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About ICF
Link to: International Coach Federation's (ICF) web pages
The International Coach Federation is the professional association of personal and business coaches that seeks to preserve the integrity of coaching around the globe.
ICF helps people find the coach most suitable for their needs. It supports and fosters development of the coaching profession; has programs to maintain and upgrade the standards of the profession; conducts a certification program that is the gold standard for coaches worldwide; and conducts the world's premier conference and other educational events for coaches.
ICF is the largest non-profit professional association worldwide of personal and business coaches with 8366 members and over 132 chapters in 34 countries. We exist to... ...Build,
...Support &
...Preserve the Integrity of the Coaching Profession.
We help to Build by educating and promoting the coaching profession. Our Coach Referral Service and the PR plan are integral parts of this process.
We Support by fostering the community aspect among members. Our annual conference plus regular communications as well as the local chapters are our primary tools in this regard.
To Preserve the integrity of the coaching profession, we are actively involved in researching and developing programs in the legal, regulatory, and credentialing areas that will serve coaches and their clients.
It is the immediate goal of the ICF to take our organization to the next level and become a strong (and unified) voice for the coaching profession and provide ever-increasing value for its members.
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How the ICF is Building The Coaching Profession
What Has The ICF Done For Me Lately?
In each meeting, the client chooses the focus of conversation, while the coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves the client into action. Coaching accelerates the client's progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are now and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be in the future. ICF member coaches and ICF credentialed coaches recognize that results are a matter of the client's intentions, choices and actions, supported by the coach's efforts and application of the coaching process.
International Coach Federation Mission Statement
| To be the global forum for the art and science of coaching, where we inspire transformational conversations, advocate excellence, and expand awareness of the contribution coaching is to the future of humankind. |
The International Coach Federation is the professional association of personal and business coaches that seeks to preserve the integrity of coaching around the globe.
ICF helps people find the coach most suitable for their needs. It supports and fosters development of the coaching profession; has programs to maintain and upgrade the standards of the profession; conducts a certification program that is the gold standard for coaches worldwide; and conducts the world's premier conference and other educational events for coaches.
ICF is the largest non-profit professional association worldwide of personal and business coaches with 8366 members and over 132 chapters in 34 countries. We exist to... ...Build,
...Support &
...Preserve the Integrity of the Coaching Profession.
We help to Build by educating and promoting the coaching profession. Our Coach Referral Service and the PR plan are integral parts of this process.
We Support by fostering the community aspect among members. Our annual conference plus regular communications as well as the local chapters are our primary tools in this regard.
To Preserve the integrity of the coaching profession, we are actively involved in researching and developing programs in the legal, regulatory, and credentialing areas that will serve coaches and their clients.
It is the immediate goal of the ICF to take our organization to the next level and become a strong (and unified) voice for the coaching profession and provide ever-increasing value for its members.
Read more
How the ICF is Building The Coaching Profession
What Has The ICF Done For Me Lately?
ICF's Definition of Coaching
Professional Coaching is an ongoing professional relationship that helps people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers, businesses or organizations. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life.In each meeting, the client chooses the focus of conversation, while the coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves the client into action. Coaching accelerates the client's progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are now and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be in the future. ICF member coaches and ICF credentialed coaches recognize that results are a matter of the client's intentions, choices and actions, supported by the coach's efforts and application of the coaching process.
