The Ethics of Working with a Sponsor

Join the Ethics Community of Practice and David Ribott, MCC, for an interactive webinar. High-quality coaching that benefits the client and their organization requires careful navigation between providing coaching for the client and addressing the expectations of the client sponsor. While program sponsors’ understanding of coaching and professional coaching ethics is growing, the responsibility for ensuring the client, organization, and stakeholders are properly informed and supported throughout the process remains on us as professionally credentialed coaches. Attendees should come prepared for breakout rooms, Q&A, and real-life case studies.

Who Is This For?

• New and experienced professional coaches, including team and group coaches, who want to deepen their understanding of ethical practice in sponsored coaching engagements
• Coach educators who want to ensure the training they deliver around coaching in organizations aligns with ICF ethical standards
• HR and organizational leaders, as well as managers and leaders using coaching skills, who want to understand their role as a coaching sponsor

What You Will Learn:

• Explore the roles of coach, sponsor, and client
• Discuss how to navigate the roles ethically
• Reflect on how to ensure sponsors and clients are informed and supported
• Discuss ethics complaints case studies

Course Details:

High-quality coaching that benefits the client and their organization requires the coach to carefully navigate their role as a service provider for the sponsoring organization and a coach for the client. 

While coaching program sponsors’ understanding of coaching and professional coaching ethics is growing, the responsibility for ensuring the client, organization, and stakeholders are properly informed and supported throughout the process belongs to the coach.  

This 90-minute webinar will include valuable content and a discussion of past ICF ethics complaints presented in case-study format.