Listening and clear, direct language are essential skills for coaches in each and every coaching session. Coaches are called upon to challenge themselves and recognize …
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Coaching with Understanding
Different people think, feel, and prioritize differently. Because coaching is client-focused, it is the responsibility of the coach to understand their client – how they …
Coaching Ethics
The International Coach Federation, ICF, publishes a Code of Ethics for coaches. All members of the ICF subscribe to the Code of Ethics, agree to …
Exploring Coaching and Coach Training
Over the next several weeks, this blog is going to discuss coaching using the flow of the Certified Professional Coach program. For coaches who have …
Steps Now to Prepare for the Future in Coaching
Because the blog posts this week discussed the ICF and the move toward regulation of coaching, the question now is: What can a coach or …
Benefits of the ICF
Often coaches ask me about the International Coaching Federation and the benefits of membership. What are the pros, the cons, and the considerations? Cons – …
Coaching and Time
Sometimes people hire a coach because they want to learn time management. Other times people who want a coach don’t have the time to find …
Coach Training
At the same time more people than ever are going back to school or pursuing continuing education in specific fields of interest, the International Coaching …
Nicole Stragalas on the Certified Professional Coach program
The Center for Coaching Certification provides an engaging, energizing, and enlightening training and implementation process. When I signed up for the Certified Professional Coach program, …
Resources Support Opportunities
After exploring and prioritizing the gigantic goals and options, further supporting the opportunities requires identifying the resources for achieving goals. In coach training programs, coaches …