Learning how to assess using the ICF PCC Markers has been a very enlightening experience. Enlightening meaning sometimes the lights go on, and sometimes it feels like a dark tunnel with only a dim light in sight! Iām having to...
Category: #4 – Coaching Presence
Coaching Ethics – know when you are crossing a line
As part of a regular three year review process, the ICF updated their Code of Ethics in June 2015. There were some significant changes made, including in the language used. Here is a statement from the ICF, and you can...
Target these Competencies for Client Success!
Letās face it; thereās nothing like receiving some acknowledgement to make you feel good! As coaches and mentors, listening for what we can genuinely acknowledge in our client is an essential skill, one that builds trust and supports the client...
Recording for a credential? Ready Set Relax!
As a general principle in my life, Iām always looking for ways to reduce unnecessary self-created stress and anxiety because I'm aware itās our thinking about a situation that creates stress; there is very little inherent stress for most of...
Group Coaching: how organizations can build a sustainable coaching culture
Have you ever struggled to answer these questions: āWhat is group coaching? How does it differ from individual coaching? What results do you get from group coaching?ā Holly Williams of the Magus Group, recently co-authored the book, Being Coached: Group...
Assist your Coaching Client to Access Different Possibilities
There are two things I absolutely love to participate with regularly that reflect core values of mine: Bikram Yoga, and swimming in warm ocean water. These are among my favorite activities (along with watching high-performance athletes in action, and hanging...
How Partnering Improves Your Coaching Business
On May 14, 2015, I was guest speaker on The Coaching Perspective Radio Show a few hours before I was co-speaker with the fabulousĀ Linda Denton, PCC at the ICF Orange County Chapter meeting on the same topic. I was interviewed...
Holding the Space for a Client
As a mentor coach and ICF Assessor, I find myself often giving coaches feedback on āallowing more space for the clientā or āholding the space for the client.ā It struck me that this statement is pretty nebulous so what does...
Coaching Session Agreement – Distinctions by Credential
As a mentor coach and ICF Assessor, I hear the positive impact on the client when the coach takes the time to explore and clarify the coaching agreement for the session, and then uses the agreement as their compass through...
Coaching Presence – slow down to speed up
The world is a busy place! We are constantly āonā with our smartphone technology, even 24/7! If you work in an organization, youāre likely to be busy, busy, busy just getting work done each day. If you work in a...