Briefings

Coaches and mentors bring recurring themes to Ask David. David Clutterbuck picks them up here.

• Actually, I’d prefer to talk to a machine….

  It is almost a decade since an AI therapist called Ellie created shockwaves in therapy and coaching: veterans with PTSD preferred talking to an AI over a human.

• Stuckness

  Coaches and mentors using Ask David are frequently discussing the subject of client stuckness. Here is why it may be the most valuable part of the work.

• So, what's your elevator pitch as a coach or a mentor?

  In almost any other profession it is relatively easy to explain what you do. With coaching it is very different. Here is a simple exercise that fixes it.

• Working with self-doubt

  Self-doubt and its big brother imposter syndrome affect a high proportion of people, and coaches are no exception. In fact they may be more prone than most.

• Supporting pre- and post-supervision reflection

  Becoming a mature coach is a parallel process to becoming a mature supervisee. So what does a mature supervisee actually look like?