Center Your Career

Tiffany Hafendorfer, marketing coordinator at the International Coaching Federation, will be at the Career Center during the Association for Talent Development’s International Conference & EXPO. ICF has advanced coaching excellence and value worldwide for 30 years. The Conference Daily took this opportunity to ask Hafendorfer about coaching, careers, and the conference.

What can attendees expect at your ATD25 sessions this year?

Individuals who sign up for coaching can expect a personal, 45-to-50-minute session that focuses on setting goals, creating outcomes, and managing personal change.

Other service professions such as consulting and psychotherapy subsist on the wisdom and expertise of the professional. In coaching, you—the client—are the expert. The coach’s role is to ask powerful questions, act as a sounding board, provide objective assessment and observations, listen fully and actively, challenge weaknesses, and foster thinking shifts that reveal fresh perspectives.

Why is coaching important for development opportunities?

Working with a coach is a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires participants to maximize personal and professional potential. Your ICF coach will be your partner on the journey toward identifying, clarifying, and achieving your goals.

Common reasons for partnering with a coach include optimizing work performance, expanding career opportunities, increasing self-esteem, maximizing potential, defining strengths and weaknesses, improving business management strategies, and managing work-life balance.

If you will be in Washington, DC, for the conference, sign up for coaching sessions with ICF-credentialed coaches at the Career Center.

Career coaching goes hand in hand with a well-prepared resume. Learn about ATD25’s offerings.

Read more about ATD25 at conferencedaily.td.org.