
The Coaching Inn
Join Claire Pedrick MCC at 3D Coaching’s virtual pub where we have conversations with coaches, authors and thought leaders together with people new to coaching. It’s a cosy chat with a challenging edge.
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Host: Claire Pedrick MCC
Latest episodes

Jul 3, 2024 • 30min
S4 Episode 33: The Benefits of Improvisation in Coaching with Julie Flower
"Improvisation is about listening, collaborating, and building on offers made by others."
In this episode of The Coaching Inn, Claire Pedrick interviews Julie Flower, an evidence-based coach and improviser. Julie shares her journey of combining coaching and improvisation, highlighting the overlaps and benefits of both practices. They discuss the concept of evidence-based coaching and the importance of incorporating psychological research into coaching. Julie also explores the evidence behind the use of improvisation in coaching, including its impact on flexibility of thinking, collaboration, and creative thinking. They also touch on the process of creating a solo scripted show about Julie's grandmother and her shop.
The show: https://www.grandmas-shop.co.uk/
Contact Julie through LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julie-flower-4589874
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Coming Up:
Next: The Impact of Action Learning Sets and more with Chris Hewitt
Soon: Being Human in Business with Philippa White
Key Words
coaching, improvisation, evidence-based coaching, psychological research, flexibility of thinking, collaboration, creative thinking, solo scripted show, personal development

Jun 29, 2024 • 30min
S4 Episode 32: Open Table: Coaching and Grief with Peronel Barnes and Lis Whybrow
How can you use coaching with grief? is one of the two questions we get asked more than any other. (The other one is about coaching and neurodiversity)
At today’s open table, Claire Pedrick MCC, Peronel Barnes PCC, and Lis Whybrow think together about coaching and grief, sharing their personal experiences and interests. They emphasise the importance of understanding that people might be out of balance rather than broken, acknowledging and managing different types of emotions, and how important it is for coaches - and for everyone - to be more able to talk about grief.
Some resources for coaching with grief:
Listen and With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande – explores what really matters towards end of life
The Art of Dying Well bu Katy Butler – looks at how to make the most of your time
Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley – has practical advice on how we can support the dying person live fully to the end
Talking with Bereaved People by Dodie Graves – which tackles how to move beyond the condolences part and really have those meaningful conversations with the bereaved
The Grieving Brain by Mary Frances O’Connor - which helps understand the science and neurology of grief and what actually is going on within to fully appreciate why grief is a thing
The Beauty of What Remains by Steve Leder
Grief Works by Julia Samuel
Good Grief by Catherine Mayer and Anne Mayer Bird
Dear Life by Rachel Clarke
Surviving the Tsunami of Grief by Katrina Taee + Wendelien Mc Nicoll - a picture book - for those who want to support the bereaved
Transitions by William Bridges
Contact:
Peronel Barnes
Lis Whybrow website and Linked In
And contact Claire through info@3dcoaching.com
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Coming Up:
Next Week: The Benefits of Improvisation in Coaching with Julie Flower
Soon: Open Table - The Power of Noticing in Coaching
Key Words
coaching, grief, conversations, listening, emotions, therapy, death, dying, Peronel Barnes, Lis Whybrow, Claire Pedrick

Jun 26, 2024 • 38min
S4 Episode 31: Challenging and Myth-Busting in Coaching with Ben Dooley MCC
Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with Ben Dooley MCC today. They discuss the importance of challenging and myth-busting in coaching, as well as the journey that led Ben to coaching. They explore the contradictions and inconsistencies in coaching training and language, such as the idea of being an expert while claiming not to be one. They also delve into the power of precision and specificity in coaching, and the need to ask clear and intentional questions. Ben shares his least favourite question in coaching and offers alternative ways to approach it.
Takeaways
Challenging and myth-busting are important aspects of coaching.
Coaching training often includes contradictions and inconsistencies.
Precision and specificity in coaching questions are crucial for clarity and effectiveness.
The language we use in coaching can have unintended impacts and should be carefully considered.
Being intentional and purposeful in coaching actions and questions is essential.
Contact Ben Dooley
And contact Claire through info@3dcoaching.com
Coming Up:
Next: Open Table - Coaching and Grief with Peronel Barnes and Lis Whybrow
Soon: The Impact of Action Learning Sets and more with Chris Hewitt
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Keywords
coaching, challenging, myth-busting, contradictions, inconsistencies, precision, specificity, intentional questions

