Core Competencies Summit with Elena Espinal, MCC

The Hidden Dimension of Coaching: Cultivating Sensibilities

Competencies are the foundation of professional coaching, providing the observable skills and behaviors that ensure quality and consistency. Yet, many coaches recognize that competencies alone do not fully explain the depth and transformative power of coaching.

This session introduces a missing dimension: sensibilities.
Sensibilities are the human openings that shape presence, perception, and resonance with what emerges in the coaching conversation. While competencies organize what we do, sensibilities organize how we are. They allow us to notice the unspoken, to hold silence, to perceive fragility, and to respond from care rather than control.