Business coaching focuses on individuals who own or operate small businesses. Often there are components of training and consulting along with the coaching. How do …
coaching niche
Career Coaching
While the concept of career coaching on the surface seems to define what happens in the career coaching relationship, the reality is that what happens …
Know What Matters for Your Client
When you have chosen a niche, or area of expertise, you as the coach benefit by continuing to learn and by staying engaged in that …
Know Your Market
In the previous blog article we talked about the questions to ask yourself when defining who your ideal client is and the fit with your …
How do you define your ideal client?
If you as a coach can choose to work with any client, what type of client would that be? To define your ideal client, ask …
Who is Your Coaching Client?
As a coach, planning and marketing your coaching business often begins with considering who your ideal client is so that you plan appropriately. Defining your …
Case Study aligned the first section of the ICF 11 Core Competencies
In the first blog post of this series the case study was set up; now explore what happens side-by-side with the 11 Core Competencies. Setting …
Case Study aligned with the ICF 11 Core Competencies
The ICF, International Coach Federation, publishes 11 Core Competencies for coaches and these are separated into four sections: Setting the Foundation Co-creating the Relationship Communicating …
Finding an Internal or External Coach
An internal coach is an employee of the company wherein they provide coaching services to other employees. An external coach is hired as a business …
Career Coaching Story
Jordan was looking for a job and struggling. A friend suggested hiring a career coach. Jordan did a little looking online and then decided that …