R&D Team Memo
Saturday, June 2, 2001
competencies assignment





































































































coaching competencies
of a certified coach...


Introduction
I'm ramping up the project to identify 100 really powerful/telling coaching competencies.  The final collection will be the basis of the certified coach program/designation from CoachVille.com.

Willing to help craft these competencies?  All it takes is a strong point of view.  And a willingness to share it.  Your name won't be used in and way (for confidentiality reasons, plus the same submission will likely come from multiple folks).

Cool prizes/gifts if we use your idea in our final list.  It's easy to play...
Just fill out the following form (or make it longer!) and email to thomas@thomasleonard.com by Wednesday, June 6, 2001.   Note: Please don't cut and paste from the ICF Competencies list.  Write yours from your heart, your mind and your experience.  Make it edgy, specific and yours.  Ask yourself: "What makes me a great/powerful coach?"  Your answer will likely be a competency.

Bonus: If you send in 50 competencies, I'll ship you your choice of an autographed Portable Coach book or 4 'coach' key chains (to share).

Super Bonus:  If you send in 100 competencies, I'll waive the tuition/fee ($99) for the CoachVille Coach Training Program (details coming out this afternoon on this project). 




coaching
competencies
assignment

Please fill out and email to thomas@thomasleonard.com by Wednesday, June 6, 2001.

A Certified Coach should be able to...
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Examples:
--Dynamically interact without disrupting the flow of the client's creative process.
--Significantly expand a client's way of thinking within 10 minutes.
--Easily manage their own reactions during the coaching process.


A Certified Coach should be able to distinguish between...
1.  _______  and _______
2.  _______  and _______
3.  _______  and _______
4.  _______  and _______
5.  _______  and _______
Examples:
--What's motivating the client and what's compelling the client.
--A client's personal development needs and their personal evolution process.
--A client's cultural tethers and their personal operating system.


A Certified Coach should know...
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Examples:
--When to push, when to wait and when to plant a seed.
--Which assessment to use at any given time during the coaching process.
--How to get the client started in the coaching process even before the first call.

A Certified Coach should have...
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Examples:
--A website that successfully converts visitors to clients.
--A network of at least 100 other coaches for cross-referrals and cross-training.
--Enough self-confidence to be forthright and upfront with the client at all times.



Please fill out and email to thomas@thomasleonard.com by Wednesday, June 6, 2001.

Thank you!!

Thomas