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Glass Balls and Rubber Balls: The Coaching Framework Leaders Use to Prioritize What Actually Matters

Catalyst

Published on: 01/05/2026

Most leaders treat everything as equally urgent — and equally fragile. The glass balls and rubber balls framework helps leaders finally distinguish what is truly irreplaceable from what can safely be set down. Jamie Slingerland, MCC explores how this coaching conversation creates the clarity no productivity system can.

Coach Training & EducationCoach Career DevelopmentExecutive & Leadership Coaching

ICF Core Competency 1: Demonstrates Ethical Practice — A Guide for ACC, PCC & MCC Coaches

Ruthie Perez Slingerland, MCC

Published on: 01/05/2026

Ethics in coaching is not a checklist. ICF Core Competency 1 — Demonstrates Ethical Practice — is a way of being. Explore what it truly means to stay in your lane, and listen to the first song in the ICF Core Competencies music series by Jamie Slingerland, MCC and Ruthie Perez Slingerland, MCC.

ICF CredentialingCoach Training & EducationICF Coaching Competencies

How to Choose a Coach Training Program: What Actually Matters

Catalyst

Published on: 09/04/2026

A straight-talking guide to evaluating coach training programs before you enroll — from two coaches who have seen it from both sides.

ICF CredentialingMentor Coaching