What is coaching?
International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as an ongoing professional relationship that helps people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers, businesses or organizations. According to Stevens (2005) coaching itself is a relationship with the objective to enhance the process of lifelong learning, effectiveness and fulfilment. Furthermore Zeus & Skiffington (2000) stated coaching is a conversation and a dialogue, an interactive process that coach and coachee have, in order to move coachee toward its objectives.
In doing the coaching, ICF requires its members to have core competence to create relationship and intimacy with their client in safe, supportive, mutual respect and trusted environment. A coach is required to be full presence and demonstrates an open, flexible and confident style. A coach is required to ask questions and facilitate the clients to discover the solution themselves and help clients to identify their goal and find their way to achieve this goal.
References:
Stevens, N. (2005) Learn to Coach, Oxford: How to Books Ltd.
Zeus, P. & Skiffington, S. (2000) The Complete Guide to Coaching at Work, Roseville: McGraw-Hill Australia
