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Choosing a Coach Part 5

When choosing a coach, in addition to asking about training received as noted in the previous post, consider the skills they have developed.  The International Coach Federation (ICF) has a list of eleven Core Competencies as detailed in a previous blog series.  When you are choosing a coach, these are the skills that indicate the effectiveness of your coach.

As an easy reference for you now, the skills include:

  1. Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards
  2. Establishing the Coaching Agreement
  3. Establishing Trust and Intimacy
  4. Coaching Presence
  5. Active Listening
  6. Powerful Questioning
  7. Direct Communication
  8. Creating Awareness
  9. Designing Actions
  10. Planning and Goal Setting
  11. Managing Process and Accountability

Assessing the skills of a coach is possible in several ways:

  • Research your coach online: visit their website and LinkedIn profile, read their bio and available recommendations.
  • Ask people you know for referrals.
  • Research the training they received.
  • During the interview, assess how the coach interacts with you and manages the conversation.

A coach honors your investment of time and money in the coaching relationship by taking training and developing their skills to provide a quality service.  Choosing a coach who demonstrates their commitment to professionalism in this way means you receive the value you want from the coaching relationship.

 

 

Cathy Liska

For content specific to coach training and coaching, guest blog posts are welcome.

Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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