When a client is experiencing grief, how does a coach ensure they are coaching instead of providing mental health services? One of the challenges the …
Code of Ethics
Coaching and Addiction
Imagine getting a referral from a coaching client – they want you to work with someone that “really needs” a coach. The client shares with …
A Coaching Conflict of Interest
Business coaches focus on working with clients who own small to mid-sized businesses. During the coaching process, topics include business operations, marketing, growth, and sustainability. …
Coaching Client Progress Report
As a Certified Professional Coach, many of you are working with companies and coaching their employees – either internally or externally. The coach must determine …
What the Coach Can Do About the Company Secret
On Monday the blog post gave a situation wherein the company told the coach that they wanted an employee, the coaching client, to leave the …
Coach Told a Company-held Secret
The phone rings and someone from a large company is asking about your coaching services. They want you to coach an employee because of inter-personal …
Coaching Client Dating a Colleague
Imagine this dilemma: You are hired by a company to coach an employee. After working with the employee, your coaching client, for several months you …
Internal or External Executive Coach?
Increasingly organizations are utilizing coaches for the executives, leaders, and high potential employees. The question is often whether to have an internal employee serve as …
ICF Member Coach Benefits
Professionals in most industries have membership organizations that provide information, continuing education opportunities, networking with colleagues, and more. This is true in coaching too. While …
Achieve and Sustain Excellence in Coaching 7
Excellence in coaching goes deeper than having competence and a Code of Ethics – it requires walking the talk. While this seems obvious, it is …