Competency No. 5

Around 4% of the 55,000 + coaches certified with the International Coaching Federation hold the revered status of Master Certified Coach. Why so few? I'm about to find out. Competency No. 5, the podcast, explores how we maintain presence when we coach, lead, and live our lives. We interview coaches and others whose very livelihood depends upon staying calm and present with those they serve. We also chronicle my attempts (as a self-retired professor and global business reporter from New Zealand) to become an MCC coach. This effort requires beaucoup coaching hours, mentoring, and adhering strictly to the ICF's seven core competencies, especially the deceptively tricky Competency No. 5, maintaining presence.

Host

D G McCullough

Debbi Gardiner McCullough coaches and trains immigrant leaders to become more confident, concise, and mentally fit communicators. She's a New Zealander who's reinvented herself three times across three continents and three industries, most recently leaving academia after 19-years of service to retrain as a coach. She was 49 for this pivot—her most (arguably, her only) successful pivot yet. Her reporting on social trends and struggles has reached audiences far and wide through publishings in the Economist, the Financial Times of London, and the Guardian. From Wisconsin, Debbi owns and runs Hanging Rock Coaching and coaches worldwide with BetterUp.

https://www.hangingrockcoaching.com