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Leveraging both the Scrappy and the Skilled Use of Polarities in Coaching

Date and Time

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

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About this event

Leveraging both the Scrappy and the Skilled Use of Polarities in Coaching
Presented by Cathy Carroll, MBA, MCC

This event is hosted by ICF San Antonio and co-hosted by ICF Metro DC and other chapters. There is an extra step in this registration! Please follow instructions in your confirmation email to additionally register for the Zoom call. When you click on the link provided, you'll see a screen like the one below for your Zoom registration.   


DESCRIPTION:

Bold and humble; task and relationship; support and challenge:  These are polarities. Capitalizing on polarities in coaching is a superpower and can evoke meaningful awareness with clients.  Without training, however, implementing this skill can feel intimidating.  Join this session with Cathy Carroll, MCC to deepen your understanding of how to frame a polarity and improve your coaching skills.  Through stories, Cathy will demonstrate how to use the very basics of polarities in both individual coaching and team coaching, and then she’ll recommend a variety of resources to facilitate coach growth from scrappy to skilled in this important coaching skill.  No experience in polarities necessary.


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

·       The role of understanding polarities in coaching

·       How polarities create blind spots for clients

·       How to mentally and emotionally prepare to help clients deepen their self-awareness
        How to leverage polarities to evoke client awareness

About the Presenter:

Founder and President of Legacy Onward, Inc., Cathy Carroll, MBA, MCC, is an internationally recognized family business leadership coach, speaker and author of Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business With both Love and Logic. In addition to coaching,she trains coaches who specialize in coaching family enterprises as well as coaches who maintain their credential with the International Coaching Federation.

 

Cathy earned certificates in both Leadership Coaching and Executive Facilitation at Georgetown University, an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BA at Boston College.  She is also a Master Certified Coach (MCC) in the ICF.

 

An active member of the community, Cathy currently serves as Vice-Chair the Board of the Purposeful Planning Institute and co-founder & Treasurer of A Leg To Stand On which provides prosthetic limbs to children in developing countries.  

 

www.LegacyOnward.com

www.LegacyOnward.com/hug-of-war

www.LinkedIn.com/in/cathyacarroll


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Credit Information: 
Core Competencies: 1.0
Resource Development: .5

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$35.00
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