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…

A new website

It’s the beginning of a new chapter in our story… 2017  sees the Coaching Story team developing a new website… a place where we can share and signpost resources with our communities of coaches, … Read on…