Gaian Group Coaching Competencies

The following are the list of competencies required for professional certification that we evaluate ourselves against as coaches and consultants.

The following eleven core competencies were developed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) to assist in determining levels of coaching ability and are the foundation of the ICF credentialling process. As a result, the Gaian Group also uses these as a basis for training our own coaches.

They are all core or critical for any competent coach to demonstrate.

1. SETTING THE FOUNDATION
   1. MEETING ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
   2. ESTABLISHING THE COACHING AGREEMENT
2. CO-CREATING THE RELATIONSHIP
   1. ESTABLISHING TRUST AND INTIMACY WITH THE CLIENT
   2. COACHING PRESENCE
3. COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY
   1. ACTIVE LISTENING
   2. POWERFUL QUESTIONING
   3. DIRECT COMMUNICATION
4. FACILITATING LEARNING AND RESULTS
   1. CREATING AWARENESS
   2. DESIGNING ACTIONS
   3. PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING
   4. MANAGING PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY