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Welcome to this monthly podcast in which Clare Norman and Steve Ridgley ‘lift the lid’ on coaching supervision. We are both experienced coaches and coach supervisors, passionate about the value that comes from supervision. We will share our experiences, knowledge, wisdom and insight as we set out in this podcast series to explore what supervision is, what it isn’t, what it’s like, how you might show up, what you might bring and how to get the most out of supervision. We will share stories on this journey. Sometimes our personal stories, both as a coach and as a supervisor, but also examples of what coaches have brought to some of our supervision sessions. It’s basically just Clare and Steve having a chat, swapping anecdotes and lifting the lid on key questions that might exist for coaches who are yet to explore supervision or who don’t feel they get value from being in supervision. Questions such as… How is supervision different to coaching? Group supervision, mentor coaching, 1-2-1, peer supervision - which do I choose? What should I take to supervision? Am I resourced enough to coach? Can I talk about my business with my supervisor? Am I in a rut as a coach? How do I move my client forward? Am I leading my client? Is the goal everything? … and much much more. Join us on our monthly exploration of coaching supervision as we set out to tell some truths and lift the lid on supervision. You can reach us directly at: Clare Norman - [email protected] Steve Ridgley - [email protected] If you would like to know more, or for us to explore a specific topic, send us your question. This podcast is supported by: The Trusted Coach Directory www.trustedcoachdirectory.com The Association of Coaching Supervisors https://www.associationofcoachingsupervisors.com/supervisors/search and McGraw Hill Publishing https://www.mheducation.co.uk/mentor-coaching-a-practical-guide-9780335248797-emea-group

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Lifting The Lid - Episode 140 - The final episode - the one where we mark the ending and celebrate success

2026/01/20

The final episode - the one where we mark the ending and celebrate success Clare and Steve bring the podcast to a close, celebrating the journey, the friendship, the learning, the relationship - and with true parallel process, notice how these are all elements of the coach/client and coach/supervision relationship. The experience had been deeply reflective for both Clare and Steve and somewhat unexpectedly, they have gained so much personally from the explorations they have shared. They exchange what they are taking with them from the five years and what opportunity an ending offers. Go well listeners and a great big 'thank you!' from us both.

Lifting The Lid - Episode 139 - The full circle episode - the one where we reminisce

2025/12/16

In today’s episode, Steve and Clare reflect on the 5+ years that they have been recording together. How time flies when you are learning together! We reminisce about the original hopes and intentions - around encouraging more coaches to invest in supervision. We wonder at the supervision that we have offered each other, out loud with you listening in, via these conversations. We also look into our crystal ball to explore a little of what might be coming in the future of supervision and coaching, much of which is already happening! We hope that you have been changed by listening in, as we feel changed by recording.

Lifting The Lid - Episode 138 - Is Supervision just lazy coaching? - The one with the plethorists

2025/11/18

Prompted by a great question Clare was asked, we explore whether supervision, because it allows for advice giving, is in fact just lazy coaching? We explore the challenges, the focus, the facilitation, the timeframes, the co-learning, the breadth and plethora of topics as we lift the lid a touch further on what supervision can be.

Lifting The Lid - Episode 137 - What we take to supervision - The one where themes become the theme

2025/10/21

This podcast sometimes looks at what has presented itself at Clare and Steve's supervision 1-1s and groups. In this episode, they step into their own vulnerability to share the themes they are taking to their own supervision of their coaching and supervision. Those themes? Landscapes and love, confidence and complacency, the risks and the rewards.

Lifting The Lid - Episode 136 - Perspective - The one where the artist knows

2025/09/16

Clare and Steve explore how shifting our perspective can change how we show up and how we coach. Maybe it's through whose eyes we are seeing the problem, maybe it's where we're looking from, when we're looking, how our energy and state influence our perspective, or maybe something else? Reviewing and reflecting on the dimensions of our perspective on a situation can be an invaluable reflection and lead to unexpected shifts in our work. Maybe share your sense of your perspective on some aspect of your work next time you go to supervision?

Lifting The Lid - Episode 135 - Client epiphany - The one where five minutes matters

2025/08/19

What if your client comes alive with only 5 minutes of the session to go? How does that impact you, the coach, and what flexibility should we have for our clients' needs? Where does contracting come in and are we too focused on the transactional elements of that and on our needs? Could we pay more attention to our client's emotional and psychological needs and be contracting more on endings and on the spaces between coaching sessions?

Lifting The Lid - Episode 134 - Collective responsibility in the group - The one about asking for what you need

2025/07/15

In this podcast, you will hear Clare and Steve discussing group supervision in particular, and how to recontract with the group for what you need. This is not just about what you need from the supervisor, but what you need and want from the group. In self-led supervision (as Louise Shepperd would call it, you have a collective responsibility as a group to define your boundaries, limits, preferences and deal-breakers (Terri Cole). This is for all to decide, and must not bypass group discussion by relying on the supervisor to “put things right”. How do you show up in groups? Are you there for yourself alone, or do you see yourself having collective responsibility to the group’s learning?

Lifting The Lid - Episode 133 - Duty of Care - The one with the Peacock's Tail

2025/06/17

If you have considered supervision, but not yet taken the plunge, one core reason you might, is duty of care. When might the duty of care to your client, the client's wider system - eg their family or team, or duty of care for yourself, challenge your coaching? Would you even spot it? Is supervision itself an act of duty of care to self? Coaching can be a lonely business, and supervision can support you in that. Steve and Clare also touch on where ethics, boundaries and duty of care meet. Steve introduces the concept of the Peacock's Tail, a systemic representation of systems of belonging.

