ICF India Coaching Excellence Awards: For Coaches
These awards celebrate the best of the coaching profession and ICF India Coaching Excellence Award winners are experienced coach practitioners who have made their mark on International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the coaching profession in India.
The 2023 awards have three categories:
ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award 2023
The ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award celebrates coach practitioners who are poised to lead ICF and the coaching profession into the future. Honorees embody the core values of ICF and represent a diverse community of emerging thought leaders.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award 2023 has ended.
Eligibility
The ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award program is open to an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Credential.
If a nominee’s Credential lapses during the nomination, selection or recognition process, he or she may be disqualified from consideration.
The nominee should be an ICF credentialed ACC who is resident of India & practicing coaching in India.
Self-nominations are accepted for the Rising Star Award program. Individuals may also be nominated by a peer or colleagues who are ICF credentialed.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award 2023 has ended
If you have any question Click Here for FAQ
The first ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Awards was awarded during the Award Ceremony on August 27, 2022. Details posted below.
Nomination Resources
To assist with the nomination process of 2023 Rising Star Award, ICF India Coaching Awards Committee has provided Individual Coaches’ Scoring Rubric to use as a reference, as well as a sample of the nomination form for use as a worksheet (2023-Rising-Star-Nomination-Worksheet-Template.pdf).
The nomination process requires the nominee / nominator to upload the information for evaluation criteria like impact on and contributions, thought leadership, embodying ICF core values in short paragraphs of 200-300 words.
The “2023-Rising-Star-Nomination-Submission-Worksheet.docx” has all the details that need to be attached to your nomination.
Request you to download and fill this before you start the nomination process. It will have to be uploaded in the Nomination Form.
All three documents are available for download below. Please note that submission of this worksheet does not constitute a formal nomination of an individual. To be considered, all nominations must be submitted online and in English.
Nominate Now
The nominee / nominator can look at the “2023-Rising-Star-Nomination-Worksheet-Template.pdf” to get the details of all the information required to submit the nomination.
While filing the nomination form you will need to upload duly filled “2023-Rising-Star-Nomination-Submission-Worksheet.docx”. Please keep this ready before you press the Nominate Now button.
**All files are available in Nomination Resources.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award 2023 has ended.
2022 ICF India Coaching Excellence Rising Star Award Winner
Nikhil Dey
Nikhil Dey is among the well known persons in the PR world.With over 25 years of experience in both, the agency and corporate sides of communications, Nikhil Dey is focused on finding ways to value add to client campaigns, drive creativity in public relations and build a culture of continuous learning in the industry. He is also a big believer in the power of coaching to catalyse positive change. Having benefited from the support of professional coaches for many years, it was a natural next step for Nikhil to get certified as a coach himself. He likes to refer to himself as a communicator by profession and a coach by passion.
He has been a part of Coachesforyou (CFY) a pro bono coaching initiative of the professional Coaching community across India and beyond.He has been supporting two initiatives focused on women leadership development. the Corporate Diva’s CDPlus program & Connexus and pro Bono initiative Coachesforyou. Nikhil has a Weekly Column LeftBrainRightBrain – in the magazine Reputation Today.
ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award 2023
The ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award program celebrates the best of the coaching profession and ICF. ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award winners are experienced coach practitioners who have made their mark on ICF and the coaching profession. ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award winners are chosen for their impact on and contributions to ICF, the coaching profession, and social change; thought leadership; as well as their mission, vision, and core values.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award 2023 has ended.
Eligibility
The ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award program is open to ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Credential.
If a nominee’s Credential lapses during the nomination, selection or recognition process, he or she may be disqualified from consideration.
The nominee should be an ICF credentialed PCC who is resident of India and practicing coaching in India.
Self-nominations are accepted for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award program. Nominations may be submitted by a peer or colleague of the nominee who is ICF credentialed.
If you are interested in making a nomination, please review the worksheet and scoring rubric provided below before submitting your nomination.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award has ended.
If you have any question Click Here for FAQ
Nomination Resources
To assist with the nomination process of 2023 Trailblazer Award, ICF India Coaching Awards Committee has provided Individual Coaches’ Scoring Rubric to use as a reference, as well as a sample of the nomination form for use as a worksheet (2023-Trailblazer-Award-Nomination-Worksheet-Template.pdf).
The nomination process requires the nominee / nominator to upload the information for evaluation criteria like impact, standard, strategy in short paragraphs of 200-300 words.
The “2023-Trailblazer-Award-Nomination Submission-Worksheet.docx” has all the details that need to be attached to your nomination.
Request the nominee / nominator to download and fill this before you start the nomination process. It will have to be uploaded in the Nomination Form.
All three documents are available for download below. Please note that submission of this worksheet does not constitute a formal nomination of an individual. To be considered, all nominations must be submitted online and in English.
