International Coaching Federation

If your top-performing employee told you they were considering a career change, would you be ready to have that conversation? Coaching can make the difference between them staying or leaving. Coach Lina El-Assaad PCC, CPCC, ORSC shares why tools like career pathing might be your best retention tool in 2025.

Our coaching community is the heartbeat of our profession, which is why it's so important that you let us know where the industry is going. So, we’re inviting you to complete the 2025 Global Coaching Study, looking at the impact and reach of coaching throughout the globe, and defining future trends and insights! 📝 You don’t have to be an ICF member to share your insights, and the opportunity to help empower your coaching colleagues is invaluable! ⏰ Complete your survey by April 1 → https://lnkd.in/eD6PN5qM

When it comes to emerging technology, things are changing so quickly that it’s difficult to keep up with all of the new developments.  Using tools like the Futures Triangle can help you visualize a coaching ecosystem where three key forces are analyzed: • Pull of the Future: a vision of what is possible • Push of the Present: current trends and disruptions  • Weight of the Past: legacy systems and barriers  Read more on tools to anticipate rather than react → https://coachi.ng/4gvDsRQ

What does it take to create breakthrough transformations - not just with individuals but across entire organizations? Join ICF CEO Magdalena Nowicka Mook for an inspiring conversation with Marcia Reynolds, PsyD, MCC, a pioneer in professional coaching who recently received the Coaching Impact Award for Emerging Organizations. As ICF's 5th global president and a member of our Circle of Distinction, Marcia has been instrumental in shaping coaching as we know it today. Her recent work with AEON Vietnam shows just how powerful coaching can be in transforming organizational culture, even during challenging times. She's the mind behind the international bestseller "Coach the Person, Not the Problem," and her innovative approaches have earned her recognition as a top leadership coach by Coaches50. 🗓️ Join us live on February 27 at 11 a.m. (New York) to learn from a legendary coach who has trained 100K+ coaches across 43 countries and helped transform organizations from the brink of bankruptcy to remarkable success!

Nominations are now open for the 2025 ICF Coaching Impact Awards! 🏆 Making an impact on the world through coaching is what we do best, and now it’s time we recognize all of the coaches and organizations who help the coaching community thrive. When you recognize a peer or colleague, you help spread the transformative power of coaching. Ready to start your nomination? ⏰ Visit https://lnkd.in/eVGuPhKJ and submit your nomination by April 25.

One of our favorite parts of celebrating 30 years of ICF is hearing from our global coaching community about what they have learned over the course of our history, where they are now, and what they’re looking forward to most in the future. Do you have a great memory about the past or ready to talk about the future of coaching? Share your story → https://lnkd.in/e6ZcJ7Hu #ICF30

It’s proposal season! 💍 ...And by that we mean #ICFConverge proposal season. 💻 Our call for proposals is open until March 14, and there are plenty of ways to share your coaching wisdom, so let's Collaborate. Grow. Inspire. → https://lnkd.in/e5AJgigE

Getting your credential is tough. Don’t make it tougher by not using all the help you can. Whether it’s your first ever exam or your latest credential, we have some tips to ease the test stress. 👉 Do you have a great tip you used to pass your exam? Share it with our coaching community!

We’re proud to announce our 2025 Foundation Council of Ambassadors (COA)! 🎉 This passionate group of coaches helps the ICF Foundation communicate strategic and learning objectives to our Chapters.  Our social impact goals can’t happen without the support of the COA, and we are delighted to celebrate them with our coaching community. →  https://lnkd.in/d73myZJe

It's not easy to snap out of a stress cycle, but when we take care of our mental well-being and nurture that in our coaching clients, our sessions become more productive and impactful. Coach Kristie Kennedy, PCC, LIC, CPT, CNLP, shares some of her top tools for beating the stress with us. 🧘 What are yours?