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If your ICF credential renewal is coming up in the next few months, you’re probably starting to look at what’s required. That often brings up a few questions about Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units. How many credits do you need? What kind of learning counts? Do webinars qualify? What’s the difference between Core Competencies and Resource Development? And can you leave it all until the last few months before renewal? If you’ve been searching for clear answers, you’re in

When leaders are nominated by their organizations for an Executive Coaching Program, one of the first questions they ask is, "What should I expect?" Sometimes, “Why should I?” It is a fair question. Executive coaching is unlike most leadership development interventions. It is not training. It is not consulting. It is certainly not someone telling you what to do. Yet, for many senior leaders, it becomes one of the most significant developmental experiences of their careers. If

When I first discovered professional coaching, I was fascinated by its transformational potential. At that point in my life, I had spent over two decades in the corporate world, largely in banking, solving problems, driving performance, building businesses, and leading teams. Like many professionals at that stage of their careers, I had begun reflecting on what the next chapter might look like. Looking back today and connecting the dots, I realise professional coaching entere

Or are we unintentionally adopting a coaching-centre mindset? A recent Economic Times editorial, "Control Encroaching Coaching Centres," focused on the growing influence of coaching centres in school education. While the article speaks to a different context, it raises an important question for our own profession. Are we allowing a similar mindset to creep into coaching education? Consider some of the questions prospective coaches increasingly ask: Which program has the highe

Many coaches reach an important milestone after earning their ICF ACC certification. The next question often isn’t about eligibility—it is about purpose. Is pursuing ICF PCC certification simply about earning another credential, or does it fundamentally change the way you coach? The answer, I believe, goes far beyond the credential itself. New to coaching? If you’d like to understand the foundations first, read What is Coaching and the Coaching Process? The Journey from ICF A

Ask executives what makes a great leader, and the list comes fast: vision, decisiveness, results. Almost no one says presence or listening. Yet, ask those same executives to describe the absolute best leader they ever worked for, and they invariably reach for those exact two qualities. Both sit at the heart of the International Coaching Federation's Professional Certified Coach (PCC) standard. Among the eight ICF Core Competencies, two matter most for senior leadership: Maint

Everybody seems busy lately. Busy learning. Busy growing. Busy building. Busy responding. Busy keeping up. Somewhere along the way, constant doing has become a measure of worth. The more occupied we are, the more accomplished we appear. Busyness has become a pandemic. But beneath all this movement, another reality exists. People are mentally noisy. Emotionally stretched. Constantly “on”. Not because they lack ambition, knowledge, or opportunity. If anything, most of us have a

The ICF India Coaching Conclave 2026 was a memorable gathering of coaches, leaders, organizations, and changemakers from across the country and overseas for two enriching days of learning, growth, and connection. As one of the major sponsors of the conclave, Regal Unlimited was delighted to be part of the event—not only as participants, but also as contributors to the larger coaching community. Yet, when we look back on those two days, what stands out most is not a particular