The short answer: when you have completed at least some training and are committed to completing the 60 hours of training required by the International …
When is it OK to say you are a Coach?
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A Challenge for Professional Coaches
The International Coach Federation, ICF, has conducted surveys about the challenges facing the coaching profession. Consistently a top cited challenge is untrained coaches and in …
Coaching is a Top Business Opportunity … and Success Takes Doing the Work!
The idea of building the field and they will come is lovely. How real and effective is that philosophy? In terms of being a coach …
OK – I get it – Coach Training is a Smart Move – Now what? A Checklist.
After arriving at the conclusion that coach training is a smart move – whether because an employer or potential employer wants It, because of personal …
Review How Coaching is Unique
Consider all the various service-based professionals: attorneys, financial planners, doctors, mental health professionals, human resource professionals, trainers, educators, and consultants to name some. In each …
Review of Positive versus Negative
In many different fields having negative people call attention to certain facts or factors can be helpful. At the same time being negative means focusing …
Coaching is a Top Personal Competency
Ask a few people you know what holds them back from achieving what they want and the most common response you are likely to get …
Coaching is a Top Workplace Competency
Here is a challenge for you: go online and search what skills are sought by employers and their recruiters. You will find the various articles …
Coaching: Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
In the ICF Comparison Table on how coaching competencies are evaluated, the information includes these statements: Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client – Coach …
Coaching on Sensitive Topics
What is the role of the coach when there are sensitive topics? In coaching, sensitive topics are part of the conversation. Consider the ICF definition …