I am soooo excited to announce (and celebrate) the release of my newest ebook, The Really Competent Coach: Setting the Foundation!
It’s for you: the growing coach. The coach who is truly dedicated to becoming the best coach that she (or he) can be. I’ve got you!
Writing these books has been a journey. When I graduated from Royal Roads University, where I took my coach training, I was on the lookout for a resource just like this. I was determined to earn my ICF credentials and even more importantly, measure my development as a coach against a set of standards. I couldn’t find a book to act as my mini reference guide for the trip. Consequently, I cobbled together my own set of notes (now kinda dog-eared and splattered with coffee).
Years later, while designing a coach training program for a corporate client, I searched again for a tool that my students could use to understand and integrate the ICF competencies into their work. Something easy to read and digestible that they could refer to again and again. No luck.
So I started to write the books I wish I’d had when honing my coaching skills. Voila! Two down, three to go!
I have always believed that when we teach something, we learn it twice (or thrice, or more). It has been my great privilege to deepen my learning of the ICF competencies as I work on articulating and interpreting them for my students and peers.
And now, I cast those words out into the world in the hope that they will land where they will be of most service to you, my fellow coaches.
Signing off now to get busy on the next book in the series!
Find out more about The Really Competent Coach series.
For the next 30 days, when you order the new book, you will also get my first ebook, The Really Competent Coach: Understanding the ICF Coach Core Competencies at a 50% discount.
Already read the first book? In what way was it valuable to you? Post a comment in the box below. I would love to hear from you!
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Author: Cathy Shaughnessy
Cathy Shaughnessy is an ICF Assessor and PRISM award-winning ICF Master Certified Coach. Cathy mentors credentialed coaches and she creates tools and programs to assist coaches to successfully earn their ICF Credentials. Get more information on Cathy’s group mentor coaching programs here. Check out the latest resource for coaches, How to Learn the ICF Competencies – 32 Fun Activities to Get You Started.
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Cathy Shaughnessy is an ICF Assessor and PRISM award-winning ICF Master Certified Coach. Cathy mentors credentialed coaches and she creates tools and programs to assist coaches to successfully earn their ICF Credentials. Get more information on Cathy’s group mentor coaching programs here. Check out the latest resource for coaches, How to Learn the ICF Competencies – 32 Fun Activities to Get You Started.
Click the image below to download the Free Easy Tracking Form for Coaches and get tools and resources from Cathy!