5 Questions to Ask a Potential Coach
1. “How do you define the difference between coaching and mentoring?” 2. “What is your process for managing professional boundaries and ethics?” 3. “How many hours of ‘coach-specific’ training have you completed?” 4. “What coaching model or methodology do you use?” 5. “How do we measure the success of our engagement?” THE BOTTOM LINE: Great […]
Why ICF Credentialing is the Gold Standard in Coaching
According to Forbes (2025), there are approximately 4.7 million people on LinkedIn with the word “coach” in their job title or headline. The coaching industry has become one of the fastest-growing sectors globally. Why? The title “Coach” is not a protected term in most countries, allowing anyone with a specific expertise to adopt it. While […]
The Return on Investment of Hybrid Coaching
Messages of Uncertainty and Fear “These are unprecedented times we’re living in.” “We’re busy and facing more distraction than ever before.” “Artificial Intelligence is poised to take over our workplaces.” “We’re living in a VUCA world: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous.” In a world that feels like it’s permanently stuck on “high alert,” we’ve become residents […]
Why We Must Treat the Leadership Classroom as a Lab for Praxis
There is a persistent, nagging gap in our field that most of us feel but few of us have successfully closed: the space between the high-level theory of the graduate seminar room and the gritty, unpredictable reality of an educational leader’s day-to-day environment. As scholars and practitioners, we’ve often struggled to maintain a truly cyclical […]