The gold standard for being a coach is membership in the International Coaching Federation (ICF). The ICF requires 60 hours of training to become a …
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Top 10 Criteria for Selecting Coach Training
What is your top criteria for selecting a coach training program? To help you select the best coach training programs, we asked business leaders and …
The New ICF Journey to Becoming a Coach
With ICF changing how coach training is accredited, the journey to becoming a coach is looking different in the future. Starting in 2022, organizations can …
New Coach Training Accreditation from ICF
ICF is changing credentialing paths from ACSTH and ACTP to Level 1 and Level 2 respectively. What does this mean for you? Accredited coach training …
An Opportunity
Number 28 in the ICF Code of Ethics calls on coaches to do good. What does that mean? How can we do that? It starts …
The Ethics of Diversity
The International Coaching Federation published a statement of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and justice at https://coachfederation.org: “ICF Members and Credential-holders live and work in more than …
Choosing a Parent Coach for Your Family
by Tracy Prunty When you discover the possibilities of working with a parent coach, the next step is finding the right coach for your family. …
A Progression of Services
Many coaches offer multiple services. Most common are training, consulting, or mentoring, and creating plus providing written or verbal content. Often these different services are …
The Impact of a Coach’s Words
During coach training we often joke that learning coaching is learning a new language. This is true because the words we normally use and the …
The Tool
A powerful tool used for supporting positive and proactive focus while also building confidence is taught in the Certified Professional Coach program. The impact of …