Professional coaches get certified because they want to provide very best service possible  for their clients. Professional coaching is still a relatively young field with …
Four Ways to Spot a Great Coach
International Coaching Federation
Team Coaching Competencies Series – Competency 1
The International Coaching Federation created competencies for Team Coaching through an extensive process and working with experts. The Team Coaching competencies are additional points for …
Becoming a Coach Trainer
In the previous blog we explored reasons for becoming a coach. The reasons for becoming a coach trainer add on to that with a focus …
Path to Becoming a Coach
Sometimes the question is raised as to whether training is necessary to becoming a coach. Technically and legally, you can call yourself with no training. …
Coaching for Diversity
A go-to in many organizations when it comes to diversity is training. How successful has it been? Clearly the impact is limited. Just as coaching …
Name It to Tame It
At the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO) conference the week of June 8 to 12, 2020 many fabulous presentations and discussions focused on the …
Noteworthy Details in the New Code of Ethics
In addition to the overall format changes in the International Coaching Federation’s, ICF’s, Code of Ethics described in the previous blog, there is value in …
ICF’s New Code of Ethics
In December of 2019, the International Coaching Federation published the new Code of Ethics that then went into effect January 1, 2020. What are the …
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 …