Nominate Now
The nominee / nominator can look at the “2023-Trailblazer-Award-Nomination-Worksheet-Template.pdf” to get the details of all the information required to submit the nomination.
While filing the nomination form you will need to upload duly filled “2023-Trailblazer-Award-Nomination Submission-Worksheet.docx”. Please keep this ready before you press the Nominate Now button.
**All files are available in Nomination Resources.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Award 2023 has ended.
2022 ICF India Coaching Excellence Trailblazer Awards Winner
Payal Khanna
Payal Jindal Khanna is a Leadership Development & Youth empowerment Coach [PCC ICF] and an academic professional with a strong educational background. Core to her approach is to enable self-discovery to bring forth the inherent potential by identifying and challenging those things which inhibit the full expression of our positive potential. As a credentialed Coach with ICF she has worked with mid-level managers, senior-level managers, management students, IITians, Chartered Accountants, Engineers, and Banking personnel in helping them transform their lives at the very core.
Her work is internationally acknowledged and appreciated by global foundations working towards humanism and equity. Her Coaching Projects are aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals-SDG 4 Education. She is the locomotive of the Shoolini university V empower coaching program.
ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award 2023
The ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award program celebrates the best of the coaching profession and ICF. ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award winners are experienced coach practitioners who have made their mark on ICF and the coaching profession. ICF India Coaching Excellence GuruAward winners are chosen for their impact on and contributions to ICF, the coaching profession, and social change; thought leadership; as well as embodying ICF’s mission, vision, and core values.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award 2023 has ended.
Eligibility
The ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award program is open to an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) or ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) Credential.
If a nominee’s Credential lapses during the nomination, selection or recognition process, he or she may be disqualified from consideration.
The nominee should be an ICF credentialed PCC /MCC who is resident of India and practicing coaching in India.
Self-nominations are not accepted for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award program. All nominations must be submitted by a peer or colleague of the nominee who is ICF credentialed.
If you are interested in making a nomination, please review the worksheet and scoring rubric provided below before submitting your nomination.
Please note : If you are PCC or nominating a PCC please make a decision as to under which award category you would like to nominate. Nominations will be accepted only for one category either: Trailblazer or Guru. Nominations under multiple category will be disqualified.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award 2023 has ended.
If you have any question Click Here for FAQ
Nomination Resources
To assist with the nomination process of 2023 Guru Award, ICF India Coaching Awards Committee has provided Individual Coaches’ Scoring Rubric to use as a reference, as well as a sample of the nomination form for use as a worksheet (2023-Guru-Award-Nomination-Worksheet-Template.pdf).
The nomination process requires the nominee to upload the information for evaluation criteria like impact, standard, strategy in short paragraphs of 200-300 words.
The “2023-Guru-Award-Nomination-Submission-Worksheet.docx” has all the details that need to be attached to your nomination.
Request you to download and fill this before you start the nomination process. It will have to be uploaded in the Nomination Form.
All three documents are available for download below. Please note that submission of this worksheet does not constitute a formal nomination of an individual. To be considered, all nominations must be submitted online and in English.
Nominate Now
The nominator can look at the “2023-Guru-Award-Nomination-Worksheet-Template.pdf” to get the details of all the information required to submit the nomination.
While filing the nomination form the nominator will need to upload duly filled “2023-Guru-Award-Nomination-Submission-Worksheet.docx”. Please keep this ready before you press the Nominate Now button.
**All files are available in Nomination Resources.
Please note: The nomination period for the ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Award 2023 has ended.
2022 ICF India Coaching Excellence Guru Awards Winner
VIjayalakshmi S.
Vijayalakshmi S. Lovingly called Viji is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) from International Coaching Federation and a Master Practitioner (MP) from European Mentoring & Coaching Council. She is a multi-faceted Management Professional with over 20 years’ experience in Consulting & Human Resources and a background in Law. She has 3000 hours of coaching experience & her coaching specialties include Executive, Leadership Wellness & Conflict Coaching. She is a certified Systemic & Team Coach as well as an accredited Mediator.
Viji is the founder of CoachConsult, an integrated Coaching and Management Consulting practice which is driven by the guiding belief – “Play at Full Potential”, wherein every individual and entity has the potential to perform at their best. She believes her purpose is to support individuals, teams, leaders and businesses to explore and leverage their highest potential. Her clients experience her coaching brand as a fine balance of head & heart, with distinct attributes of purpose, passion, optimism, authenticity, courage & empathy. Professional specialities include visioning, strategy, leadership development, business partnering, culture & change, coaching, mentoring and performance.
A known name in the ICF India Coaching community her coaching specialties include Executive, Leadership Wellness & Conflict Coaching. She has been the Chairperson – ICF India Conclave 2021 – Coaching For Growth ITOS (Leadership of cross-cultural, diverse & dispersed team of volunteers, Vendor, partner & stakeholder management) & also currently President – ICF Chennai Charter Chapter.
