I added a new article that adds to this article, called Coaching verbally expressive clients I’m pretty sure every coach has had a client who speaks a lot. And then speaks a lot more. And then some. You may have...
Category: MCC Skill
Surrendering the mind
There’s a paradox present for coaches; simultaneously to know and practice good coaching skills, and yet not knowing how those coaching skills will best serve our client, in this coaching session. I’m working from the premise that we believe that...
Why am I still writing?
When I first began coaching 20 years ago, I was like every other new coach; trying to figure out how to use questions as a main way of drawing out knowledge from my client. This was so different than the...
Flossing the mind
For many coaches, recording coaching sessions to submit to the ICF can bring up anxiety and stress-filled thoughts, and scary feelings of inadequacy. This is ‘normal'; we are exposed to school exams in childhood, and we are either an A...
ICF announces changes to MCC, PCC and ACC credential applications and renewals
Today, February 15, 2018, the International Coach Federation (ICF) announced a range of changes that will affect the MCC, PCC and ACC credential applications. Rather than outline them all here, I've made a PDF of the email I received today...
Three ways to prepare for your coaching client conversation
In my capacity as a trainer of coaches, and as a mentor coach, I’m often asked how I prepare for my coaching conversations. There are some bigger picture things, and then simple in-the-moment things that I’ve found work for me,...
Ten Characteristics of MCC Skill Level
As a Mentor Coach for MCC credential preparation, I’m constantly in the study of what indicates MCC skill level coaching. As an ICF MCC Assessor, I’m aware of distinctions that maybe a lot of other coaches are not privy to,...