Learning the ICF Competencies is an essential part of the credentialing process in coaching, and it helps us grow and develop into better versions of ourselves as coaches. But there are times when the learning process can be tiresome and dull. When that happens, we lose interest and … [Read more...]
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, … [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 … [Read more...]
You Need to Learn the ICF Competencies
Do coaches need to learn the ICF Competencies? Yes! I am routinely astonished at the number of coaches who submit credential recordings or write the Coach Knowledge Exam without ever having studied the competencies they are pledging to abide by. They show up for the exam but don't take the class … [Read more...]
Three Tips for ICF Credential Success
For many coaches, applying for your first or next ICF credential is on their wish list. Some of them are holding back from taking that step for fear of failing. Maybe that sounds like you! I understand. I think it was Tennyson, the poet, who said, “It’s better to have tried and failed than to have … [Read more...]
