ICF Core Competency 3: Establishes and Maintains Agreements

In 2021, the International Coach Federation began following the updated ICF Coaching Core Competency Model. This official interview with Julius Ordoñez, MCC provides an in-depth explanation of Section B. Number 3.

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B. Co-Creating the Relationship
3. Establishes and Maintains Agreements
Definition: Partners with the client and relevant stakeholders to create clear agreements about the
coaching relationship, process, plans and goals. Establishes agreements for the overall coaching
engagement as well as those for each coaching session.
1. Explains what coaching is and is not and describes the process to the client and relevant
stakeholders
2. Reaches agreement about what is and is not appropriate in the relationship, what is and is not
being offered, and the responsibilities of the client and relevant stakeholders
3. Reaches agreement about the guidelines and specific parameters of the coaching relationship
such as logistics, fees, scheduling, duration, termination, confidentiality and inclusion of others
4. Partners with the client and relevant stakeholders to establish an overall coaching plan and goals
5. Partners with the client to determine client-coach compatibility
6. Partners with the client to identify or reconfirm what they want to accomplish in the session
7. Partners with the client to define what the client believes they need to address or resolve to
achieve what they want to accomplish in the session
8. Partners with the client to define or reconfirm measures of success for what the client wants to
accomplish in the coaching engagement or individual session
9. Partners with the client to manage the time and focus of the session
10. Continues coaching in the direction of the client's desired outcome unless the client indicates
otherwise
11. Partners with the client to end the coaching relationship in a way that honors the experience

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