Creating a Coaching Culture by Cathy Liska Coaching remains widely misunderstood. The terms mentor and consultant are often mistakenly used interchangeably with the term coach. …
Creating a Coaching Culture
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Coach Transparency with Them Self About Their Capacity
In the International Coaching Federation Code of Ethics, it states: “I will, at all times, strive to recognize personal issues that may impair, conflict, or …
Coach Transparency About Roles of the Coach and Client
Coaching remains a misunderstood profession and roles. Sometimes the term coach is used interchangeably with the term mentor, sometimes people think about a sports coach, …
Coach Transparency About the Coaching Agreement
The agreement process includes a conversation, providing a copy of the written agreement, discussing the agreement and answering questions, then finally signing the agreement. All …
Coach Transparency About Coaching Model and Coaching Process
When a client selects a coach, one of the commonly asked questions is about the coach’s coaching model and / or process. Coaches are readily …
Confidentiality
Coaching confidentiality is owed to the client – which is different than to the company or sponsor of the coaching. The ICF provides these definitions …
Coaching Notes
During coaching sessions, does the coach take notes? Some yes, some no. Do clients take notes? Some yes, some no. What are the reasons? For …
Coaching Challenges and Solutions 9
What if the client would be better served by a therapist? The first challenge with this question is that coaches are not trained to diagnose …
Coaching Challenges and Solutions 8
What if someone wants to be the coach and they have no training? Hundreds of years ago if someone wanted to be a doctor they …
Evaluating the Efficacy of Coaching
Companies that invest in coaching are interested in ensuring the money is well spent. Clients who hire a coach want to know the investment is …