The Coaching Inn

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 o...

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...

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 im...

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 CO...

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. O...

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 patienc...

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...

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...

"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 appr...

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 connectio...

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...

"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 th...

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 indivi...

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, commu...

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 Lo...

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...

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 n...

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...