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Countdown to ICF Converge 2025: Your Roadmap to the Coaching Event of the Year

Every coaching journey has defining moments — those times when your thinking sharpens, your skills level up, and your purpose comes into focus. ICF Converge 2025 is designed to be…

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Coaching in Challenging Times

Explore how coaching in challenging times can support underrepresented professionals and help create more inclusive, resilient workplaces.

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Content Writing Ideas for Coaches

“As a coach, I don’t teach or tell people what to do. So, what will I write about?” Do you find yourself saying this whenever someone encourages you to grow…

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Inclusive Coaching for Neurodivergent Clients

Join us for a Career Coaching Community of Practice session, “Inclusive Coaching for Neurodivergent Clients,” where you’ll explore how to create more equitable, empowering experiences for neurodivergent clients and gain…

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Neurospicy Coaching: What You Need to Know to Recognize and Support Neurodiverse Clients

Many coaches already work with neurodiverse clients—but don’t always realize it. Differences like ADHD, autism, and anxiety can shape how clients think, communicate, and respond in coaching sessions. Without the right understanding, even well-meaning coaches may unintentionally create barriers to progress.

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Leveraging Speaking Opportunities to Build Your Coaching Brand

As a coach, you have insights to share. When you share this expertise, you partake in compelling thought leadership that can have an incredible ripple effect with the people you…

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International Coaching Federation Signs MOU with CPHR Canada to enhance services for HR professionals and coaches

Lexington, KY — International Coaching Federation (ICF) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada (CPHR Canada) today.  The…

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What an Equity Assessment Taught Us About Credentialing — and Why It Matters

At the heart of ICF’s credentialing philosophy is a simple but powerful principle: Every qualified candidate deserves a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competence as a coach. This…

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How Coaches Can Use AI in Sales — Without Losing the Human Connection

Something has changed in sales. Superhuman skills don’t set people apart anymore — but being authentically human sure does. That’s especially true as artificial intelligence (AI) tools proliferate. The problem…

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Breathing for Performance: Enhance Sleep, Focus, and Resilience in the Workplace

Discover breathing techniques with Patrick McKeown to boost energy, reduce stress, and improve focus and sleep quality.

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