A sponsor hires a coach to work with a director.

The ICF Code of Ethics (Section 1.2) requires coaches to "clarify roles and responsibilities" in multi-party agreements, and Section 3.2 mandates disclosing conflicts of interest. Dual contracts (sponsor and personal) risk overlapping interests or confidentiality issues (Section 4). Let’s assess:

A. Clarify the implications of both contracts to avoid possible conflicts of interest: This ensures transparency and alignment (Competency 3), addressing potential conflicts ethically.

B. Accept to deliver the same type of coaching between the two contracts: This ignores potential conflicts or confidentiality breaches between sponsor and personal goals.

C. Ensure that the sponsor does not pay for the director’s personal coaching: Payment source is secondary; the ethical issue is role clarity and conflicts, not just funding.

D. Decline the request for the personal coaching contract due to the limits of confidentiality: Declining isn’t required if boundaries are clear; ICF allows multiple roles with disclosure (Section 1.2).

Option A fulfills the coach’s ethical responsibility, per ICF standards.