Becoming a Team Coach: Meet the Authors

Join us for a special Team Coaching Circle session with the authors of Becoming a Team Coach: The Essential ICF Guide - a practical and inspiring guide for both new and experienced team coaches.

In this interactive 60-minute session, we’ll explore the evolving identity of the team coach, professional standards in the field, and key insights from the book that bridges theory with real-world application.

Whether you're in training, pursuing credentials, or simply refining your practice, this is a unique opportunity to connect with thought leaders shaping the future of team coaching.

About the Authors

Paul J Barbour | Executive and Team Coach

Paul J Barbour is an executive and team coach, Certified Business Psychologist, and author with over 20 years of experience leading businesses at Kerry Group plc.

A writer and speaker with strong interests in human collaboration and conflict resolution, he is also a lead tutor on the Henley Professional Certificate in Team and Systemic Coaching and part of the UK ICF Team Coaching Working party.

Lucy Widdowson | Executive and Team Coach

Lucy Widdowson is an executive and team coach, lead tutor on team coaching at Henley Business School and Director of Performance Edge, a leadership and coaching consultancy providing ICF accredited team coaching development. During her 30-year corporate career, she has worked as an HR Director and is a UK board member for team coaching for the ICF.

Lucy was one of the global subject matter experts involved in the development of the ICF team coaching competencies and ACTC speciality designation.

Katerina Kanelidou | Master Certified Coach

Katerina Kanelidou is passionate about coaching, leadership, and citizenship. Based in Greece, she works with leaders and their teams from around the world supporting them to create positive sustainable change in adverse environment. Katerina is co-founder and program director of Team Coaching Global Alliance and was one of the global subject matter experts involved in the development of the ICF team coaching competencies and ACTC speciality designation.

About the Book

Becoming a Team Coach: The Essential ICF Guide 

By Jonathan Passmore, Paul J. Barbour, Lucy Widdowson, Katerina Kanelidou

How can you become the best team coach you can be?

Written by highly experienced and award-winning authors and speakers, this book will help to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to develop yourself as a professional team coach. It will encourage you to reflect on who you are, what you do and how you can enhance your skills. By drawing on the Gold Standard for team coach training and the latest coaching research, it will ensure your practice is both well informed by evidenced and up to the highest professional standards. The book will also help you as you undertake a team coaching training program, as part of ICF team coaching development.