Mentor Coach
Recognising Coachability Indicators: When Clients Need More Than Coaching
As coaches, we work with people who want to create change, build resilience, take action toward meaningful goals and live their purpose. But not every client will arrive fully ready or resourced for coaching and need something more. Sometimes, signs emerge that a client might need a different type of support or extra additional support…
ICF Releases New Minimum Skills Requirements (MSR) Documents
On October 9, 2025 the International Coaching Federation (ICF) released 3 new Minimum Skills Requirements documents for the 3 levels of coaches – What Are the ICF Minimum Skills Requirements (MSR) Documents? The Minimum Skills Requirements documents offer a clear and practical overview of what it means to demonstrate competence at the particular credential level…
The Impact of Questions in Coaching
Why Questions Matter in Coaching… One of the most vital elements of coaching is the art of asking questions – questions that support clients in exploring their own thinking and arriving at their own conclusions. Below are some key insights from research and thought leaders on the power of questions – 1. Enhancing Self-Awareness and…
The ICF Core Competencies Updates for 2025
The ICF Core Competencies have been developed to establish benchmarks of excellence for professional coaches. The ICF Core Competencies define essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours that support professional coaches to deliver result-driven coaching. .On September 8, 2025 the ICF released an update to their Core Competencies document. The previous update of the Core Competencies was…
5 Things to Listen For as a Coach: Indicators of Coachability and Readiness
As coaches, one of our most powerful tools is our ability to listen – not just to what is said, but how it is said as well as listening behind the word. When I am on-boarding potential clients, one of the things I am listening out for are indicators of coachability and readiness. In this…
5 Tips for Developing an On-Boarding System for New Coaching Clients
Over the past few months, I have had a number of conversations with coaches after releasing the Complete On-Boarding and Off-Boarding Toolkit for Coaches. The importance of on-boarding was something I discovered throughout my years of coaching. Subsequently, today I wanted to share what on-boarding is and 5 tips for on-boarding new coaching clients. What…
The ICF Updates Core Competencies – November 2019
The Updated ICF Core Competencies were released in November 2019. The ICF Core Competencies were developed – “to support greater understanding about the skills and approaches used within today’s coaching profession as defined by ICF.” How Have the ICF Core Competencies Changed? The Core Competencies have changed with – Competency 1 and 2: “The…
What’s the Difference Between Mentor Coaching and Coaching Supervision?
Recently I have had the question on mentor coaching and coaching supervision. Subsequently, in this post I wanted to elaborate on the difference between mentor coaching and coaching supervision. Also – please note, as I am a currently an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and also an ICF Mentor Coach, I am…
ICF Updates PCC Markers
In October 2020, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) released an updated version of their Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Markers. The PCC Markers are now aligned with the new ICF Core Competency Model that was released in November 2019. The PCC Markers represent the behaviours that a coach at the PCC level engages in. The ICF…