Question: How much influence has each of the following had on your OVERALL development as a coach?
| ICF Certified | Non-ICF Certified (Renegade) | T-Test
| P Level | |
| Experiences in coaching clients
| Mean=2.75 Variance=0.29 | Mean=2.69 Variance =0.43 | t = 0.62 df =182 | >.05 |
| Taking coaching specific courses, seminars or workshops (including online courses) | Mean=2.37 Variance=0.73 | Mean=1.93 Variance =1.14 | t = 3.00 df =181 | Significant <.01 CV=2.60 |
| Collaborating with other coaches | Mean=2.12 Variance=0.83 | Mean=1.90 Variance =1.01 | t = 1.49 df =182 | >.05 |
| Getting formal supervision, mentoring or consultation | Mean=2.11 Variance=1.00 | Mean=1.62 Variance =1.40 | t = 2.92 df =182 | Significant <.01 CV=2.60 |
| Having informal case discussion with colleagues | Mean=1.80 Variance=1.12 | Mean=1.71 Variance =0.95 | t = 1.59 df =182 | >.05 |
| Reading books or journals relevant to your coaching practice | Mean=1.98 Variance=0.58 | Mean=2.09 Variance =0.78 | t = -0.86 df =182 | >.05 |
| Observing coaches in workshops, films or on tapes | Mean=1.53 Variance=1.31 | Mean=1.29 Variance =1.09 | t = 1.35 df =182 | >.05 |
| Getting personal coaching | Mean=2.18 Variance=0.89 | Mean=1.79 Variance =1.32 | t = 2.43 df =182 | Significant<.05 CV=1.98 |
| Giving formal supervision, mentor coaching, or consultation to other coaches | Mean=1.88 Variance=1.27 | Mean=1.59 Variance =1.55 | t = 1.59 df =182 | >.05 |
| Teaching coaching courses or seminars (face to face or online) | Mean=1.78 Variance=1.68 | Mean=1.47 Variance =1.87 | t = 1.49 df =182 | >.05 |
| Doing coaching related research | Mean=1.16 Variance=1.59 | Mean=1.21 Variance =1.36 | t = -0.24 df =181 | >.05 |
| The institutional conditions in which you practice | Mean=1.21 Variance=1.41 | Mean=0.84 Variance =0.78 | t = 2.03 df =181 | Significant <.05 CV=1.98 |
| Experiences in your personal life | Mean=2.13 Variance=0.82 | Mean=2.20 Variance =0.82 | t = -0.47 df =179 | >.05 |
There were four areas of significance difference in the average (mean) responses of ICF certified coaches and renegade coaches to this set of questions regarding overall influences on their development as coaches. Three of these areas relate to the influence of outside agencies of change and improvement. Overall (during their career as coaches) ICF certified coaches are significantly more likely to be influenced by specific coaching courses, seminars or workshops (including on-line courses) (.01 level of confidence). They are also significantly more likely than renegades to be influenced by formal supervision, mentoring or consultation (.01 level of confidence) and to be influenced by personal coaching (.05 level of confidence). These significant results can alternatively be interpreted (because of the wording of specific items) as the respondent’s rating of the extent to which they make use of these outside support services.
The fourth item that yielded significant difference between the ICF certified and renegade coach responses concerned the overall influence of institutional conditions in which they have done coaching during their career. The ICF certified respondents are significantly more likely than the renegade respondents (.05 level of confidence) to indicate that they have been influenced by the institutional conditions.
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Rey Carr
December 30, 2016 at 9:07 pm
What a terrific paper! And I’m not saying that because my name is spelled correctly or my ideas are accurately presented. The distinction between internal/external locus of control, the renegades/certified distinction, and the frontier town analogy are all stimulating and thought-provoking ideas.