Jun 19, 2024 • 36min
S4 Episode 30: Letting Go of Models and Being Fully Yourself as a Coach with Marie Quigley
Claire Pedrick talks to fellow MCC and coach Marie Quigley about her coaching journey and her multiple accreditations with
International Coaching Federation (ICF)
EMCC
and Association for Coaching
Subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn to hear the team from the Universal Coaching Alliance later in the year.
Marie shares her experience of training as a coach and the challenges she faced in taking the leap. She discusses the importance of being fully present with clients and the difference between mentor coaching and supervision. Marie emphasises the value of listening for echoes and allowing clients to hear their own essence. She encourages coaches to do their learning and training, but also to let go of models and be fully themselves in their coaching practice.
Contact Marie through Linked In or www/empower-world.com
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Coming Up:
Next: Mythbusting Coaching with Ben Dooley MCC
Soon: Moving Away from the Fixer Mindset with Chris Hewitt
Key Words
coaching journey, accreditations, training, mentor coaching, supervision, presence, listening for echoes

Jun 12, 2024 • 33min
S4 Episode 29: Become a Successful First-Time CEO with David Roche
In this episode of The Coaching Inn, Claire Pedrick interviews David Roche, a former CEO, coach, mentor, and author. David shares his journey from working in retail to becoming a successful first-time CEO. He discusses the importance of being a generalist and the value of coaching and mentoring for CEOs. David talks about his book, 'Become a Successful First Time CEO,' which offers insights and stories from his own experience and other CEOs. He is passionate about the need for better support and coaching for first-time CEOs to ensure their success.
Contact:
David@greyareacoaching.com
claire@3dcoaching.com
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Coming Up:
Next: Letting Go of Models and Being Fully Yourself as a Coach with Marie Quigley
Soon: The Benefits of Improvisation in Coaching with Julie Flower
Key Words
coaching, CEO, mentor, author, retail, journey, generalist, specialist, book industry, support, success

Jun 8, 2024 • 44min
S4 Episode 28: Open Table - Coaching and Higher Education
"Scaling coaching up to 600 students is possible and can have a significant impact."
Sarah Brooks
Today, Claire Pedrick hosts a conversation with Su Blanch, Claire Revell, Sarah Brooks, Sarah Marston and Jim Robinson about coaching and education - particularly but not exclusively higher education.
Guests share their experiences and insights. Topics discussed include incorporating coaching into the curriculum, the value of reflection and thinking space for students, and the challenges of scaling coaching approaches. We touch on the importance of creating a coaching culture within educational institutions and the potential benefits for both students and staff.
Here are Sarah Brooks’ articles
Why Thinking Critically about Career Choices is Important | Edge Foundation
The Career Development Plan: how large-group teaching helps to embed employability into the University curriculum for Business and Management students | Edge Foundation
Contact s.brooks@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact Details for everyone via Linked In:
Su Blanch
Claire Revell
Sarah Brooks
Sarah Marston
Jim Robinson
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Coming Up:
Next Episode: Become a Successful First-Time CEO with David Roche
Soon: Why I Chose to Train with 3D Coaching - Shaney Crawford
Key Words
coaching, higher education, curriculum, reflection, thinking space, scaling coaching, coaching culture, funding, resources

Jun 5, 2024 • 34min
S4 Episode 27 - Creating Psychological Safety with Helen Pattison from War Child
We know that we can gain useful insights by hearing what’s happening in different contexts and making meaning in our own. So today Claire is talking to Helen Pattison, Chief Executive of War Child UK, about the importance of psychological safety for children in war zones. She highlights the need for children to have a safe environment where they can thrive, play, and interact with others. War Child focuses on providing evidence-based interventions to help children recover from trauma, such as art therapy, sports interventions, and music. We talk about the power of music in making people feel better and reconnecting them to their ancestral stories. She also discusses the challenges of ensuring psychological safety for both staff members in the UK and local staff on the ground in conflict zones.
You can donate to War Child here: www.warchild.org.uk
Here is the story of the walks that began with Claire and Helen and a handful of others.
Check out Claire’s latest walking movement - Coaches Walking
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Coming Up:
Saturday: Open Table: Coaching and Higher Education
Key Words
psychological safety, children, war zones, trauma, evidence-based interventions, art therapy, sports interventions, music, ancestral stories, staff safety

