What does true client growth look like in coaching?

How do great coaches help clients take those all-important insights from a session and turn them into real transformation in their lives?

In this final episode of our Coaching Hub Podcast mini series on the ICF core competencies, we’re exploring Competency 8: Facilitates Client Growth, which is at the heart of impactful coaching.

Join me, Ruth Kudzi, as I break down why coaching is about so much more than having a great session; it’s about nurturing autonomy, sparking action, and helping clients integrate their learning into daily life.

We’ll look at how coaches can partner with clients to design their next steps, encourage autonomy (not dependency!), and navigate obstacles along the way. If you want your clients to leave not just inspired, but truly equipped for growth, this episode is for you.

Here are the Highlights:

00:00 Introduction

01:12 Why insight alone isn’t enough—embedding change through action

01:58 Autonomy vs. accountability in coaching

03:03 The client’s responsibility in their own development

04:08 Designing next steps and applying learning

07:55 Celebrating progress and closing sessions powerfully

10:23 Why coaching is about transformation, not rigid models

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is a MCC level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

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Ep 213: Client Growth: Facilitating Lasting Change Through Coaching

The Coaching Hub Podcast