Competency #8: Facilitates Client Growth

DEFINITION: Partners with the client to transform learning and insight into action. Promotes client autonomy in the coaching process.Works with the client to integrate new awareness, insight or learning into their worldview and behaviorsPartners with the client to design goals, actions and accountability measures that integrate and expand new learningAcknowledges and supports client autonomy in the design of goals, actions and methods of accountabilitySupports the client in identifying potential results or learning from identified action steps Invites the client to consider how to move forward, including resources, support and potential barriersPartners with the client to summarize learning and insight within or between sessionsCelebrates the client's progress and successesPartners with the client to close the session WATCH: Janet M.Harvey, MCC & Mentor Coach discusses ICF Competency 8. Facilitates Client Growth READ: 8 ICF Core Competencies (Updated) + PDFNeed to make this an everyday behavior – beyond coachingClients can be a partners & should be partners in this practiceInsight can be the compass for the agreed upon outcome“Be useful, not helpful”Be a catilizer and not a solutionistMove outside the single situationQuestions for Coaches:What ways do you check your own coaching assumptions?What outcomes have your clients had from coaching?What are the metrics that matter? How do you get clients to define their own?How do you define success with coaching?What ways do you engage your clients to define their own growth?What do you hope your client walks away from coaching with? (cope without you)What skills or strategies do you think of for autonomy?How are you getting comfortable testing assumptions?How do you celebrate and close out coaching with your clients?ASK A CLIENT:What changes are you going to make?What did you learn from today’s session?What are your next steps?RESOURCE: Partners podcastMentor CoachingFind a Coach - ICF Credential Coach Finder DirectoryHiring Tips when looking for a coachWant to be a coach? ICF's Resource: https://becomea.coach/ -----What ways do you facilitate growth with your coaching clients? Share how you help others learn and grow beyond "the checklist" for development:Follow the pod on Twitter: @CoachingThruIt & Instagram: @CoachingThruItEmail us at: coachingthroughit@gmail.com Connect to the hosts: @laurapasquini & @julieclarsenMusic credit: The song reCreation by airtone has been remixed under a CC-BY license.