Simplifying Coaching, shows how purposefully doing less enables the other person to think more deeply, leading to deeper insight and lasting change. Claire Pedrick’s approach brings coaching back to what matters most: deep listening, presence, noticing what is happening, and getting quickly to the heart of the conversation – without relying on models or complex techniques.

This 2nd edition challenges the belief that more tools create better coaching. It invites you to unlearn unhelpful habits and work with simplicity, confidence, and maturity, building on what you already do naturally. With a new chapter on deeper partnership and coaching maturity, this revised edition supports coaches at any stage in creating more effective, collaborative, and transformative conversations.

You will learn how to:

• Do less so your companion can think more
• Notice and say what you see, rather than following the story
• Rightsize a conversation with one simple question: What is your question for today?
• Put clear boundaries around a conversation to make it more effective
• Sit and speak in ways that encourage genuine collaboration
• Develop deeper partnership and coaching maturity
• End any conversation in partnership

Practical and accessible, this book is written for practising coaches but is valuable for anyone who has conversations with people. By simplifying your approach, you amplify your impact.

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