No matter how connected and collaborative you are, there are days when no one gets what you are going through. When the challenges you face are yours and yours alone. It’s true for all of us from time to time. I took a picture of the Lone Cypress while travelling on the 17-Mile drive along the … [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...]
How to Develop a Coaching Habit
Asking questions is a fundamental part of every definition of coaching I've read. That's why it is a skill that we coaches need to be continually developing. It is a critical talent for you leaders too. Especially if you want to take a coach approach to leadership. You know I love books! That's … [Read more...]
