Core Competencies Summit with Nancy Hauschildt, PCC

The Inner Work of Coaching: Reflexivity and the Coaching Mindset

This 90-minute workshop explores ICF Core Competency 2: Embodies a Coaching Mindset, with a focus on the distinction between reflective practice and reflexivity. Coaches are familiar with reflective practices such as journaling, debriefing, and mentor feedback. These practices are valuable for deepening learning after coaching sessions.

Reflexivity, however, is a less familiar but equally vital practice: the ability to notice ourselves in the moment — our values, biases, emotions, and assumptions — and to consciously choose how to remain present and in service of the client. This real-time awareness represents an advanced dimension of coaching mindset, particularly in moments when client topics stir strong responses within the coach.

Through guided exercises, small-group discussions, and practical tools, participants will:
Differentiate reflection and reflexivity and understand their complementary roles.
Experience in-the-moment noticing practices that expand presence.
Explore the role of coaching supervision in supporting reflective and reflexive growth.

The session is highly interactive and coach-specific, designed to help coaches strengthen their ability to embody a coaching mindset and to expand their skill in working ethically, consciously, and with presence.

Learning Objectives / Evidence (Core Competency alignment):

Differentiate between reflective practice (retrospective learning) and reflexivity (in-the-moment self-awareness).
Apply reflexivity as part of Embodies a Coaching Mindset to recognize and manage the influence of personal values, biases, and emotions during coaching sessions.
Practice tools for self-inquiry and embodied awareness that expand presence and choice in real time.
Explore how coaching supervision supports ongoing development of both reflection and reflexivity.

This training is:
Coach-specific in nature (focused on the inner stance of the coach).
Directly related to the Core Competencies (Core Competency 2: Embodies a Coaching Mindset).
Designed to develop coaching skill by equipping participants with practical strategies for managing their mindset and presence while working with clients.

About the Speaker: Nancy Hauschildt, PCC

Nancy Hauschildt is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, an Advanced Certified Mentor Coach and CliftonStrengths Certified Coach with over a decade of experience in executive and leadership coaching. As a senior faculty member at Empower Coaching and Training Academy, Nancy trains the next generation of coaches to meet and exceed ICF standards, helping them deepen their presence while mastering the art and science of coaching.

Nancy’s work spans leadership development, organizational culture, and strengths-based coaching. She partners with leaders and teams to cultivate authentic influence, build coaching cultures, and integrate strengths-based practices that spark lasting transformation.

Driven by a mission to raise global consciousness, Nancy is passionate about helping both coaches and leaders embody presence with confidence and create meaningful impact in their clients, organizations, and communities.