May 29, 2024 • 33min
S4 Episode 26: Whiteness, Wealth and Power with Remi Adekoya
Remi Adekoya discusses power, privilege, and wealth through the lens of his experiences growing up in Nigeria and Poland. He explores how perceptions of race and economic development shape hierarchies and social dynamics. Remy emphasises the importance of economic success in challenging racial inequalities and calls for the empowerment of black African nations. He also highlights the role of hierarchies in society and how people's perceptions and behaviours are influenced by power and privilege.
Read Remi’s book : Whiteness, Wealth and Power
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Coming Up:
Next: Psychological Safety with Helen Pattison from War Child
Key Words
power, privilege, wealth, race, economic development, hierarchies, social dynamics, black African nations

May 22, 2024 • 37min
S4 Episode 25: Coaching and Physical Intelligence with Claire Dale
In this episode, Claire Pedrick interviews Claire Dale, a former choreographer and founder of the Physical Intelligence Institute. They discuss the role of the body and embodiment in coaching and leadership. Claire Dale shares her journey from choreography to coaching and explains how physical intelligence can enhance leadership skills. They explore the concept of an embodied model of leadership, which includes authority, inspiration, compassion, and analytical thinking. They also discuss the importance of flow in conversations and the use of movement and breath in coaching.
Find out more
www.physicalintelligenceinstitute.com/coachtraining use code 3DSPECIAL to get £400 off
Contact Claire Dale on Linked In
If you like this episode, subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform to hear new episodes as they drop. You can watch this episode, with subtitles on our YouTube Channel
Coming Up:
Next: Whiteness, Wealth and Power with Remi Adekoya
Soon: Letting Go of Models and Being Fully Yourself as a Coach with Marie Quigley
Keywords
coaching, leadership, body, embodiment, physical intelligence, choreography, authority, inspiration, compassion, analytical thinking, flow, movement, breath, Claire Pedrick, Claire Dale

May 17, 2024 • 46min
S4 Episode 24: Accessible Supervision Community with Claire Pedrick
At the end of International Coaching Week, Robbie Swale from The Coach’s Journey interviews Claire Pedrick about her supervision community.
They discuss the challenges of traditional one-to-one and group supervision and the need for a more accessible and affordable solution. Claire shares her journey of creating the supervision community, which offers different tiers of membership and live events for coaches to connect and learn from each other. The community provides a space for ongoing learning and support, allowing coaches to receive supervision based on their current workload.
The conversation highlights the importance of welcome and hospitality in creating a thriving community. The conversation explores the benefits of group learning for coaches and the importance of community in coaching. It discusses the different tiers of the supervision community and how they cater to coaches at various stages of their career. Claire shares her vision for the future of the community and the importance of succession planning.
an accessible and affordable solution for coaches seeking ongoing learning and support.
Different membership tiers provide coaches with options based on their needs and budget.
The online community cafe creates a sense of community and allow coaches to connect and learn from each other.
The community allows coaches to scale themselves and receive supervision based on their current workload.
Welcome and hospitality are key elements in creating a thriving community. Group learning in a coaching community is a fast way to upgrade knowledge and confidence in dealing with difficult coaching situations.
Joining a coaching community allows coaches to learn from the challenges and experiences of others, even if they haven't faced them personally yet.
The different tiers of a coaching community cater to coaches at different stages of their career and provide tailored support and resources.
Contact
Claire Pedrick claire@3dcoaching.com
https://www.patreon.com/clairepedrick
www.3dcoaching.com
Robbie Swale https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/
linkedin.com/in/robbieswale
If you like this episode, subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform to hear new episodes as they drop. You can watch this episode, with subtitles on our YouTube Channel
Coming Up:
Next: Coaching and Physical Intelligence with Claire Dale
Soon: Open Table: Coaching and Higher Education
Key Words
supervision community, coaching, accessibility, affordability, learning, support, membership tiers, live events, ongoing learning, welcome, hospitality, coaching, group learning, supervision community, tiers, asynchronous communication, personal connection, succession planning, Coach’s Journey