Core Competencies Summit with Nancy Hauschildt, PCC

The Inner Work of Coaching: Reflexivity and the Coaching Mindset

This 90-minute workshop explores ICF Core Competency 2: Embodies a Coaching Mindset, with a focus on the distinction between reflective practice and reflexivity. Coaches are familiar with reflective practices such as journaling, debriefing, and mentor feedback. These practices are valuable for deepening learning after coaching sessions.

Reflexivity, however, is a less familiar but equally vital practice: the ability to notice ourselves in the moment — our values, biases, emotions, and assumptions — and to consciously choose how to remain present and in service of the client. This real-time awareness represents an advanced dimension of coaching mindset, particularly in moments when client topics stir strong responses within the coach.