Learning the ICF Competencies can be tricky! This new tool will help you learn and anchor these fundamental concepts. Maybe, like me, you were very familiar with the original eleven ICF competencies and found you had to shift your focus when the updated eight competencies arrived on the coaching scene. As a mentor coach and ICF Assessor, I had to get on board fast to learn the competencies to … read more

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What is International Coaching Week?
International Coaching Week (ICW) is an annual event that celebrates the power of coaching and promotes its benefits to people all around the world. It is so fitting that it happens every spring. For those of us in Southwestern Ontario, leaves are emerging once again on the trees. Daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths are popping up in gardens. It’s a season of growth. It’s also a wonderful time … read more

Making Coach Learning Active
Learning and integrating the ICF competencies into your coaching is not easy. The old saying, ‘Don’t worry. It’s just like riding a bike,’ doesn’t apply. Once you learn to ride a bike, you are not likely to forget. This article I came across recently in Scientific American briefly explains that phenomenon. The ICF coach competency model is a core body of knowledge that is integral to the … read more

If you are a leader you are success oriented. Your talents, competencies, skills and abilities have become finely-tuned in the daily achievement of results. … more ...

Track your professional reading! It counts for Resource Development (RD) CCE units, and you can earn up to 16 units! Easy to use Excel table Books and … more

Working with a mentor can help coaches achieve excellence in their work. In fact, the International Coach Federation requires 10 hours of mentor coaching with a qualified mentor … more