The International Coach Federation has identified “Coaching Presence” as one of the eleven core coaching competencies. It’s core because it’s incredibly important and foundational to

Many years ago, my brother told me, “At some point in every person’s life, they could benefit from counseling.” That was important for me to

A fatal mistake for a coach is to hear the client’s topic and assume you know how to proceed. The topic needs to be held

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Recently Brian Miller and I did a podcast in which we talked about coaching models.  It was a good conversation.  Afterwards, as I reflected on

One of the most helpful ways to understand coaching more clearly is by distinguishing what coaching is from what coaching is not.  Coaching is not