Elevate: Fundamentals of Group Coaching
Ethical Crossroads in Group Coaching: Navigating Complexities with Confidence
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM EST
As group coaching expands in scope and popularity, ethical challenges are becoming more nuanced. Coaches often find themselves navigating tensions between individual needs and group dynamics, maintaining confidentiality within open settings, managing multiple role relationships, or considering the implications of using AI in coaching sessions.
This interactive session reveals insights from our latest survey on ethical dilemmas specific to group coaching, including evolving complexities around psychological safety, dual relationships, and digital confidentiality. Using real-world scenarios and peer learning, participants will engage in ethical decision-making practices and explore how to apply ethical frameworks in ambiguous group coaching situations.
This session is designed not just to present the research, but to offer a safe and engaging space for coaches to wrestle with real-life challenges, strengthen their ethical frameworks, and deepen their confidence.
Expect a lively session!
Audience
➙ Coaches new to group coaching
➙ Coaches with some experience group coaching
➙ Coaches with advanced group coaching skills
➙ Coaches internal to an organization
Key Takeaways
✔️ Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to complex group coaching scenarios involving multiple stakeholders.
✔️ Navigate common ethical pitfalls in group coaching, including confidentiality challenges, dual relationships, and power dynamics.
✔️ Implement clear boundary-setting and consent practices to enhance psychological safety and integrity in group coaching containers.
Speakers:
Cristina Mühl, PCC
Founder, Cristina Mühl Coaching and Consulting
Cristina Mühl is a global thought leader in coaching and recipient of the 2024 EMCC Global Team Coaching Award. With decades of corporate experience, she blends strategic insight with deep coaching expertise. Cristina is President of ICF Germany and leads the ICF Global Team and Group Coaching Community of Practice. She is also a published author of Solution Focused Team Coaching and Solution Focused Coaching Supervision. Her work centers on advancing ethical, solution focused, and practical applications of coaching in organizational life.
Dr. JimiBeth Myers, PCC
Chief Learning Officer, Fluence
Dr. JimiBeth Myers is a leadership development expert, executive coach, and Chief Learning Officer at Fluence. She designs high-impact coaching and training programs for Fortune 500 companies and mission-driven organizations, integrating group coaching, experiential learning, and neuroscience. JimiBeth also serves as a faculty member in the University of Miami’s Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching program, where she prepares the next generation of professional coaches. Known for her dynamic facilitation and innovative use of equine-assisted leadership coaching, she helps leaders navigate complexity with clarity and purpose.
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