by Edmée Schalkx | Jul 19, 2017 | Articles
ICF is the largest coach organisation and it stands for professional coaching. Coaching is a profession and coaches should stand for development, growth, and professionalisation. ICF’s offers three credentials: ACC, PCC and MCC. With an ICF Credential, coaches...
by Edmée Schalkx | May 25, 2017 | Mentor Coaching: Bits & Pieces
During conversations, we tend to ask how questions. How questions allow the client to explain, and when they want to avoid looking deeper inside, they use it as an escape route. What questions invite to reflection and deeper exploration. I invite you to form your...
by Edmée Schalkx | Jul 12, 2016 | Whispers
Often I listen to coaches saying they need a mentor coach to comply with certification requirements… What about turning the perspective and say: I need a coach to keep learning about my caching style, continue learning about my clients and how I can support...
by Edmée Schalkx | Jun 15, 2016 | Whispers
Coach Competency # 5: Active listening The act of listening is a very important one, not only when coaching, but when being with your teams, employees, clients. As coach how would you rate your listening skills?
by Edmée Schalkx | Dec 10, 2015 | Articles
ICF core competencies are a topic within coach training that raises a lot of questions. And very rightfully so! In our Mentor Coach Training Program: Going Beyond Models together with participants and guest speakers, we have extensive conversations about how the core...