The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “a strategic partnership in which the coach empowers the client to clarify goals, create action plans, move …
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Coaching Compared with Other Roles
As of this writing, coaching remains widely misunderstood. Some think of sports coaching where the coach is telling the athletes what to do and driving …
Getting Involved for Diversity and Increased Access
On an organizational level, what can be done to increase diversity and access to coaching? As an example, Vanderbilt wrote about what they are doing …
How will Mentor Coaching help me?
In the previous blog, you read how the International Coach Federation, ICF, defines mentor coaching from https://coachfederation.org/mentor-coaching. If you are pursuing your ACC, PCC, or …
What is Mentor Coaching?
What is a mentor? A mentor is someone who has experience and wisdom that they pass on. A mentor gives advice. What is a coach? …
I want to become a coach!
The gold standard for being a coach is membership in the International Coach Federation (ICF). The ICF requires 60 hours of training to become a …
A Coaching Model for All
One of the challenges in the coaching profession is a clear definition of coaching and ensuring that as coaching professionals we have one Code of …
What can a career coach offer me?
A career coach provides a specific process for you to explore your interests, skills, possibilities, and opportunities. A career coach then works with you to identify …
Are coaches trained?
Professional coaches are trained. Unfortunately, there are many calling themselves a coach who do not have training. Because coaching is a self-regulated profession, there are …
Facilitating Learning and Results for Engaging Coaching Clients
In the last three blogs we covered specific application of the core competencies of a coach for engaging coaching clients. The Core Competencies are from …