Beginning in late 2017 and continuing through early 2019, HumRRO and ICF worked together to design and conduct a global practice analysis<\/a> of the coaching profession. The quality and comprehensiveness of that work, which informed a recent update to ICF\u2019s Core Competency Model<\/a>, was recognized nationally when the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) recently awarded ICF a Silver Award<\/a> through its 2020 Power of A Awards program.<\/p>\n The HumRRO team involved in the practice analysis included Andrea Sinclair<\/a>, Ph.D., as project director and Gavan O\u2019Shea<\/a>, Ph.D., as technical lead. \u201cI was impressed by ICF\u2019s consistent commitment to conducting a truly rigorous practice analysis,\u201d O\u2019Shea shared. The technical approach included:<\/p>\n One of the unique aspects of ICF\u2019s analysis of coaching practice was its careful attempt to illuminate mental and emotional processes as well as observable behavior\u2014in short, the \u201cbeing\u201d side of coaching as well as the \u201cdoing\u201d side.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough consultation with ICF, we decided to expand the traditional critical incident methodology\u2014along with asking coaches to record the behavior they had engaged in and its associated outcomes, we also asked them to write about the emotional, cognitive, and self-regulatory processes they were experiencing,\u201d O\u2019Shea noted. \u201cHad we not done this, we certainly would have missed identifying capabilities that are vital to coaching.\u201d<\/p>\n This example highlights how critical it is to think though whether traditional practice analysis methods can be modified or enhanced to conduct the most informative study possible, and why collaborating with a client can yield an approach that is tailored to their unique needs and context.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n