Explore expert articles, practical coaching tools, leadership insights and workplace coaching resources from the Barefoot team and our wider coaching community.
Whether you’re considering coach training, developing your coaching skills, or embedding coaching in your organisation, you’ll find ideas you can apply straight away.
Take a look at some of the many theories, models, and concepts that form the foundation of our ICF accredited Flagship Coach Training Programme. But that’s not all. We’ll also share techniques and approaches from our other coaching programmes Certificate in Coaching Supervision, Team Coaching Practitioner Programme, and Grief Coaching.
I have been reflecting on my commitment to coaching supervision and it has taken me on a trip down memory lane. Here is an extract from “The Coaching Circular” – a magazine for Barefooters which I launched in 2006 and here is an article I wrote for the ICF in
How Are You Planning for 2025? For ICF-accredited coaches, maintaining your credential requires ongoing professional development. Every three years, credentialed coaches must earn 40 Continuing Coach Education (CCE) points to meet the International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) renewal requirements. CCE points are designed to ensure coaches remain informed, ethical, and effective
Breast Cancer Awareness Month came to close a few weeks ago, and it serves as an important reminder as to why charities such as Breast Cancer Now play a vital role in the UK. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, making up 15 per cent of
Here is an ‘old but gold’ coaching exercise that we often use at Barefoot towards the end of the year to reflect on our accomplishments, disappointments, and learning. We hope you will enjoy using it for yourselves, with your teams and with your coaching clients. The exercise comes with acknowledgement
After a five-year hiatus, the Barefoot Coaching Conference made a triumphant return, leaving attendees feeling reconnected, reenergised, and with a deeper understanding of belonging. Hosted at the Londoner Hotel in London, the event drew over two hundred Barefoot alumni from across the globe, offering a full day of powerful insights
At Barefoot Coaching, we deliver world‑class coaching and development for individuals and organisations, guided by values that shape how we work and who we are.
At the heart of everything we do is being distillers of knowledge, translating psychology and coaching theory into something humans can genuinely use. Our goal is simple: to make the world a brighter place through exceptional coaching.
One of the ways we live this purpose is by sharing our thinking openly. Through free resources and learning experiences, we create opportunities for anyone to experience the power of coaching, no matter where they are on their journey.
There’s no pressure and no sales tactics. Just a genuine desire to connect with people who are curious about coaching, leadership and psychology.
Develop your coaching skills with ICF Level 2 accredited training — blending tools, psychology, and practice, grounded in real coaching experience. Open to all backgrounds, with University of Chester options.
Our workplace coaching offer develops leaders and teams through practical tools, psychology, and real coaching expertise — building cultures of trust, resilience, and performance across every organisation.
Our Leader as Coach programme equips leaders with coaching skills to inspire, engage, and empower. Blending theory with practice, it transforms everyday conversations into opportunities for growth.
This dynamic programme blends advanced learning on group and team dynamics with practical coaching experience — empowering you to coach teams confidently. Accredited with 40 ICF CCE points.
This pioneering programme builds the skills, insight, and empathy to coach clients through grief and loss in all its forms. Accredited with 40 ICF CCE points.
