What is coaching?  The International Coach Federation (ICF), defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal …
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What, specifically, is wellness coaching? Wellness coaches partner with clients for positive and lasting change in terms of well-being. What, specifically, is well-being? Well-being includes …
Competencies, Models, and Processes
The coaching competencies plus various models and processes are easily and naturally intertwined during coaching relationships. The scenarios in the previous blogs give you a …
Wellness Coaching
Here is an example of a wellness coaching engagement using models, processes, and the coaching competencies. Visualize being hired for a wellness coaching relationship. The …
Life Coaching
Here is an example of a life coaching engagement using models, processes, and the coaching competencies. A colleague in your network refers a coachee who …
Career Coaching
Here is an example of a career coaching engagement using models, processes, and the coaching competencies. Envision a career coaching opportunity. Sometimes the challenge is …
Application of Models and Processes
At the Center for Coaching Certification, students are exposed to coaching agreements during their training. The following blogs are examples of coaching engagements using different …
Communication
Active Listening, Powerful Questioning, and Direct Communication are skills many have studied and at the same time, in coaching, the application is different. The irony …
Co-Create the Coaching Relationship
The competencies of Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Coachee plus Coaching Presence build on your ethics and agreement with a focus on adjusting your …
Setting the Foundation
At the Center for Coaching Certification, students learn that the competencies of Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards plus Establishing the Coaching Agreement call for …