I pledge to practice the highest standards of
integrity and accountability, and to be a credit
to my profession, my clients, and myself by adhering
to the following commitments:
| • |
I will do no harm. |
| • |
I will treat all clients as peers. |
| • |
I will consider all clients naturally
creative, resourceful and whole. |
| • |
I will honor my clients’ vision
– both with respect to doing and to
being. |
| • |
I will help to forward my clients’
action with ease and richly deepen their
learning. |
| • |
I will encourage clients to live theirs
lives fully on purpose – exploring
all options. |
| • |
I will accurately represent my expertise/experience. |
| • |
I will readily recommend different coaches
when appropriate. |
| • |
I will recommend stopping coaching
when my clients are no longer benefiting. |
| • |
I will clearly describe the terms of
coaching relationships at the start. |
| • |
I will neither guarantee nor imply outcomes. |
| • |
I will offer no professional advice
beyond my competence. |
| • |
I will not break the law for my clients. |
| • |
I will assume client information is
confidential, unless specifically authorized. |
| • |
I will obtain client authorization before
using their name as a reference. |
| • |
I will further my professional education
throughout my career. |
| • |
I will strive to enhance the public
understanding of the profession of coaching. |
| • |
I will treat all members of the coaching
profession with honor and respect. |
| • |
I will freely share my competencies
with colleagues working to upgrade theirs. |
| • |
I will acknowledge the contribution
of others – honoring copyrights, etc. |
| • |
I will acknowledge my membership in
The International Coach Federation. |
| • |
I will inform my clients of my adherence
to the ICF Standards of Conduct. |
| • |
I will avoid conflicts of interest –
will deal at arm’s length, or disclose
otherwise. |
| • |
I will honor all my agreements. |
| • |
I will revisit this list regularly throughout
my career. |
