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Twenty
Anniversaries are such a good time to pause and reflect.
We make little room for that these days. The pause may be
particularly important in the coaching world, where we so often
focus on the future and what’s next.
ICF was first created 20 years ago by a group of visionaries who really
believed that coaching is a discipline that needed to be recognized and
acknowledged. It needed its place among many other modalities that helped
people and organizations become the best they can be and find their true
place. This small group of pioneers had enough conviction, passion and—
frankly—perseverance to start an organization that today is a home to more
than 25,000 members around the globe.
ICF always wanted to offer a strong and passionate community of
professional coaches. And yet, raising the profile of professional coaching
was truly the impetus for ICF’s birth. So many groundbreaking initiatives
resulted from that focus: ICF created Core Competencies for coaches
and developed a Code of Ethics, setting the standard in the coaching
field. An Ethical Conduct Review process and Independent Review Board
were established, allowing for peer review of behaviors and protection of
coaching clients. ICF’s standards for program accreditation and individual
credentialing were defined to ensure consistency in coach training and
professional practice.
We all know that old adage of making progress and moving ahead by
“standing on the previous generation’s shoulders,” or, in other words,
discovering truth by building on previous discoveries. This is exactly what
happened within our organization! For the last 20 years, hundreds of
volunteers and leaders have been building on that great platform created
by our founders. ICF continues to advance the art, science and practice of
professional coaching, with the vision of coaching being an integral part of
a thriving society and every ICF Member representing the highest quality of
professional coaching.
Twenty years is a good period of time to see progress—and we have. At the
same time, we need to remember that in comparison to other professions
we are still only at the early stages of our journey. The time is now to ask
questions about what’s next—for the profession and the organization alike.
Coaching is here to stay, and we have the ability to influence how it grows and
prospers. I am looking forward to another 20 years as ICF Members around
the globe work together to advance the future of professional coaching.
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