The average coaching relationship lasts one year. Some coaching relationships are just a few sessions and others continue for several years. For internal coaching programs, …
Length of Coaching Engagement
Center for Coaching Certification Skills, Tools and Techniques
Skills Tools and Techniques
Exchange of Information from Coaching
In the International Coaching Federation’s Code of Ethics, the following definitions clarify roles for coaching relationship: Client: The “client” is the person(s) being coached. Sponsor: …
Coaching Information Management
Companies generally have policies in place on how information is handled. For general forms and agreements used in a coaching program, this applies. For notes …
Matching Coach and Coachee
For both internal and external coaches, ensuring they are a good match for the individual coachee is a critical component of the coaching engagement. The …
Selecting External Coaches
Best practices for organization’s coaching programs include having internal coaches (employees) for entry level to mid-level management employees and external coaches (hired service providers) for …
Selecting Internal Coaches
Internal coaching programs by definition involve employees who serve as coaches either as their primary function or in addition to their primary function. In establishing …
Practice Adjusting to Client Thinking
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan As my new client and I shifted from her sharing the past achievements from the previous week, I asked her …
Practice Identifying and Adjusting to Learning Styles
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan I am fascinated by the different learning styles that people use. One of the reasons for this is that I …
Practice Asking Questions
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan One of the things I am practicing from my coaching class is asking more questions. For me, I feel this …
Intentionally Listening
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan Most people get by with listening with just their ears. What does this mean? This means that the words being …