For Coaches

Coaching really comes down to one thing: being fully present with your client. A lot of coaches try to get...

Over the last 10 years of coaching leaders, I’ve noticed a recurring pattern when it comes to giving effective feedback....

We see this all the time in mentor coaching:smart coaches, good questions, real care—and still something feels off. More often...

      Ethics is a Relationship: Embodying ICF Core Competency #1 By Jamie Slingerland, MCC & Ruthie Slingerland, MCC...

By Jamie Slingerland, MCC & Ruthie Slingerland, MCC Lately, Ruthie and I have been looking for ways to move the...

Why I’ve Started Taking Way Fewer Notes (and Why It’s Changed Everything) Like most coaches, I used to take a...

Safe to Be: Why Trust and Safety Change Everything in Coaching We created this series of eight songs because the...

3 Ways to Bring Confidence Into Your Next Job Interview This morning I wrapped up a coaching call with a...

Yesterday was one of those rare, meaningful moments that Ruthie and I will carry with us for a long time....

Letting go is hard—especially if you’re a natural nurturer. But carrying everyone else’s stress isn’t just exhausting; it’s unsustainable. Over...

In 1906, the Chicago Cubs had the best regular season in baseball history.They won 116 games. Lost only 36. Then...

    Presence Is the Quiet Skill That Changes Everything in your Coaching!   . We wrote this series of...

Listening Between the Words ICF Core Competency #6: Listens Actively For a long time, I thought good listening meant catching...

  Theodore Roosevelt is often remembered not just as a president, but as someone who deeply valued action, effort, and...

One of the biggest shifts on the path to coaching mastery is learning that less is more. When we’re fully...