126: Joel DiGirolamo: The Story Behind the ICF Team Coaching Competencies

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TCZ Podcast #126: Joel DiGirolamo: The Story Behind The ICF Team Coaching Competencies

Delighted to be joined in this episode by Joel DiGirolamo, Director of Coaching Science for the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Joel leads the organization’s efforts to develop, curate and disseminate information around the science of coaching, and most recently the publication of the Team Coaching Competencies.

Joel shares what inspired this groundbreaking research and gives us insight into the extensive and rigorous process the ICF conducted to realise a framework with twenty-nine team coaching competencies. In this episode Joel shares the definition of team coaching versus other forms of team development. We also talk about why this work matters now, accreditation and next steps.

For listeners who enjoy personal stories, Joel and I also share our passion for ashtanga yoga and the power it has had in advancing our practice as team coaches.

More on Joel DiGirolamo Joel has more than 30 years of staff and management experience in Fortune 500 companies and is the author of two books, Leading Team Alpha and Yoga in No Time at All. He holds a master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Kansas State University, an MBA from Xavier University, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He is an Associate Editor for Consulting Psychology Journal. Contact Joel:

• [e-mail]
• linkedin.com/in/joel-digirolamo-b44ab05

ICF Team Coaching Competencies

• https://coachingfederation.org/team-coaching-competencies