by Kaleen Barbera www.linkedin.com/in/kaleenbarbera I think we all agree that we strive to be the best, most effective version of ourselves when it comes to …
Crossroads of Manager, Trainer, and Coach
Code of Ethics
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 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 …
What is Next in Coaching
As professions are defined and developed there is a growth process involving the development of ethics and standards. Once the standards are established the profession …
Ideas for Individual Success with Coaching
Coaching provides an average 600% return on investment (ROI). At the same time, there remains a challenge to the integrity of coaching due to the …
Facing the Challenge for The Coaching Profession
Given that the biggest challenge for the coaching profession is educating untrained coaches, uninformed organizations, and the general public, what can we do and how …
The Growth of Coaching
As the coaching profession grows and is formalized, it is worth looking at what is happening and what is possible in the future. At a …
How to Get Coach Training
Being a trained, certified coach is critical to the success of both the client and the coach. For the client, a trained coach means a …
Really? A ‘Coach’ Without Specific Training? Part 2
Those who call themselves a ‘coach’ without certified coach training do a disservice to themselves and to their clients. One justification for not going through …
Really? A ‘Coach’ Without Specific Training?
As new fields become professions they move from zero requirements to a defined amount of training along with ethical accountability. As a young profession coaching …