Welcome to this blog series that will explore how the ICF Code of Ethics, the ICF Core Competencies, and ICF’s PCC markers speak to diversity. …
ICF Statement, Ethics, Competencies, and Markers for Diversity
Center for Coaching Certification Coaching Skills
Coaching Skills
CMC versus MCC
The second level of training at the Center for Coaching Certification is called the Certified Master Coach. The International Coaching Federation offers a credential called …
CPC versus PCC
One of the things you may have noticed in recent times is ICF has gone to digital badging. If somebody does have a credential, they …
Avoid Making a Mistake with the Letters for Coaching Certification
What happens if somebody claims a coaching credential that they don’t have? Sometimes this gets noticed, sometimes it doesn’t. When it does get noticed for …
Demonstrating Credibility as a Coach
While technically, legally, anyone can call themselves a coach (including my dog 😊), like all professions have, coaching is moving toward either self-regulating or governments …
The Significance of Letters
What are we talking about with “the significance of letters”? As a professional, it’s important to have credentials. This means having letters after your name. …
Telling is a Fail – Asking is a Win
Think about parenting a teenager. As much as parents want their children to listen to what they are told, sometimes teens just have to make …
The Impact of a Coach Telling
In the previous blog a scenario used in the coach training class on ethics was provided where the coach gave the client the answer. In …
What if a coach gives the answer?
During the coaching certification class on ethics, one of the examples we use is of a coach that was hired by an organization to work …
Telling is NOT Coaching
One of the concepts that comes up in talking about coaching is what is coaching and how coaching works. Telling someone what to do and …