Describe your transition from {name the profession} to professional coaching as a Certified Coach? To help you learn how certified coaches got their start, we …
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Diversity and 5 Things to Do
Diversity is a currently a hot topic – over time it seems to ebb and flow in terms of public attention. Whether the focus is …
Using Coaching as a Professional Skill
How has coach training helped you in other professional roles? To help you acknowledge the value of coach training in other professions, we asked Coach …
Are you kidding me? 3 Crazy Claims about Coaching
Training is unnecessary and doesn’t matter. Any coach can effectively coach any client. Coaches give advice and suggestions. Okay – the first two claims are …
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. …
Meet Dr. Phildra Swagger, ACC, a CCC Trainer
www.PhildraSwagger.com Phildra Swagger is originally from North Carolina and holds a PHD. Â She thought she wanted to be a school superintendent because she believes in …
What if someone with no training identifies themselves as a professional coach?
Start by assuming positive intent. Then invite them to explore ICF’s website and to research the profession. Discuss the Core Competencies and the Code of …
Talk Openly, Focus on What You Control, and Value Relationships
Many things are happening on personal and professional levels with the pandemic, protests, etc. Another stressor – a risky one to discuss – is politics. …
Coaching through Blurred Lines: Where Personal and Professional Lives Meet Part 2
[Part-2] By Monique Betty https://moniquebetty.com/podcast  In Part-1 of Coaching through Blurred Lines blog, I shared an instance when my client, Paula, a product manager at …
Coaching through Blurred Lines: Where Personal and Professional Lives Meet
[Part-1] Â By Monique Betty, https://moniquebetty.com/podcast It is Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. and I have just started a coaching session with my client, Paula, who …