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How to Secure Funding for Your Coach Training: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Becoming a certified coach is an exciting and rewarding journey that can be put on hold if the financial aspect is a roadblock. One option to consider is funding from your employer. Not everyone has an organisation willing to invest in their professional development, but it’s worth looking into it and ask for financial support […]

How Coaches Can Use The ICF Logo And Branding

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The ICF sets the standards of the coaching profession like no other professional organisation. The ACC, PCC & MCC credentials are recognised worldwide as a relevant market of the commitment of coaches to excellence, and over 50,000 coaches are now credentialed with them. Being affiliated with the ICF can be important for coaches who seek […]

How Coaches Can Deal With Late Cancellations And No Shows

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Late cancellations and no-shows can be frustrating for any coach. They affect not only the coach, but also the client’s ability to make progress towards their goals. Cancellations are understandable. Life happens and it’s important to be flexible and empathetic with what clients experience. What is typically done in the coaching industry is to require […]

How To Make The Most Of Your ICF Membership

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It is possible for coaches to join the ICF as members and to receive certain benefits that are not made available for credentialed coaches. Because the annual fee for the membership is $270 USD, it can feel like an investment. And like for all other types of investments, it is important to understand what you […]

GDPR For Coaches: Essential Data Protection Rules You Must Follow

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If you’re a coach working with clients in the EU or UK, you’ve hopefully heard about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). What you might not know is exactly what this means for your coaching practice. Data protection can feel overwhelming, especially when coaches need to understand legal jargon and how it relates to aspects of […]

What Is Coaching Effectiveness?

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When we train new coaches, one of the things we hear the most is the desire to bring value to clients. This value every coach strives for can be assessed by looking at the coach’s effectiveness. But what does it actually mean to facilitate effective coaching? And can you look for to assess it? In […]

The 10 Best & Worst Coaching Questions, According To ChatGPT

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Following up on our article on the coaching application of ChatGPT, we wanted to test the tool to see how coaches could really use it. We asked it to give us the best and worst coaching questions to ask, and we were surprised with the quality of the answers. Check below. WHAT WE ASKED: “What are […]

How To Use ChatGPT For Coaching

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Like many other professions, artificial intelligence (AI) is currently being developed for a coaching application. Our first contact with AI is through ChatGPT. AI is just coming to existence so there is still a lot of unknown, but we thought we could experiment the most talked AI tool. We asked the tool a few questions […]

Key Elements Of The ICF Code Of Ethics Every Coach Should Know About

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The Code of Ethics of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) is a critical document for professional coaches. It sets high standards of ethical conduct and professional practice that are key for an unregulated industry like coaching. Understanding and adhering to these ethical principles is essential for coaches to demonstrate professionalism and integrity, and build trust […]

What You Should Track As A Coach (Besides Your Log)

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Many coaches limit the tracking to what is required for their coaching log or the information needed for their accounting. They obviously have to be aware of data protection regulations, and not to collect data about their clients that they do not have a business purpose for. This business purpose is key here. Because there […]