Episodes

  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 122 - Unsolicited interruptions - The one with the junk reaction

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 122 - Unsolicited interruptions - The one with the junk reaction
    Jul 16 2024
    When the personal intrudes on the professional, we might consider bringing that to supervision. Sometimes that personal stuff may seem really trivial, but if it’s getting in the way of us being the best coach for the people with whom we work, then we have a duty of care to clear the air for ourselves.

    In this episode, Clare and Steve talk about our reaction to unsolicited email and LinkedIn junk mail as one such example of where emotions (in both our cases, annoyance and frustration) can get in our way. It’s a distraction from what matters most, interference in our daily choices and the “recovery time” to get our heads back in gear can be considerable. Our beliefs and values about politeness are tested. Thinking about how to respond, indeed whether to respond are all part of the disruption.

    This might feel like something inconsequential when it comes to our coaching, but anything that takes us away from full presence is worth time in supervision. This is just one example of many seemingly trivial and yet sometimes stressing considerations for supervision.
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    36 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 121 - Internal coaching research/ book with Val Hastings - The one where the seagull leaves a mess

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 121 - Internal coaching research/ book with Val Hastings - The one where the seagull leaves a mess
    Jun 18 2024
    Steve and Clare are joined by Val Hastings, author of "Coaching from the Inside", a book exploring the guiding principles of internal coaching. Whilst this book is the sum of research into internal coaching from interviewing internal coaches from around the world, Val's book is a must read for all coaches starting out on their coaching journey, whether external or internal. Our podcasters explore beyond the challenges for internal coaches, how they are perceived, lessons for external coaches, challenges from the inside, ethical dilemmas, coach community, coaching readiness and much more.
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    51 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 120 - Are we losing the truth? - The one where we ask where the truth has gone and what happens if we seek it?

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 120 - Are we losing the truth? - The one where we ask where the truth has gone and what happens if we seek it?
    May 21 2024
    Prompted by Steve asking 'Are we losing the truth?' Our podcasters notice how our relationship to the truth is being pulled in multiple directions - be it government, social media, mainstream media - we are, it seems, simultaneously hunting for the truth, but also easily persuaded into believing anything is the truth. Clare and Steve take this hypothesis into the coaching and supervision space and ask what happens if we as the coach or supervisor chase the truth? We explore what it might mean to 'lean out' to see more and to 'bathe in the not knowing'.
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    38 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 119 - Ethics in coaching - The one with shades of grey

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 119 - Ethics in coaching - The one with shades of grey
    Apr 16 2024
    Today Clare and Steve explore the topic of ethics - please don't switch off! Our podcasters challenge the notion that ethics are clear and that there is an answer as to what is right or wrong when we coach.

    We explore how ethics and moral codes are inter-connected, and how what might be the right or wrong way forward in an ethical dilemma might be more a function of your personal moral code, your client's, the relationship and the contextual situation than it is anything else. It certainly may not be as simple as your supervisor's view, what the coaching bodies say, what your training taught you or a chapter in a book.

    There are many shades of grey - we couldn't comment on how many !
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    33 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 118 - The one with the existential question and guest Yannick Jacob

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 118 - The one with the existential question and guest Yannick Jacob
    Mar 19 2024
    Steve and Clare have a wide-ranging conversation with Yannick Jacob about the question “Who are you?” Why is this important? Because who you are is how you coach. And being your authentic self is how you differentiate yourself from the other coaches in the marketplace; and how you make connections (or not) with potential clients. We talk about the role of supervision in supporting this exploration, the role of reflective practice and the role of our initial training. You can connect with Yannick via his:
    • Website for coaches: www.RocketSupervision.com
    • Coaching Lab: www.GoCoachingLab.com
    • Coaching website: www.existential.coach
    • Free resources for coaches: https://rocketsupervision.com/free-stuff/ (including my Positive Psychology for Coaches eBook)
    Yannick Jacob is a coach, trainer and supervisor with a master's degree in existential coaching and applied positive psychology. He is part of the teaching faculties at Cambridge University and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision, and he’s the course director of the School of Positive Transformation’s Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching, for which he gathered many of the world’s most influential coaches and earliest pioneers.

    Formerly programme leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology at the University of East London, Yannick now presents at conferences internationally and his book, An Introduction to Existential Coaching, was published by Routledge. Committed to helping other coaches be the best coaches they can be, Yannick founded and hosts Yannick’s Coaching Lab which gives novice and seasoned coaches an opportunity to witness experienced coaches live in action, and he is the host of Animas Centre for Coaching's popular podcast Coaching Uncaged, as well as his own podcasts Talking about Coaching and Talking about Coaching and Psychedelics.
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    50 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 117 - Changing hats as a coach - The one about Mr Benn

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 117 - Changing hats as a coach - The one about Mr Benn
    Feb 20 2024
    In today’s episode, Steve and Clare talk about the confusion that can happen – for both coach and thinker – when the coach changes hats. That might be moving from:
    • consultant or mentor to coach and back
    • leadership trainer to coach and back
    • employee to coach and back
    • psychometrics feedback giver to coach and back
    We talk about how to make that clean such that the thinker knows which role you are playing – and so that you avoid a repositioning of power in this relationship of supposed equals.

    We also talk about the hats that supervisors might sometimes be invited to wear by supervisees – and which of those hats we hand back as soon as we can!

    What does Mr Benn have to do with it? If you grew up, like us, in the seventies in the UK, you will remember him going into the changing rooms and coming out wearing different outfits – not just different hats - then going off on an adventure based on that outfit. We found it funny anyway!
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    39 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 116 - Climate change coaching - The one with bananas in a plastic bag

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 116 - Climate change coaching - The one with bananas in a plastic bag
    Jan 16 2024
    Clare and Steve are joined by Charly Cox from Climate Change Coaches and together we explore working with climate change.

    The largest single topic for us all as human beings today, Charly talks about her work training and guiding coaches to deal with the enormity of this vast subject area and the emotional connection that can come with it for both client and coach. We notice how collusion and judgement can be present and how emotions such as fear and guilt can emerge, yet we also reflect on how, with the support of supervision, coaches can discover patterns, resources and learning in their work, which can help them both to thrive with their clients, and also to develop their own approach to coaching and change.

    This is a topic we all need to embrace, so why not start here?

    Some links from our guest...
    • https://climatechangecoaches.com/our-book/ ( a free chapter download on this page of our book and it has links to where to buy it )
    • https://climatechangecoaches.com/coaches/ (coach training programme. beginning mid March)
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/charly-cox-co-founder-climate-change-coaches-cert-b-corp-907bb719/ (Charly on LinkedIn)
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    44 mins
  • Lifting The Lid - Episode 115 - Evaluating our coaching - The one with the thank you email and the slap on the head with a wet fish

    Lifting The Lid - Episode 115 - Evaluating our coaching - The one with the thank you email and the slap on the head with a wet fish
    Dec 19 2023
    Clare and Steve explore how to evaluate our coaching (and also our supervision):
    • How do we balance our needs with whether we are meeting those of our clients?
    • How do we know?
    • What can we pay attention to, and how can our self-awareness and self-development be used to support this process of evaluation?
    • And what about feedback?

    Exploring this topic leaves our podcasters with new learning and a sense of gratitude.
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    34 mins