Introducing the Intentional Engagement Framework to mindfully and consistently attend to the processes and tools that support a healthy coaching engagement. Overview of the four phases of the framework: 1. Creating the Container 2. Establishing the Through Line 3. Making Progress and 4. Ending With Meaning.

How to start a coaching engagement intentionally from the first inquiry call, bringing your best self to chemistry calls and creating a well-structured Statement of Work.

Creating the container for coaching by helping your client reflect and explore what brings them to coaching. Aligning on coaching objectives and how you will work together and ensuring alignment with your client’s sponsor.

How to select, implement and debrief assessments throughout a coaching engagement to help your client increase self-awareness. Review of the different types of assessments, when to assess and how to support your client through the process.

Comparison of 360° approaches: interview-based, survey-based or a hybrid. Guiding principles to implement and debrief a coaching 360° that offers insightful data and builds your client’s self-awareness.

Why creating a vision for the future is critical for your client’s success. Bringing together the client’s vision with the strengths and opportunities surfaced in the assessment process to yield insights and desired changes. Developing a coaching plan to support your client’s development and serve as the through line for your work together.

Being at your best for coaching. Ensuring that you have the time and space to prepare and be fully present for a client. How to prepare prior to a session and reflect and capture themes after a coaching session. Practical considerations such as how many clients to take on and how to thoughtfully structure your working time to support your best coaching.

Regularly aligning with your client. Informally checking in on the coaching experience throughout the engagement, and using a formal mid-engagement review to accelerate a client’s progress. When and how to align with sponsors during an engagement.

Closing a coaching engagement in a manner that honors the work and sets up the client for success post-coaching. Using progress feedback, reflective practices and an ongoing development plan to finish with the client; a meaningful sponsor wrap-up meeting; and your own closing practices.

How your presence impacts your clients and your work. Examples, resources and ways to cultivate your presence and bring forward your best coaching.

Why on-going development is important for coaches and how to create an ongoing development strategy for yourself. Discussion of development opportunities including: self development, coaching capabilities, coaching tools & frameworks. The value of coaching supervision and of learning in community.

How to use this book to navigate Sticky Situations. ICF and EMCC Competencies Chapter by Chapter.