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Group Coaching Supervision: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies

July 25, 2023

Coaching supervision is a reflective process designed to enhance the competence of coaches and to ensure we are fit for purpose. Supervision has three main functions: normative (exploring ethical challenges), developmental (supporting coaches in improving their practice), and supportive (promoting personal well-being). Group coaching supervision, a form of supervision that involves a group of coaches …read more.

Building Initial Trust while Coaching Family Businesses

July 18, 2023

Family businesses contribute to almost 70% of the annual GDP of most developed and developing countries. However, they surprisingly remain an underserved target group for the coaching industry worldwide. Unlike present-day startups, family businesses prioritize legacy and longevity over short-term success. This focus informs their long-term vision and their risk-taking ability. Family businesses also tend …read more.

Trauma-Responsive Coaching: The Advanced Skills Needed to Navigate What’s Next

July 11, 2023

Coaches increasingly find themselves holding space for the emotional toll that unrelenting toxic stress has taken on their clients. Across industries and around the world, professionals are reporting extreme burnout, fear, exhaustion, rage, disengagement, and apathy — both in themselves and those they lead. All of this is compounded by attrition and recruitment challenges, resulting …read more.

Polarity Coaching: An Approach

July 6, 2023

“I’m over it,” your client declares. “Okay… I guess we will get right into it today.” You smile in reply. “What is it you are over?” What is it all of us are over? Polarization. It has crept into our daily lives, exacerbated by the distance of social media. Digital distance allows people to feel …read more.

5 Things to Know About Coaching the Inner Critic

June 12, 2023

As coaches, we know how influential that voice in our heads can be. We see it limiting what our clients believe is possible for them. We experience it draining our own energy. We know that if we could all be free of its destructive messages, life would be much easier, more fun, and more productive. …read more.

7 Reasons for Professional Coaches to Learn Improvisation Skills

June 5, 2023

Many people assume that improvisation is something that some people are just good at and that it’s all about performing and being funny on a stage. The truth is that improvisation concepts and skills can be learned and practiced.  They can also be a game changer in your coaching — and in every other aspect …read more.

4 Tips to Convince Your Boss to Invest in Your ICF Converge 2023 Experience

May 1, 2023

ICF Converge is a premier coaching event that offers you the opportunity to make meaningful connections with like-minded professionals and industry influencers who share your passion for exploring and accelerating all coaching can do. Attending ICF Converge 2023 can provide you with a wide variety of benefits to grow, learn, and develop your approach to …read more.

Nurture is Nature for Every Coach!

April 24, 2023

According to the 2020 ICF Global Coaching Study, the number of coaches has grown to a phenomenal 71,000 worldwide. A growing coaching marketplace means greater competition and the need for coaches to be skilled in attracting and serving their ideal clients. However, many coaches associate attracting with a negative sales-y, somewhat uncomfortable approach to networking …read more.

Establishing Yourself as a Thought Leader

April 14, 2023

We all have the ingredients to establish ourselves as thought leaders. As coaches, we develop unique perspectives based on our personal experiences, expertise, and values. These unique perspectives become thought leadership when they leave our minds in service of others. The challenge is that we, too often, are not communicating our own thought leadership. We …read more.

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