In order to explain the structure of a coaching session, Iâve observed there are roughly three phases to every coaching session; a Beginning Phase, a Middle Phase and an End Phase. (Okay, so some of you are leaving this article...
Category: #11 – Managing Progress and Accountability
Butterfly on the Wall Coaching Series
Have you ever wanted to be a "butterfly" on the wall hanging out (inconspicuously, of course) while an experienced coach is coaching their client? Here's a very rare, unique opportunity to get an insider's peek into the real relationship...
Part 2 – Distinctions on coaching session structure for ICF credential success
To read part 1 of this article, go here Managing Session Progress Once youâve established the coaching session agreement and invited the client to choose where to start exploring, you use your coaching skills to the best of your level...
Ways to conclude a coaching engagement
Coaching is a process that has a starting point, and eventually an ending point. Iâve previously written about how to create a coaching development plan and recommend reading that article in conjunction with this one. The purpose of any coaching engagement...
The (Incredible) value of checking in
This article was first published in ICF Coaching World, Issue 21. If you'd like to read it there, or access the incredible resources in the publication, you can access it here (it may take awhile to download). You can read...
Learning-inspired Questions and Creating Awareness
For those of you who know The Target Approach, youâll know that I consider the ICF Core Competency of Creating Awareness to be an âOutputâ competency, because it is a result or output of some of the other core competencies...
Group Coaching: how organizations can build a sustainable coaching culture
Have you ever struggled to answer these questions: âWhat is group coaching? How does it differ from individual coaching? What results do you get from group coaching?â Holly Williams of the Magus Group, recently co-authored the book, Being Coached: Group...
Partnering – the approach that differentiates coaching from other professions
The term âpartneringâ has become fashionable within the ICF and one that is critically important to understand, if you are seeking to be an effective coach. And itâs a term specifically used in five places in the PCC Markers, for...
The Difference between a Teacher and a Coach
by Karen Boskemper, PCC, Co-Leader of The Mentor Coaching Group, and ICF Assessor I was recently reading a Facebook post by spiritual teacher, educator and writer, Nithya Shanti (http://www.lovingsilence.org/), whose life work is committed to supporting those who wish to...
Ways a Coach completes a session
My last blog article was on âWhen a coaching session really begins.â In this article, I want to address the ways a coach completes a coaching session with their client. Here are five of the main ICF core competencies most...