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Keep your Coaching Hat On
Coaching skills are a powerful set of behaviors based in a belief that every person being coached has more wisdom about themselves and their circumstances than they may realize. And that with well-structured questions, and observations, offered to the person...
ICF releases Updated MCC Minimum Skills Requirements for Performance Evaluations
This article refers to the information published by ICF (Credentials and Standards) June 2022 about behavioral and coaching skill requirements of a Master Certified Coach (MCC) used to assess MCC credential applications received from August 1, 2022. The intention of...
ICF releases Updated ACC Minimum Skills Requirements for Performance Evaluations
This article refers to the information published by ICF (Credentials and Standards) June 2022 about behavioral and coaching skill requirements of an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) used to assess ACC credential applications received from August 1, 2022. The intention of...
Coaching self-talk
As coaches, we often support clients, through our non-judgmental listening, observations and questions, to become aware of what they are saying to themselves about themselves and their circumstances. This is commonly referred to as “self-talk.” There are circumstances in life...
Whose perspective is it anyway?
As a result of questions a coach asks, or observations a coach offers, clients will often say something like; “I’ve never thought of ‘it’ (my situation or myself) in that way before.” “That’s a different way for me to look...
ICF releases implementation timeline for updates to Credentialing Process
On April 7, 2022, ICF sent an email announcement to all ICF credential-holders with an update on the ICF Credentialing Process for ACC, PCC and MCC applications received from August 1, 2022. This includes changes to coach training education and...
Coaching client non-verbal information
As coaches, there are many things to be listening for as a client speaks, more than their words alone. This article explores some of the non-verbal communication to pay attention to, often also called client “somatic” information. Non-verbal information can...
Train like an Olympian
The Winter Olympic Games 2022 have been underway for about 11 days so far, with about 5 days remaining. Every 4 years feels like a treasure chest to me, watching the best athletes in the world compete against each other...
A learning mindset never ends
Learning a new skill to a higher level of proficiency takes more than just time, practice and repetition; it involves motivation, tenacity, iteration, and consistency of effort. Most often, there are beliefs and habits to be examined and shifted, plus...