The International Coaching Federation defines the competency of Maintains Presence as, “Is fully conscious and present with the client, employing a style that is open, …
The Ultimate Guide to Coaching Presence
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5 Indications You Will Be a Good Coach
People often ask how they can know whether they will be a good coach. Some want to transition into coaching during their careers, and some …
How Companies Source Executive Coaches
How do you source executive coaches for your company? To help you gain insight into how companies source executive coaches, we asked CEOs and business …
The 4 Pillars of Being a Coach
Training As noted in the previous blog, training is essential for any professionally and this is certainly true for coaches given the nature of …
Becoming a Coach
What is the path to becoming a coach? To state the obvious, as with any profession it starts with education — training. Interestingly enough, it is …
The Progression to Engaging a Coach
There is a time and a place for training, mentoring, consulting, and coaching. Each serves an important person. The order in which each best serves …
Three Phases of Coaching Agreements
An agreement for a coaching relationship is called for in both the Code of Ethics and the Core Competencies of a coach from the International …
Ethics and Competencies work Hand-in-hand
The Code of Ethics and the Core Competencies from the International Coaching Federation, ICF, work hand-in-hand. If you want to demonstrate coaching competencies it requires …
Additional Learning Options
In addition to coach training and continuing coach education, because many of us are firm believers in being a life-long learned and value additional opportunities, …
The Ethics of Diversity
The International Coaching Federation published a statement of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and justice at https://coachfederation.org: “ICF Members and Credential-holders live and work in more than …