Horses
Claire Pedrick MCC
Making supervision accessible to every coach | Simplifying Coaching | Human | Author | MCC Mentor Coach | Coaching Supervisor | Host at The Coaching Inn podcast | (Multi-Award Winning Person)
Horses, I am reliably informed, occupy space all by themselves. And when nearby humans do or say too much, the horses get physically stuck and their bodies lock up. The more the person tries to get them to do what they want, the more locked the horse becomes.
In conversations, when we do or say too much, the person we are talking to also gets stuck. Slowing down the pace so that we are fully working in partnership is an art that takes practice.
If you are trained with 3D or another coaching provider, our practicum is a great place to work on your pace. If you’re not a coach, see if you can get permission to record a conversation from with whom you have a 1-1. When you listen back, you’re not listening to yourself – you are noticing whether the pace of what you see is freeing or locking the processing of your colleague.
Working too much doesn’t work.
? 3D Coaching Ltd 2020
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My horse agrees! Less is more x He says very little but is always the best conversation I have each day