We continue to meet our fellow coaches, get inspired and build coach community with our “Meet the Coach” features! This month we meet Julia Bauer, a Life Strategies Coach from the USA. Interview with Julia About Julia Lives In: USA Company: Silver Sage Strategies Type of Coach: Life Strategies Coach Describe your coaching business in…
We are in an era where the world of work is shifting dramatically. Change is continuous. Tension and paradox are part of the fabric of work. Decisions are increasingly made in ambiguous spaces. Decisions are made “in flight” and while the plane is being built. AI is increasingly handling structured, predictable work in many contexts,…
We are experiencing unprecedented, complex, and disorienting uncertainty and change. And as a coach working with executive leaders, I have found that holding space for uncertainty is a critical skill for both coaches and leaders. Holding space for uncertainty: A critical skill Perhaps the most critical skill that we can learn in our complex, rapidly…
What if the conversations happening in your coaching sessions are contributing to something bigger than either you or your client realises? Dr Steve Jeffs attending Anthropy at the Eden Project in Cornwall. It is a question I came back to after attending Anthropy earlier this year. Anthropy is an annual UK gathering that brings together…
NOTE: This blog post is about a product that specifically helps you get your ICF (International Coach Federation) MCC credential. The goal is to “enhance your coaching skills for accessing your client”s transformational zone”. Helping you on your MCC Journey! As a 30-year ICF coaching mentor for PCC and MCC coaches, I’ve observed that one of…
In our experience, many of the people who become coaches (and make great ones!) have a natural gift for helping people. They’re often the person their friends and colleagues turn to for guidance and advice, and they love being able to help in a way that makes a difference in people’s lives. But what does…
Meet Keisha Ebbesen, who turned her lived experience as a leader into a children’s book—and used her coach training to transform fear into service.
You know Energy Leadership® principles inside and out. But when it comes to actually structuring a year-long coaching engagement around them—session by session, exercise by exercise—it can feel like you’re building the plane while flying it! That’s where the Energy Leadership® Development System (ELDS) comes in: it’s a complete, done-for-you coaching program that takes the…
Like Many of You, Our Students Have a Natural Affinity for Helping People At ICA, we’ve trained thousands of coaches over the past decade, and we’ve noticed a recurring pattern: many of our students come from helping professions. They are parents, teachers, therapists, pastors, nurses, human resources professionals, and organizational leaders. What unites them is…
In today’s evolving professional landscape, blended coaching is more than just a trend – it’s a powerful evolution in how individuals enter the coaching profession and shape their niche. At its core, blended coaching is about integrating your existing knowledge and expertise with coaching. It’s an approach that values your background and incorporates your unique…