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I was recently asked to speak to a professional coaching organization about the topic, “How to coach like a Master Certified Coach.”  I have always felt that mastery is still more art than science, especially in this evolutionary process we call coaching, and was a bit challenged by how to best illustrate something I feel is intuitive.

Some years ago our coach colleagues and I designed a competency grid to mark the distinctions we were experiencing in our own stages of professional development. Usin Read more…

I was recently asked to speak to a professional coaching organization about the topic, “How to coach like a Master Certified Coach.”  I have always felt that mastery is still more art than science, especially in this evolutionary process we call coaching, and was a bit challenged by how to best illustrate something I feel is intuitive.

Some years ago our coach colleagues and I designed a competency grid to mark the distinctions we were experiencing in our own stages of professional development. Using this as a starting point reminded me that we – - and those leaders we serve – - grow new competencies with daily practice and increased self awareness, regardless of the profession or leadership level we hold in a company.  Capturing these notions about where we focus, the way we listen, our own confidence and where we place our attention can serve as a check-list for those who coach and those who hire coaches.

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