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Connecting with Clients
ICF Research tells us that the top two sources of new clients are referrals and public speaking. Sometime coaches hesitate to ask for referrals. Perhaps they don’t want to impose, or they think they are too new or they are … Read more
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Quit Selling and Start Coaching
The idea of becoming a coach and having your own business is exciting! You do the right things – complete your coach training, join the International Coaching Federation, set up your company, and you are ready! Now you are a … Read more
Reaching for the Aha
by Maravi Melendez-Davis www.linkedin.com/in/maravimd? New Manager: Ask the question. Me: (silence) New Manager: Why don’t you ask the question? Me: (silence) New Manager: (silence) Shortly after this conversation, I resigned without a plan. For a while, I woke and went to sleep thinking, “what was the … Read more
To Be A Coach
By Beth Donovan www.bethdonovan.com To Be A Coach In my way I sought to help, Those who needed me, It was then I got Coach Certified, At a school called CCC, I learned to help is not to advise, It’s … Read more
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Thriving Coaching Businesses
Thriving as a coaching business. What does this mean? I think of thriving in two different ways: one is coaches having a thriving business and the other is clients the coaches serve thriving. Coaching is more important than ever to … Read more
Coaching Face-to-face, on the Phone, or Virtually
Pre-pandemic 80% of all coaching was virtual. Since the pandemic, almost 100% of coaching is virtual. The coaches and clients who were meeting face-to-face were impacted the most. I had a funny conversation with one of our graduates, a coach … Read more
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ICF’s PCC Markers Speak to Diversity
When you pursue a credential with the ICF, you submit one recording for the ACC or two for the PCC or MCC of yourself coaching. The recording(s) are assessed using what are called the PCC Markers. The PCC Markers are … Read more
Coaching Competencies 7 and 8 Speak to Diversity
Competency 7. Evokes Awareness is defined as “facilitates client insight and learning by using tools and techniques such as powerful questioning, silence, metaphor, or analogy.” Which tools work is different for each client, which means understanding their context. For example, … Read more
Coaching Competencies 3 and 4 Speak to Diversity
Because competency 3 is focused on the agreement, consider the entire process with a diversity lens. How the formal agreement is done – verbally or in writing – calls for sensitivity to client culture. Exploring what the client wants to … Read more
Coaching Competency 2 Speaks to Diversity
Competency 2 is Embodies a Coaching Mindset. The definition for this competency is, “develops and maintains a mindset that is open, curious, flexible, and client centered.” This in and of itself speaks to the humility we want for diversity. When … Read more