Auteur: Karen A. Anderson

Frances Shuster was an early adopter of the professional coaching model and is part of the first wave of students and active members of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the global leader in professional coaching.  She has served in various roles and capacities in support of and contribution to professional coaching, both as a volunteer and as a leader, faculty instructor, mentor, coach and partner in Results Coaching Global.  Frances has also been active in the University of Texas at Dallas coach training program since 2008, serving as an instructor, supervising mentor and assessor.  She continues to be in conversation with the “movers and shakers” of the global coaching community, who are working toward maintaining the integrity and vitality of professional coaching now and into the future.  Frances is surrounded by a family of educators in the generations before and following her.  Her public school career included teaching in elementary schools, coordinating and supervising gifted and talented and reading programs, and directing professional development and learning.  She served in high needs schools throughout the country as a literacy consultant, teaching literacy strategies, observing and coaching teachers.  As a curious observer of human nature, Frances notices the patterns of behavior frequently associated in coaching interactions.  The person who is being coached is frequently transformed in her beliefs, mindset, and actions because of the trust and belief of her coach.  Just as often, the coach is transformed in her mindset and actions because of the trust and vulnerability that grows in the coaching relationship.  Her life purpose—“To seek and share love, peace, wisdom and joy” is actualized in her work as a teacher and coach and in her circle of Very Important Family and Friends.  (VIFF)