Lifting The Lid - Episode 132 - Wrappers around our work - The one with the sweeties

2025/05/20

Coaching is more than just the session itself. It’s also about the wrap-arounds that create the container – and as is often the case, Steve and Clare find a metaphor that’s useful to their own understanding, that of a boiled sweet (the coaching or supervision itself) with a wrapper that has twisted ends. There are so many aspects to creating this wrapper – the contract being one, but also the work of the coaching custodian before coach and thinker even get to talk to each other, then there’s the preparatory work that we might ask the thinker to think through and the analysis afterwards. And all of this applies to us when we go into supervision too.

Lifting The Lid - Episode 131 - Changing world order - the one where we "slough it off"

2025/04/15

In this episode, Clare and Steve talk about the impact of economic decisions (whether by our own UK government by the US presidency or elsewhere in the world). This conversation was triggered by a communication from a coaching platform to its coaches, but it became much more wide-ranging, as we talked about ripple effects in all areas of our work. We ask the question “Who tells coaches what we can and cannot do?” and then we meander into other arenas, including a reflection about the confidentiality and data protection of our virtual software platforms and other coach tech. As they say after potentially triggering TV shows, “If you are affected by the content of this programme, you can get help by…” talking with your supervisor. You do not need to face this alone. Get in touch if you need to talk: Clare Norman [email protected] Steve Ridgley [email protected]

Lifting The Lid - Episode 130 - Mental Health Expertise - The one with the moment of self doubt

2025/03/18

Clare and Steve explore what we as coaches might be expected to know, or do, when starting work with a client who has a diagnosed mental health condition. Even without clinical knowledge, is it possible to contract and move forward in a coaching relationship? How can supervision support you? What if your client has said nothing, but you have a suspicion that there might be a mental health condition present? If you yourself have a diagnosable mental health condition as a coach, what might you expect from a supervisor?

Lifting The Lid - Episode 129 - Platforms and Associateships

2025/02/18

In this episode, Clare and Steve are joined by Ginny Baillie who has much to say about associate work whether that is via a coaching platform or through an associate coaching company. We talk about the need for thinkers to have awareness, willingness and responsibility for the coaching to make an impact, and how current models of associate work may not be setting thinkers up for success against these criteria. Relationship building is top of Ginny’s top tips for associate work. She mentions two useful books: The Prosperous Coach https://amzn.eu/d/070wFzOs and The Journey of a Prosperous Coach https://amzn.eu/d/06r7fxFq You can find out more about Ginny at HOME | Ginny Baillie coaching

Lifting The Lid - Episode 128 - Three way contract - The one where the rider is chocolate

2025/01/21

In today’s episode, Steve and Clare ask the question ‘who is the customer’ when the organisation is paying for coaching. The discussion meanders (as always) through the coach’s obligations in the three-way contractthe data (source unknown) suggests that 91% of clients change what they want from coaching part-way through the coachinggoing with the flowthe coach understanding the leadership development strategy of the organisation by way of context for the coachingthe coaching custodian’s role in all of this. A term coined by Clare and Sam Humphrey in Clare's new book, Cultivating Coachability the influence that the coach can have on said coaching custodians, once the coach has figured out their own guiding principlesEnjoy dear listeners! This podcast series is supported by Trusted Coach Directory In an unregulated industry, where anyone can call themselves a coach, the Trusted Coach Directory exists to raise the profile, credibility and standard of professional coaches and supervisors. Visit TrustedCoachDirectory.com

Lifting The Lid - Episode 127 - The client wants to do what? - The one with the inner imp

2024/12/17

"What if you, the coach, think the learner/client's idea is 'bonkers', do you stick to a coaching frame or not?" - this was a question a coach brought to supervision recently. Clare and Steve explore this idea, confessing that we might all have guilty imps where we might deviate from the formal 'proper' coaching path. What strategies might you take when your inner imp says "You know this approach isn't proper, but go on, do it ...." This leads the conversation to the benefits of bringing the seemingly insignificant to supervision; also bringing our blindspots - confessing our in-the-moment self-realisation, inspired through the thoughts, approaches and comments other coaches bring to group supervision - being vulnerable enough to admit that we too have a guilty secret. The conversation turns to the power within bringing simple, small items to supervision - Less is more often when we come to supervision. The conversation meanders to right and wrong paths, right and wrong questions and the unconscious bias in our unintentional leading of our clients, which leads to an 'ouch' moment... and a listener award. This podcast series is supported by Trusted Coach Directory In an unregulated industry, where anyone can call themselves a coach, the Trusted Coach Directory exists to raise the profile, credibility and standard of professional coaches and supervisors. Visit TrustedCoachDirectory.com

Lifting The Lid - Episode 126 - "I'm not good enough" - The one where we talk about right-sizing yourself as a coach

2024/11/19

Clare and Steve discuss some common challenges for coaches, beginning with feeling inadequate or "not good enough," often stemming from a lack of external feedback after completing coach training. They note this "playing small" mindset typically evolves over time into a desire to "play bigger" and have more impact. And yet, even experienced coaches can doubt themselves. Also, if we play too big we risk reducing the 'size' of our clients or our fellow coaches in group supervision. Right-sizing ourselves is a never-ending quest. Contrary to this idea of a quest though, the conversation touches both Clare and Steve in the profound realisation that acknowledgement is the key to supervision. Acknowledging who you are, where you are, and what you are feeling no matter whether you think this is “big enough” to bring to supervision. In doing so, the paradoxical nature of change will enable your growth without the need to strive. We are all good enough! This podcast series is supported by Trusted Coach Directory In an unregulated industry, where anyone can call themselves a coach, the Trusted Coach Directory exists to raise the profile, credibility and standard of professional coaches and supervisors. Visit TrustedCoachDirectory.com

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