When in doubt (the balance of humility and confidence in coaching)

Two important qualities for coaches to have are humility and confidence. They sound like two unusual companions so let me explain more. Without humility, it is very difficult to be in inquiry and tune into someone else’s world to be curious about it. Instead, we may well be working from well-formed assumptions that have served us well for a long time rather than noticing what informs the worlds of our clients. 

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Footprints in sand

Tips for new coaches and mentors

A list of factors to reassure new coaches and mentors to build coaching effectiveness. Be YOU during the coaching conversation: if you don’t know the person, outside of the coaching … Read on…

COACH not CRASH

As working coaches, we appreciate how important it is to find practical ways to get ourselves into the ‘right state’ for a coaching conversation. Our role is to provide a … Read on…

Sheila Kehoe

Coaching vulnerable young people

How is coaching used to support vulnerable children and young people? We talked to Sheila Kehoe, who has piloted a scheme to provide coaching support to children in care in … Read on…

Permanence and progress

I was recently lucky enough to be admiring the mountains in Fjord land New Zealand and learning that in fact the mountains that looked so strong and permanent to me are in fact growing at the same pace as my finger nails.

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The Coaching Story Model – Overview

In the early days of our journey together, back in late 2012, the Coaching Story founders sketched out – literally, on a paper napkin, in a coffee shop! – a draft model that describes our distinctive approach to coaching.

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A model for coaching

We have talked a lot about a coach being conscious and intentional about how they will support the coachee as they develop their thinking. What follows in this model is an attempt to map this out over the flow of a coaching session.

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