Clients

Professional coaching is an interactive process that helps individuals and organizations improve their performances and achieve extraordinary results. Professional coaches work with clients in all areas, including business, career, finances, health and relationships. As a result of professional coaching, clients set better goals, take more action, make better decisions, and more fully use their natural strengths.

Finding a Coach
Individuals interested in finding a professional coach, whether it be an Executive Coach, Life Coach, Career Coach, Organizational Coach, etc., can use the ICF's Coach Referral Service to search for an ICF Credentialed coach, browse through the ICF Member Directory, or post a job opening on ICF's Career Centre.

Proof of Return on Investment (ROI)
Looking for information that shows coaching works? You'll find plenty of Coachfederation.org. Browse the ICF Research Portal for case studies, industry reports, and more. Also, take a moment to visit ICF's Coaching Works page here for details from ICF sponsored research.

Excellence in Coaching
In 2005, the global office of the ICF adopted the concept of the Prism Award developed by the Greater Toronto ICF Chapter. The prestigious ICF International Prism Award recognizes organizations that have enhanced excellence and business achievement through their commitment to coaching as a leadership strategy.

Past Prism Award recipients include: Joey Restaurant Group, BC Housing of Canada, Genentech, Inc., TINE Group, ibm.com (North America), Solaglas Windowcare, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), SYSCO Food Services of Canada, NASA (APPEL 4-D Systems), Deloitte and Touche, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Verizon Business, IBM and MCI. See more information on the above award recipients.