Its easy to forget how important the last few minutes of a coaching session can be to solidify the clients growth and awareness from the conversation. A robust discussion of potential supports, actio

Along with ethical practice, the ICF provides us with a set of core values as coaches. Here we explore some of the nuance of the 4 Core Values and they remind us of our responsibility and privelege of

What happens when a client has a new insight or gains information that they want to practice in their lives? How do we as coaches shine that light and at the same time check in with the client for ali

What decisions are we making as we are coaching our clients and what are we basing those decisions on? A coaching session is fluid and we are always making decisions about what questions to ask and wh

Questions, questions, questions. Its all about curiosity and questioning, but what kinds of questions and when do we ask them? How do we learn about a new client and how do we build on that learning

What does it mean to partner with a client and the stakeholders for a coaching engagement? What are the considerations regarding confidentiality and clarity around expectations? How do you know whethe

Listening actively means going beyond a clients words and noticing emotions, energy and body language. And then it is important that we are reflecting these in a way that is neutral and non-judgmenta

How do our beliefs, culture and context inform our coaching? How do we prioritize our ongoing growth as a coach to benefit ourselves and our clients.Competency 2.4 & 2.8

What role do we have in building our clients autonomy through adapting our coaching style to support the clients perceptions, talents and insights?Commpetencies 4.2 & 4.3

The ICF has a robust Code of Ethics and to support the Code of Ethics, the ICF offers two excellent resources. The first is the Ethics Assist Line for coaches +1 859 226-4245. The second resource is t