Don’t wait until you have MCC hours to prepare for the MCC performance exam
Many coaches make the mistake of waiting until they have nearly 2,500 client coaching hours before they start preparing for the MCC performance exam. Yet it’s not uncommon for newly minted MCCs to confess that their steepest learning curve came after they had all their hours, as they began recording sessions for the performance evaluation and refining their […]
Read More ⟶Coaching beyond the individual
Thanks to the advancement of coaching supervision, as well as team and organisational coaching, our understanding of coaching beyond the individual is growing. This includes having an awareness of the influence of the forces that surround our individual clients and learning to work systemically, within complex adaptive systems. This issue of Coaching Research […]
Read More ⟶How are values identified in coaching?
Values form an important part of coaching. Whether cultural, professional or personal, values drive motivation, influence our behaviour and are integral in the process of development and transformation. Identifying one’s values, remaining aware of them and ensuring their alignment with goals creates a sense of meaning in both work and life. This issue […]
Read More ⟶What’s the #1 biggest challenge when it comes to …?
How many times have you asked yourself this question: What’s the #1 biggest challenge when it comes to [INSERT YOUR AREA OF COACHING]? According to Kenn Shroder, Web Designer for Coaches, this question is not only great for writing juicy content, but it’s the same question he uses when helping a coach narrow in […]
Read More ⟶Are you repeatedly coaching executives on the same old topics?
When coaching corporate clients, it is not unusual to find yourself repeatedly focusing on topics relating to soft skills like leadership, emotional intelligence and effective communication. This is because so many corporate challenges arise from a common lack of these soft skills. IAPC&M-accredited Master Coach Monica Jonsson says, “Even though soft skills are intellectually easy to […]
Read More ⟶How to go beyond reflection and optimise critical thinking
Thinking is often seen as synonymous with coaching. We coaches frequently refer to ourselves as “thinking partners” and unanimously recognise coaching sessions as a “thinking space”. Given one argument that suggests many clients could do equally well without their coaches if they would simply stop and take time to think, it is no surprise, in […]
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