{"id":8534,"date":"2019-11-28T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T11:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2019-10-28T19:13:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T19:13:02","slug":"how-do-i-determine-if-i-will-be-a-good-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/how-do-i-determine-if-i-will-be-a-good-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I determine if I will be a good coach?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask this question, my reaction is often that if you care enough to ask the question you care enough to learn how to be a great coach.<\/p>\n<p>What are the values and skills of a great coach?\u00a0 Often they include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compassion<\/li>\n<li>Empathy<\/li>\n<li>A desire to make a difference<\/li>\n<li>A willingness to be open<\/li>\n<li>Vulnerability<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to learning<\/li>\n<li>Confidence in the ability of the client to achieve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, coach training is designed to develop the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8535 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/linkedin-sales-navigator-EI50ZDA-l8Y-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"How do I determine if I will be a good coach? \" width=\"166\" height=\"249\" \/> of a coach:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional<\/li>\n<li>Establishing the Coaching Agreement<\/li>\n<li>Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client<\/li>\n<li>Coaching Presence<\/li>\n<li>Active Listening<\/li>\n<li>Powerful Questioning<\/li>\n<li>Direct Communication<\/li>\n<li>Creating Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Designing Actions<\/li>\n<li>Planning and Goal Setting<\/li>\n<li>Managing Progress and Accountability<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How can I tell which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/training.html\">coach training<\/a> is my best bet?\u00a0 The single most important consideration when choosing a coach training program is that it is approved by the International Coach Federation (ICF).\u00a0 The second most important consideration is whether the school is a member of the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO).\u00a0 Then look at additional accreditations offered.\u00a0 Check out the reviews and testimonials.\u00a0 Talk to the team at the school and talk with the trainer.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Center for Coaching Certification, check out our program reviews on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vendordirectory.shrm.org\/company\/742512\/reviews\">SHRM site<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/about\/faqs\/video-testimonials.html\">video testimonials<\/a> on YouTube.\u00a0 Learn about our team members and trainers.<\/p>\n<p>Connecting with the CCC team is also an opportunity to explore one-on-one your experience and skills and how they fit with becoming a coach.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask this question, my reaction is often that if you care enough to ask the question you care enough to learn how to &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,131,471,16,40],"tags":[625,522,278,48,274,1014,1013,205,507,575,603],"class_list":["post-8534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-coaching-program","category-coaching-skills","category-coaching-stories","category-tools-and-techniques","tag-acto","tag-ccc","tag-center-for-coaching-certification","tag-coach","tag-core-competencies","tag-ethical-coach-training","tag-good-coach","tag-icf","tag-international-coach-federation","tag-shrm","tag-youtube","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8536,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions\/8536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}