The Coach’s Presence

Listening in coaching

In this post, we explain the value of listening in coaching and how doing this right can bring about significant change for a coachee.

Dual relationship

We explore why giving advice may have become a hardwired conversational habit — and what we can do to shift from “doing” to “being” in a coaching conversation.

Okness - image of two doors bearing the word OK, symbolising the 'I'm OK, You're OK' approach in coaching.

An exploration of how the ‘I’m OK, You’re OK’ approach can help in difficult coaching contexts.

Fawn

Many are familiar with the “fight, flight and freeze” reactive patterns, but there’s also the “fawn” response to consider. In this post, we shed light on its origins and implications.

Image symbolising a reaction

In this post, we look at how you can use an awareness of ‘reactive tendencies’ to handle difficult conversations successfully.

Gratitude

In this post we discuss the positive impact that practising an attitude of gratitude can bring to your coaching — and to your life as a coach.

Transformation

In this post we discuss our use of transformational coaching – working with a client in a way that moves beyond the surface of the presenting topic.

Image of a man making a a 'shush' gesture (symbolising taming your inner critic as a coach)

Insights on how we can realise when our inner critic is at work — and ways to use this to our advantage.

Grounding

In view of our own and clients’ current contexts, we want to offer you a free grounding exercise to support you being present in how you are showing up in your work and life.

Unconscious bias

Research consistently shows that we are heavily influenced in ways that are completely hidden from our conscious mind in how we view and evaluate both others and ourselves. How does ‘unconscious bias’ this affect coaching?