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Practising Before Performing: Why Being Seen Accelerates Coaching Development

Practising in a safe environment really matters. A space where nothing is at stake. Where curiosity outweighs performance. Where you can test approaches, explore edges, and sense-check your work without the pressure of needing to appear polished or certain.

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How do I ‘let go’ of my coaching clients?

Letting go isn’t about cutting ties; it’s about trusting your client’s ability to move forward, trusting they have the resources they need, and trusting yourself as a professional.

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When your client has the ‘corner office’ (and you feel 2 feet tall)

I remember one of my first coaching sessions with a C-suite exec. It was face to face, in an awe inspiring building in the centre of London.

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Challenge in Coaching: A route to new insight or shame and criticism?

Challenge can come with different energy, which can shape how we show up when we challenge.  How might this energy and shape influence the nature of the challenge?

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Understanding and Working with Defence Mechanisms

Are you working with a client who seems resistant to your coaching interventions? What you may be encountering are defence mechanisms, the mind’s way of protecting itself from discomfort or vulnerability.

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Conceptualising Self-Awareness for Coaches and Coaching: And why we never fully attain self-awareness!

As coaches, coach trainers and coach supervisors we often talk about self-awareness and why it is important to ourselves and our clients.

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