Regulation of coaching profession: Experience from Russia

© Mikhail Klarin, 2015

Malmö, 2014 – Moscow, 2015

Mikhail KlarinPhD, PCC

Regulation of Coaching Profession:

Experience From Russia


Agenda• Emerging coaching market in Russia

• Social-professional background

• New Russian standard “Coach”

• Aligning coaching community

• Regulating coaching profession by NATIONAL

standard: A case for “And” vs. “Versus"?

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Emerging Coaching Market In Russia

• Over 146 M population, c.1000 coaches (8 c/M vs. 40-46 c/M in USA, W.Europe, Australia)

• Polluted coaching proposition in the market

• Supply/Training of coaches overrides demand

• No supervision for professional coaches

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ICF Presence in Russia

• ICF presence visible• 160 ICF coaches

• Yet ICF not the key highlight in coaching

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Social-Professional Background• Presidential Decree (2012)

• Governmental Regulation (2013)

• Professions in Russia will be regulated by NATIONAL

Standards

• Initiative In The Framework Of The Agency For Strategic

Initiatives

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New Russian Standard “Coach”Template Of The Ministry Of Labor: The ‘New Speak’ • Key work functions

Work activities Knowledge Skills No competencies, no Code of Ethics Amount of effort: over 100 pages of text,

• Matching ICF Standard The spirit of ICF Key competencies, and Code of Ethics introduced in appendices Elaboration of competencies Supervision introduced in the Standard: recommended at least 2/year

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Aligning Coaching Community

• 26 Round Table Discussions in Jan-Dec 2014

Demo-Sessions: Supervision/Intervision Format

Master coaches from Russia, USA, UK, Belgium, Israel

Competencies Check

Stimulating self-regulation of the profession by the professional

community

• Association of Russian-Speaking Coaches

Founded in 2015

Holder of the new professional standard ‘Coach’

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Ethical Norms: Structure1. Norms Of Ethics2. Coach as a Professional3. Interactions With Clients And Sponsor4. Coach And Professional Community5. Coach and Society

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Competencies Of A Professional CoachI. Setting the Coaching agreement

1. Setting the Coaching agreement.II. Running The Coaching Sessions

2. Establishing trust with the Client3. Setting clear agreement on and setting goals for the session and a session cycle4. Coaching Presence5. Using Effective Communication6. Using Direct Communication7. Fostering Awareness8. Planning For Actions And Setting Opportunities For Continuous Learning 9. Managing Progress And Responsibility

III. Coach’s Development And Self-Development10. Development And Self-Development

Coach Professional Standard Development Group /Russian Federation, 2013-2014


Regulating Coaching Profession By The National Standard: A Case for “And” vs. “Versus"

• National Standard matching ICF

• Russian Experience: A case for “And” vs. “Versus”!

• See: e-publication in English: http://orgpsyjournal.hse.ru/en/2014-4-1.html

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About Mikhail• Mikhail Klarin, PhD, BCC, PCC • Chair, Association of Russian-speaking Coaches • Co-Chair, Coach Professional Standard Development Group

/Russian Federation.• Ranked in top five business team builders of Russia in the decade

of 2004-2014• Lead Expert, Institute For Strategy Of Education Development,

Russian Academy of Education • Executive coach, management, and organizational consultant. • Founder, Moscow Coaching Supervision Workshop• Member: ICF, AC• Member of corporate professional coaching communities: The

Center for Creative Leadership (CCL); Human Systems; Executive Coaching Connections; EnCompass Global Consulting Network; Nova Terra Coach Training and Development

• Independent Director, Board, Great Russian Encyclopedia; Board member, Supervisory Board, Foundation for Educational Innovations at The National Research University – Higher School of Economics

• Author: coaching, leadership development, management, training, adult learning, instructional theory, educational methodology, andragogy.

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