This is one in a series of lists containing documents related to the field of professional coaching. This list focuses on coaching supervision.

The term “supervision” is used to describe the dialogue that the coach has with someone else called “supervisor”. The definition of the word “supervision” varies with the countries, the professional bodies and the professional environment.

I don’t believe the well-meaning, innovative and highly skilled pioneers of the coaching industry could have predicted the trends that are now occurring in coaching.

Our study revealed that although some purchasers of coaching services (clients) are aware of the push for supervision, most are unsure how supervision relates to coaching outcomes.

Bottom-line – this is a valuable resource yet the title is suspect when the industry has not agreed upon a term for this activity.

The use of the words Supervision and Mentoring feel arbitrary and contrary to what we have been doing as ICF credentialed coaches/coach trainers as well as compared to the broader definitions out in the worlds we work in.

I have been a successful, self-employed “single shingle” executive coach since 2002, and I keep abreast of trends and developments in our industry. I have been closely following and researching the coaching supervision trend since July 2014, and have the following thoughts to offer – that may be of particular interest to other experienced, self-employed, independent external coaches who work …

Some key insights into the meaning of Mentor Coaching as applied to ICF’s policies and practices

Since the 1990s, coaching has been a key component of many schools’ faculty-development plans.