By Beth Donovan www.bethdonovan.com To Be A Coach In my way I sought to help, Those who needed me, It was then I got Coach …
To Be A Coach
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Coaching Face-to-face, on the Phone, or Virtually
Pre-pandemic 80% of all coaching was virtual. Since the pandemic, almost 100% of coaching is virtual. The coaches and clients who were meeting face-to-face were …
Coaching Competencies 7 and 8 Speak to Diversity
Competency 7. Evokes Awareness is defined as “facilitates client insight and learning by using tools and techniques such as powerful questioning, silence, metaphor, or analogy.” …
Coaching Competencies 3 and 4 Speak to Diversity
Because competency 3 is focused on the agreement, consider the entire process with a diversity lens. How the formal agreement is done – verbally or …
Coaching Ethics Speak to Diversity
Consider how specific points from the Code of Ethics speak to diversity. The ICF Code of Ethics number 11 says: “am aware of and actively …
Be Ethical: Accurately Name the Designation
A common mistake that coaches make is changing their designation. They simply name themselves whatever they want to name themselves. For example, they take a …
CMC versus MCC
The second level of training at the Center for Coaching Certification is called the Certified Master Coach. The International Coaching Federation offers a credential called …
Demonstrating Credibility as a Coach
While technically, legally, anyone can call themselves a coach (including my dog 😊), like all professions have, coaching is moving toward either self-regulating or governments …
The Significance of Letters
What are we talking about with “the significance of letters”? As a professional, it’s important to have credentials. This means having letters after your name. …
Telling is a Fail – Asking is a Win
Think about parenting a teenager. As much as parents want their children to listen to what they are told, sometimes teens just have to make …