seen Don’t put yourself under pressure Taking time for what’s important to you Being yourself and being adaptive Simplifying your message What makes people make coaching less simple than it could be And why making mistakes matters (it wasn't inte...

Today Claire is in conversation with Sandra Whiles who started The Coach’s Gathering with Annie Lee in 2020.  Sandra shares her coaching journey from Local Authority Chief Exec. We talk about connecting, being a digital nomad and presence and why cheap and cheerful CPD matters for coaches who are working alone..   Contact Sandra via Linked In or http://www.sandrawhilescoaching.com/   Remember to s...

Lucy Bolster is training with 3D and emailed us to say we absolutely had to meet Kathryn Lord from www.outoftheboxstories.org  . The sense of delight, wonder and enjoyment in human interaction is strongly present in both of these kinds of conversations The core values of OOB - breathe, trust, listen, feel, wonder, play, love - are the internal process I try to inhabit when I'm in a coaching conver...

Lizzie Rhodes James tagged Claire in a Linked In share about listening (thank you). It was fascinating so we made contact with, coach Andy Denne who agreed to come to The Coaching Inn and share it with us! Here is the original post    There are 3 Chinese Pictures that are used for the word listening. Listen to find out more!   Takeaways Listening is a fundamental human skill that creates connectio...

We open Season 3 at The Coaching Inn asking the question: What is coaching?   If you’re not sure, this is for you! Claire and Su talk about the impact coaching might have for things that you want to think through, are struggling with or need some focus on. Together, we look at what coaching is from the perspective of the Thinker: what would it be like if you had a safe space to do the thinking you...

We finish 2022 with a return visit from Robbie Swale as he seeks to reach his 2022 goal of 100 podcast appearances. Robbie and Claire did go on a walk in the hills - (and had such a good time that they forgot to take a pic!). We talk goals, and tortoises, hares and more… Robbie’s books - which are great for kicking off a new year are: How to Start (a book, business or creative project) When You’re...

Today Claire is talking with Charly Cox & Sarah Flynn about connection, coaching, humanity and what happens when you believe in people. They also highlight the need for coaches to manage their own emotions and show up authentically in coaching sessions. The Climate Change Coaches offer training programs and coaching services to help climate leaders and organizations navigate the challenges of...

Today Claire is talking to John Blakey - author of Challenging Coaching and The Trusted Executive. We talk about all sorts - John’s friendship with Sir John Whitmore, Where did the books come from? What’s coming up? What qualities do we bring to trust people? Coaching as holy ground and more.   Takeaways The term 'Challenging Coaching' was born from a need for more direct engagement in coaching. J...