“What do we mean by a coaches ‘way of being’?”

This blog is intended for coaches and trainee coaches looking to deepen their capability and confidence in coaching.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

The ICF core competencies include a whole domain on co-creating the relationship. At Bamboo Being, we believe that how we ‘show up’ either fosters co-creative relationships or gets in the way of them. Integral Coaching places a significant emphasis on a coach's way of being, believing it's central to fostering effective and transformative coaching relationships. The idea of ‘way of being’ goes beyond techniques and what we say or do in coaching sessions to the qualities we cultivate in ourselves.

WHAT ARE SOME USEFUL DISTINCTIONS?

The big distinction here is the difference between focusing on what we are doing versus how we are being. In this approach to coaching, becoming more skilful as a coach is not gaining more knowledge or skills to use upon or even with a client, but being better able to cultivate and access the foundational qualities of a strong way of being (see below) within oneself.

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