Every coach has a human story, and these stories contain the wisdom, vulnerability and invaluable lessons that inform our work.

In this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli share some of the human stories that have shaped their lives and careers, leading them to become Master Certified Coaches and co-authors of a powerful new book.

That book is The Human Behind The Coach, and it’s about the inner work we need to do to cultivate a simpler practice and to demonstrate art in the coaching room. It is a guide to the principles that inform a more human approach to coaching: one that is not bound by tools or hacks, but allows for a natural process and a letting go.

The vibrant dynamic between Claire and Lucia gave rise to the book and it shines through in this episode as they share their infectious enthusiasm for transformative coaching work with individuals, teams and organisations.

 In this episode, we also talk about:

How Agile methodologies help people adapt to change

The importance of holding endings

The times when it’s appropriate to break the rules

How we navigate fundamental differences between our beliefs and values and those of our clients

The power of being able to sit with not knowing

Claire and Lucia also discuss their virtual book launch, which is taking place on Monday November 13th at 6pm (UK time) - click here for details.

For more information about Claire, visit https://www.3dcoaching.com/claire-pedrick-mcc/.

For more information about Lucia, visit http://www.luciabaldelli.com/.

For more information on The Human Behind The Coach and the course Claire and Lucia mention, visit: https://www.thehumanbehindthecoach.com/

For information about my wider work, my writing or to buy my books, visit www.robbieswale.com.

Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg

To support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.

Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):

- Coaching Agile Teams by Lisa Atkins https://lyssaadkins.com/product/coaching-agile-teams-paperback/

- Listen by Kathryn Mannix https://www.kathrynmannix.com/books/listen/

- With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix https://www.kathrynmannix.com/books/with-the-end-in-mind/

- The best chair in the world (according to Claire's LinkedIn connections) https://www.hermanmiller.com/en_gb/products/seating/office-chairs/

- Lucia's husband Marco's website: https://www.marcolattarulo.com/

- The Coaches Walking LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12827884/

- Coaching Outside The Box https://www.coachingoutsidethebox.net/

- Claire’s book https://spckpublishing.co.uk/how-to-make-great-appointments-in-the-church

- Nancy Kline https://www.timetothink.com/nancy-kline/

- Brene Brown’s TED talk on vulnerability https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en

- Siobhan Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-miller/?originalSubdomain=uk

- Jennifer Garvey Berger on The Coach’s Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-42-jennifer-garvey-berger-the-answer-to-either-or-is-both

- Chapter 12 of The Human Behind The Coach is available for free on the website https://www.thehumanbehindthecoach.com/

- Bounce by Matthew Syed https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/book/bounce-the-myth-of-talent-and-the-power-of-practice/

- Claire and Lucia on a writing retreat https://www.linkedin.com/posts/clairepedrick_thehumanbehindthecoach-activity-7044305188907544576-Gbpi/

- The Coaching Inn Podcast https://thecoachinginn.podbean.com/