As Claire and Lucia were finishing The 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, communication, sound of coaching, coaching techniques, coaching conversations, meaning making, coaching insights, coaching skills, coaching practice

After a LinkedIn about poetry, we simply had to bring people together to go deeper! Today Claire is in conversation with

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

Keywords

coaching, poetry, emotional connection, self-discovery, creativity, coaching techniques, personal growth, communication, metaphor, coaching practice

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

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Coaching and Poetry Open Table

Soon: The Modern Maverick with Ed Haddon

Key Words

psychometrics, self-awareness, Barnum effect, Big Five, personality traits, psychometric tests, factor analysis, lexographical hypothesis, predictive validity, five clumps of language, stability, cultures, predictive language, coaching and psychmetrics

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

We talk about the Zulu greeting Sawubona: All my attention is with you. I see you and I allow myself to discover your needs, to see your fears, to identify your mistakes and accept them. I accept you for what you are and you are part of me. What’s the difference between feeling heard and feeling seen? And in coaching, what do we need to set aside in order to be able to see someone else… and to be seen ourselves?

We love these round table conversations, so they are going to become a more regular feature at The Coaching Inn. The next open table is recording 11th July 17.15-18.15 (UK).  We will be talking about What got you started in coaching? And what keeps you here? Would you like to be part of the conversation? Book your seat here

Sawubona definition from https://exploringyourmind.com/sawubona-african-tribe-greeting/

Keywords

coaching, feeling seen, identity, human connection, communication, relationships, coaching conversations, personal growth, emotional intelligence, listening skills

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

Takeaways

• Exploring who we are on the inside is essential for becoming better coaches.

Contact Robert

• Insta creativerobert

Key Words

coaching, courage, fire walking, vulnerability, asking for help, finding your tribe, belonging, personal growth, self-discovery, transformation