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Sheri & Jamee
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Talk About Coaching
Listen in as two experienced coach trainer/mentors discuss the ICF Core Competencies along with many other coaching topics.
Sheri and Jamee are not only business partners but they are friends, and together their discussions turn abstract concepts into user-friendly approaches that can be understood, practiced, and implemented.
Ultimately, the goal with these short podcasts is to share an idea or to inspire a new approach that you, the coach, can try out on your own to see if it works for you. Each coach is unique, and Sheri and Jamee want to support you in finding your own coaching style while exemplifying coaching competencies.
No cookie-cutter coaches—just great coaching!
Latest Podcast Episode
EPS. 47—Embodies a Coaching Mindset
We now have two brand new sub-competencies under Embodies a Coaching Mindset that illustrate the importance of awareness of self and how our behaviors as a coach might influence our clients in ways that we don’t intend.
Competency 2.9 & 2.10
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EPS. 46—Facilitates Client Growth
It’s easy to forget how important the last few minutes of a coaching session can be to solidify the clients growth and awareness from the conversation. A robust discussion of potential supports, actions and resources can greatly enhance the results that a client sees from the work in the session.
Competency 8.4 & 8.5
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EPS. 45—Demonstrates Ethical Practice
Along with ethical practice, the ICF provides us with a set of core values as coaches. Here we explore some of the nuance of the 4 Core Values and they remind us of our responsibility and privelege of being members of the coaching profession.
Competency 1.4b
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EPS. 44—Facilitates Client Growth
What happens when a client has a new insight or gains information that they want to practice in their lives? How do we as coaches shine that light and at the same time check in with the client for alignment and implementation?
Competency 8.1
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EPS. 43—Evokes Awareness
What decisions are we making as we are coaching our clients and what are we basing those decisions on? A coaching session is fluid and we are always making decisions about what questions to ask and when to use silence. So how do we use what we know of our client’s preferences to inform how we show up? And how do we maintain presence in a session to be sure that our choices are serving the client?
Competency 7.1 & 7.6
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EPS. 42—Evokes Awareness
Questions, questions, questions. It’s all about curiosity and questioning, but what kinds of questions and when do we ask them? How do we learn about a new client and how do we build on that learning to invite a client to broaden their thinking or reframe perspectives?
Competency 7.3, 7.4 & 7.10
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EPS. 41—Establishes and Maintains Agreements
What does it mean to partner with a client and the stakeholders for a coaching engagement? What are the considerations regarding confidentiality and clarity around expectations? How do you know whether a client is a “good fit” for you as a coach? And are you a good fit for that client? What if any ethical obligations do we have when considering Coach-Client compatibility? Competency 3.4 & 3.5
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EPS. 40—Listens Actively
Listening actively means going beyond a client’s words and noticing emotions, energy and body language. And then it is important that we are reflecting these in a way that is neutral and non-judgmental to provide the opportunity for awareness.
Competency 6.5 and 6.6
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EPS. 39—Embodies a Coaching Mindset
How do our beliefs, culture and context inform our coaching? How do we prioritize our ongoing growth as a coach to benefit ourselves and our clients.
Competency 2.4 & 2.8
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EPS. 38—Cultivates Trust and Safety
What role do we have in building our client’s autonomy through adapting our coaching style to support the client’s perceptions, talents and insights?
Commpetencies 4.2 & 4.3
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EPS. 37—Demonstrates Ethical Practice
The ICF has a robust Code of Ethics and to support the Code of Ethics, the ICF offers two excellent resources. The first is the Ethics Assist Line for coaches +1 859 226-4245. The second resource is the Insights and Considerations for Ethics which can be found at this link on the ICF website: https://coachingfederation.org/insights-considerations-for-ethics. We encourage you to avail yourself of all the resources concerning Ethics.
Competency 1.4a
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EPS. 36—Demonstrates Ethical Practice
We know its important to maintain clear agreements around confidentiality and the distinctions of coaching, but how do we establish those agreements so that they are clear to the client and any potential stakeholders?
Competency 1.5 & 1.6
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EPS. 35—Establishes and Maintains Agreements
What happens at the end of a coaching engagement with a client and why is it important? How can we co-create a completion for an engagement and each session that does truly respect the experience? And what is our process for checking in with the client mid session and mid engagement to invite the client to re-assess goals and progress?
Competency 3.11 & 3.12
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